AI developer tool adoption growth rate

We’ve also seen 100% year-over-year growth among students, teachers, and open source maintainers adopting GitHub Copilot as part of our complimentary access program.

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@misc{github2024developer50cq63, author = {{GitHub}}, title = {Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCJ329G1VRE4150CQ63}, note = {Original source: https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-2024/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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