Data science development environment usage growth rate (year to date)

STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT2 National
92%

Global · as of 29 Oct 2024

Data science development environment usage growth rate (year to date) came in at 92% as of 29 October 2024 (GitHub).

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GitHub
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T2 National
Locator
Python is now the most used language on GitHub as global open source activity continues to extend beyond traditional software development.
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
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This year, we also saw a 92% spike in usage across Jupyter Notebooks.

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GitHub. (2024). Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-2024/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCJ329G1VRE4150CQ64
MLA
GitHub. "Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges." 2024, https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-2024/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCJ329G1VRE4150CQ64.
Chicago
GitHub. "Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges." 2024. https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-2024/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCJ329G1VRE4150CQ64.
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@misc{github2024data50cq64, 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_01M2KJ7XCJ329G1VRE4150CQ64}, note = {Original source: https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-2024/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Python is now the most used language on GitHub as global open source activity continues to extend beyond traditional software development.
Retrieved
15 September 2026
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15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
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/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCJ329G1VRE4150CQ64