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).
- Publisher
- GitHub
- Authority tier
- 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
- Status
- Verified
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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.
- BibTeX
- @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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Primary Source
- Publisher
- GitHub · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 2 · National Official
- Report
- 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
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification & Integrity
- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
- Last revision
- 15 September 2026
- Archival URI
- /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCJ329G1VRE4150CQ64