Total number of global open source projects adopted 2024

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Lionel Sujay Vailshery,
Oct 10, 2024

In 2024, the total number of open source projects taken up was about 3.9 million. Of these, the majority was through JavaScript with about 4.8 million projects, far more than those in any other language.

Total number of open source projects adopted worldwide in 2024 (in millions)

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October 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2024

Number of respondents

400 respondents

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