17 Mn Indian Developers Now Building On GitHub

Bengaluru: Microsoft Copilot-powered developer platform GitHub on Tuesday said there are over 17 million developers in India building on the platform, representing an increase of 28 per cent in 2024, and making India the fast-growing developer community in the world.

India also has the second-highest number of GitHub Education users, second-highest number of contributors to public generative AI projects, and the second-highest number of contributions to open source projects—underscoring India’s rise as a global technology leader, the company said in its ‘Octoverse’ report.

AI has moved beyond the hype of 2023 as Indian developers and organisations prioritise results over experimentation.