According to GitHub’s Octoverse 2025 report, India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest open-source contributor. The report says that in 2025 alone, 5.2 million new Indian developers joined GitHub. It’s also estimated that by 2030, India will have around 57 million developers.
India has achieved a remarkable milestone. According to GitHub’s Octoverse 2025 report, India has, for the first time, overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest open-source contributor. This isn’t just a tech achievement it’s clear proof that India is fast becoming a global hub for coding and software development. The report says that in 2025 alone, more than 5 million new developers from India joined GitHub, showing how quickly young people in the country are growing in interest and skills in technology.
What is GitHub?
Before talking about India’s big achievement, let’s first understand what GitHub is. GitHub is an online platform where programmers and developers write, share, and work together to build software. It runs on an open-source system, which means anyone can view the code, make changes, and contribute to it. It’s the world’s largest community platform for developers.
India is growing rapidly
According to GitHub’s report, in 2025, about 5.2 million (52 lakh) new developers joined from India. That’s around 14% of all new GitHub accounts, which means one out of every seven new developers is from India.
When compared to 2020, India’s growth has increased more than four times. The report also mentions that India has now become the top country contributing to public and open-source repositories on GitHub.
This shows that Indian developers are not only helping their own country grow but are also playing a big role in global technology development.
The future is bright
According to GitHub’s report, by 2030, India will have more than 57 million developers. This means one out of every three new developers in the world will be from India. These numbers show that India is becoming the leader in software innovation and coding. Although the U.S. still leads in activity levels, experts believe India’s growing number of skilled developers will soon close that gap in the coming years.
Speed boosted by AI
The fast growth of developers in India has been made possible because of AI tools, better internet access, and government programs. The report says that around 80% of new developers start using AI tools like GitHub Copilot within their first week. This has made learning to code easier and faster. Along with that, cheap internet, programs like Digital India, and a positive attitude toward adopting new technology have turned India into a global hub for developers.
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