Archive · 5 Nov 2025
GitHub: India To Have Over 57.5 Million Developers By 2030
Imagine a big online playground where people who make computer programs hang out.
This playground is called GitHub.
Right now, India has the second-most people playing there, with over 21 million friends.
But, lots of new friends are joining every year, making India the fastest growing playground!
GitHub thinks that by the year 2030, so many people will join that India will have the most friends on the playground in the whole world, over 57 million!
They believe that new smart computer helpers, called AI, are helping more people learn to build computer programs and are making it easier and faster for them.
India currently has 21.9 million developers on GitHub, making it the second-largest developer community globally.
India added over 5.2 million new developers in the last 12 months, with a 31% annual growth rate.
India accounts for 14% of all new GitHub developers globally, marking it as the fastest-growing developer community.
GitHub projects that India will surpass 57.5 million developers by 2030.
The growth is attributed to India's surging developer community and advancements in agentic AI.
- Who
- GitHub
- What
- Projects India will have over 57.5 million developers by 2030, making it the largest developer community globally. India currently has 21.9 million developers, the second largest community worldwide, and is the fastest-growing.
- When
- By 2030
- Where
- India
- Why
- Driven by India's surging developer community and the new possibilities of agentic AI.
- Current Developers
- 21.9 million
- New Developers (last 12 months)
- 5.2 million
- Annual Growth Rate
- 31%
- India's Share of New Global Developers
- 14%
- Projected Developers by 2030
- 57.5 million