Most Popular Programming Languages (2020–2026)
JavaScript held the number one spot from 2020 all the way to 2026. The race behind it is where everything happened.
Final standings in 2026:
1. JavaScript — 5.66M developers
2. Python — 4.11M developers
3. TypeScript — 2.79M developers
4. Shell — 2.32M developers
5. Java — 1.07M developers
6. C++ — 945K developers
7. C — 908K developers
8. C# — 565K developers
9. PHP — 559K developers
10. PowerShell — 516K developers
Biggest climber: TypeScript, from #9 to #3.
Data: Developers pushing code on GitHub, by quarter, 2020–2026.
Source: GitHub Innovation Graph (CC BY 4.0)
https://github.com/github/innovationg...
Every number in this video comes straight from the source above — no estimates,
no filler. If you spot something off, tell me in the comments and I will check it.
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