GitHub: India to become world's largest developer hub with 57.5m devs by 2030

India’s developer community is forecast to surpass 57.5 million people by 2030, according to GitHub’s latest figures—placing the country on course to become the world’s largest pool of software builders within five years.

The projection arrived alongside data showing India’s rapid gains in open-source and AI‑assisted development.

GitHub reported that 21.9 million developers are currently building on its platform in India, after the country has added about 5.2 million new accounts in the past year—roughly 14% of all new sign‑ups worldwide.

GitHub’s global community surpassed 180 million developers, reflecting India’s outsized contribution to recent growth.

The company further noted that India has emerged as its largest base of public and open‑source contributors, highlighting the country’s expanding role in global software projects and AI‑centric workflows on GitHub.

India’s rise has reshaped the global developer map

Momentum in India has coincided with strong adoption of AI tooling on GitHub and a surge in open‑source activity, trends the platform has highlighted through its Octoverse 2025 insights and Universe announcements.

These shifts have signalled that the centre of gravity for new developers has been moving toward high‑growth markets such as India.

GitHub’s growth has come as chief executive Thomas Dohmke has announced he will step down at the end of 2025, with the company being integrated more closely into Microsoft’s CoreAI organisation. GitHub has said Dohmke will remain through the transition.