Python Overtakes JavaScript as Top Language on GitHub in 2024 Octoverse Report
The 2024 GitHub Octoverse report reveals that Python has surpassed JavaScript to become the most popular language on the platform, driven by the surge in generative AI, data‑science workloads, and a rapid increase in public AI projects and developer diversity.
According to the 2024 GitHub Octoverse report, the number of projects on GitHub reached 518 million, a 25% increase, with 5.2 billion contributions in 2024.
Python has become the most popular language on the platform, surpassing JavaScript for the first time, driven by the rise of generative AI and data‑science workloads.
GitHub reports a near‑doubling of public AI projects to 137 000 and over one million users of GitHub Copilot.
Despite Python’s lead in overall activity, JavaScript remains the top language for code pushes, while TypeScript’s rapid growth has eroded JavaScript’s dominance.
TypeScript, an extension of JavaScript, entered the top‑three languages in 2023, reflecting its utility as a combined language, type‑checker and compiler.
AI‑related trends include a surge in Jupyter Notebook usage (+92% YoY), increased adoption of small open‑source models such as LLaMA, and growing interest in AI agents like AutoGPT.
The report also notes that developers from non‑English‑speaking regions are contributing more, and that AI is becoming an integral part of developers’ technology stacks.
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