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TypeScript Overtakes Python and JavaScript To Claim Top Spot on GitHub


TypeScript overtook Python and JavaScript in August 2025 to become the most used language on GitHub. The shift marked the most significant language change in more than a decade. The language grew by over 1 million contributors in 2025, a 66% increase year over year, and finished August with 2,636,00...

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