GitHub Octoverse Report 2026: 3.5 Million Daily Merges Driven by AI
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GitHub
San Francisco, USA
October 28, 2026
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GitHub reports 3.5 million merges per day, a tripling compared to the previous year. Over 40% of pull requests are initiated by AI agents. GitHub now has 225 million users globally.
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