GitHub Copilot Surpasses 20 Million Users, Accelerating AI Adoption in Software Development
GitHub Copilot, the AI coding assistant powered by OpenAI, has reached over 20 million all-time users, marking a significant milestone in developer tool adoption. The platform added 5 million users in the past three months alone, highlighting its growing impact across individual and enterprise developers. GitHub’s parent company, Microsoft, has been heavily investing in Copilot’s expansion, integrating it more deeply into the development workflow. The surge in users reflects increased confidence in using AI tools to boost coding productivity and innovation.
This milestone signals a broader shift in how software is being developed, with AI becoming a standard part of programming at scale.
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