To understand the situation of programmers around the world, GitHub is a good window. We use the "Octoverse 2021 Annual Report" released by GitHub to understand the state of the developer world, especially the situation of Chinese programmers.
According to GitHub data, there will be 7.55 million programmers in China in 2021, ranking second in the world. Looking at the world, the number of programmers has exceeded 73 million, an increase of 17 million over 2020.
The number and growth of global programmers
According to forecasts, the number of programmers on GitHub is estimated to reach 100 million by 2025.
Among the total developers in the world, North America accounted for the most, accounting for 31.5%, followed by Asia with 31.2%, followed by Europe with 27.3%. Of course, among Asia, the group of Chinese programmers is the largest.
Regional distribution of global programmers
Among the more than 73 million programmers, the United States has a total of 13.55 million, accounting for the highest proportion; China is second, with 7.55 million, only about half of the United States. It should be pointed out that China's population is nearly four times that of the United States, but the number of programmers is only half that of the United States. It has to be said that the software and Internet industry in the United States will be the only one in the world for a long time. However, Chinese programmers are growing rapidly. There will be 6.52 million programmers in China in 2020, and it will increase to 7.55 million in 2021, an increase of more than 1 million.
In addition to China and the United States, the fastest growing places for programmers are Indonesia, Brazil, India, Russia, Japan, Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Among them, India deserves special attention. India's software industry is actually developing well, and Indian programmers have a great influence in Silicon Valley in the United States. India's Internet industry has also developed rapidly in recent years. It is believed that in a few years, India will grow into the third largest single Internet market after China and the United States.
In addition to the total number and distribution of programmers, GitHub also gives some interesting data, such as the usage of various programming languages.
In terms of programming language usage, Javascript ranks first, Python second, and Java third.
Since 2017, TypeScript has gradually surpassed popular programming languages such as C#, PHP, and C++.
Top 10 Most Popular Programming Languages
In addition, according to the data of GitHub, an interesting phenomenon is found, that is, after the new crown epidemic, programmers are more and more fond of telecommuting.
According to GitHub's survey data, before the epidemic, more than 40% of programmers tended to work in the office. After the epidemic, this ratio dropped to 10.7%.
Correspondingly, there are more programmers who tend to work remotely. Among them, the proportion of programmers who prefer some people to work remotely in the office has increased from 28.1% before the epidemic to 47.6%; the proportion of programmers who prefer to work remotely has increased from 26.5% before the epidemic to 38.8%.
Proportion of programmers who prefer to work remotely