GitHub Octoverse 2026: 220 million merged PRs per month

GitHub released its Octoverse 2026 report: merged pull requests tripled in under a year to 220 million per month, commits rose to 7.38 billion per month, and new repositories doubled to 30.3 million per month. Most of the growth came in the second half of 2026.

• Merged pull requests hit 220 million per month, tripling in a year
• Commits reached 7.38 billion per month, accelerating in H2 2026
• New repositories doubled to 30.3 million per month
• The report also breaks down data by country and NAICS industry