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GitHub Copilot Surpasses 20 Million All-Time Users

Enterprise uptake by major corporations has jumped by 75 percent since spring, signaling Microsoft’s dominance in AI-driven coding tools.

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Copilot hits 20 million users

Overview

  • Five million developers tried Copilot for the first time in the last quarter, lifting its all-time user count from 15 million in April.
  • Ninety percent of Fortune 100 companies now use Copilot, underscoring its deep penetration in large enterprises.
  • Satya Nadella said Copilot’s revenue in 2024 outpaced GitHub’s overall business at the time of Microsoft’s 2018 acquisition.
  • Cursor has grown its annual recurring revenue from about $200 million to more than $500 million since March, reflecting a surge in adoption.
  • GitHub and competitors including Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and Cursor are rolling out AI agents for automated code review and developer workflow automation.