# GitHub Octoverse 2026 reports merged pull requests tripled to 220 million per month

> Original title: GitHub Octoverse 2026

- Source: Simon Willison
- Published: 2026-10-28T16:45:23.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/xzsohtre3ypsgffe9jr84qvox
- Original: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/28/github-octoverse-2026/

## Summary

GitHub's Octoverse 2026 report, announced by EVP Jay Parikh at GitHub Universe, says merged pull requests tripled in less than a year to 220 million per month. Commits more than tripled to 7.38 billion per month, and new repositories doubled to 30.3 million per month.