Github Ranking
A auto-updated list ranking GitHub repositories by stars and forks, by language.
- Stars
- 12.8k
- Forks
- 734
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Python
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- Curated list
What it is
This repository is a README-based directory that ranks GitHub projects by star count and fork count, with top-10 tables and links to top-100 lists for each programming language. The README says the rankings are updated automatically, and it shows a last-update timestamp. People use it to see which popular open-source projects exist and how they compare.
- Browse the top 10 repositories by stars or forks overall
- Look up the most-starred projects in a given language such as Python or Rust
- Find beginner-friendly learning resources ranked by popularity
Great for
- Developers looking for popular open-source projects in a specific language
- Students searching for well-known learning repositories
- People curious about which GitHub projects have the most stars or forks
Not ideal for
- Anyone needing a tool to install or run: this is a static list, not software
- People wanting a vetted quality review, since ranking reflects popularity rather than suitability
How to get it
- 1
Read it online
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/EvanLi/Github-Ranking - 2
Run it
- Open https://evanli.github.io/Github-Ranking or the README on GitHub
- Pick the Most Stars or Most Forks section, or choose a language from the table of contents
- Follow the link to the Top 100 list for more entries
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Use the language table of contents to jump directly to a language
- Check the Last Commit column to judge whether a project is still active
- Open the Top 100 linked files for deeper lists
Downloads
Strengths
- Updated automatically, according to the README's timestamp
- Covers many programming languages in one place
- Provides a bilingual (English and Chinese) description
Trade-offs
- Popularity is not the same as quality or relevance
- The README is truncated, so the full language list and update mechanism are not fully visible here
- Some ranked entries have old last-commit dates, so they may be stale
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Github-Ranking (this) | 12.8k | Curated list | beginner | 4 days ago | Developers looking for popular open-source projects in a specific language |
| public-apis | 495k | Curated list | beginner | 4 days ago | Developers looking for a third-party API to add to a side project |
| recommenders | 22k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | Data scientists prototyping recommendation models |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.