Repocharts Gold

linux #1 in C

Top of the C chart on November 11, 2026. Repocharts ranks the most popular open-source repositories every day by stars and momentum. Congratulations to torvalds and every contributor!

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Repocharts statusGold#1 in C

250k Stars ClubPlatinum · 255,302 stars on GitHub
#1 in CGold · Top of the C chart on November 11, 2026
8 days in GitHub Hot 50Bronze · On the GitHub Hot 50 chart for 8 days in a row
7 days in CBronze · On the C chart for 7 days in a row

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Status: Repocharts Gold
Achievement: #1 in C
Details: Top of the C chart on November 11, 2026
Chart positions: #21 in GitHub Hot 50, #1 in C
Stars: 255,302
Date: November 11, 2026
Source: Repocharts, public star counts

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🏆 linux just earned Repocharts Gold: #1 in C! Thank you to everyone who starred, used and contributed. https://repocharts.com/award/github/torvalds/linux/ #opensource #C

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🏆 linux earned Repocharts Gold status

It is #1 in the C chart today. Repocharts ranks the most popular open-source repositories every day, and linux stood out:
• 250k Stars Club
• #1 in C
• 8 days in GitHub Hot 50
• 7 days in C

A big thank you to everyone who starred, used and contributed to linux. If you haven't tried it yet: https://github.com/torvalds/linux

Certificate and stats: https://repocharts.com/award/github/torvalds/linux/

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> 🏆 **Repocharts Gold**: #1 in C (November 11, 2026). [See the certificate](https://repocharts.com/award/github/torvalds/linux/)

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linux earns Repocharts Gold status: #1 in C

November 11, 2026. linux, linux kernel source tree, by torvalds has earned Gold status on Repocharts, the daily chart of the most popular open-source repositories on GitHub, GitLab and Codeberg. It is #1 in the C chart today. The project also holds: 8 days in GitHub Hot 50, 7 days in C. Today it counts 255,302 stars and is written mainly in C.

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About linux
Linux kernel source tree. Source code: https://github.com/torvalds/linux

About Repocharts
Repocharts (repocharts.com) ranks open-source repositories like a music chart, every day: who leads, who climbs, what is new and rising. Rankings are based only on public star counts and are never influenced by advertising.

Data: Repocharts, November 11, 2026, based on public GitHub star counts. Certificate: https://repocharts.com/award/github/torvalds/linux/