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Linus Torvalds

@torvalds

  • Linux Foundation
  • Portland, OR
  • 262K
    Total stars
  • 325K
    Followers
  • 9
    Public repos
  • 3,763
    Contributions

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Profile tree

  • Contributions: 3,763. Past 12 months.
  • Followers: 324,932. People who follow you.
  • Total stars: 261,935. Across all repos.
  • Following: 0. People you follow.
  • Public repos: 9. Owned, non-fork.

A living snapshot

Every leaf is a headline number from Linus Torvalds’s public GitHub. The canopy fills out as the work grows - sway and all.

  • 3,763 Contributions Past 12 months
  • 325K Followers People who follow you
  • 262K Total stars Across all repos
  • 0 Following People you follow
  • 9 Public repos Owned, non-fork

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What your GitHub says

Based on public GitHub activity · how this is calculated

  • C is the largest language share across analyzed repositories, at 98%.

    High confidence

  • Public visibility is concentrated: the top 3 analyzed repositories account for 98% of total stars, led by linux.

    Medium confidence

  • Public GitHub activity is implementation-heavy: commits account for 100% of tracked contribution activity.

    Medium confidence

  • 5 of 9 analyzed repositories were pushed to in the last 6 months.

    Medium confidence

Profile health

Signals from analyzed public data

Activity 100

Strong

  • 3,763 contributions in the trailing year
  • 86-day current streak
Portfolio 69

Developing

  • 5 of 9 analyzed repositories are actively maintained
  • 261,935 stars across analyzed repositories
Discoverability 47

Developing

  • Every analyzed repository has a description
  • 9 of 9 have no topic tags
Maintenance 56

Developing

  • 5 of 9 analyzed repositories were pushed to in the last 6 months
  • 2 show no public activity in over a year
Collaboration 0

Needs work

  • 0 pull requests and 2 code reviews in the trailing year
  • 2 repositories starred

Recruiter snapshot

A skim of public evidence, not a hiring judgement

Technical focus
C / Assembly / Rust / Shell

Largest language shares across analyzed repositories

Project depth
5 of 9

Analyzed repositories rated established or maintained

Collaboration
0 PRs / 2 reviews

Public pull requests and code reviews in the trailing year

Community signals
261,935 stars / 66,420 forks

Summed across analyzed repositories

Recent activity
12 of last 12 months

Calendar months with at least one tracked contribution

Strongest signals

  • 3,763 contributions in the trailing year
  • 5 of 9 analyzed repositories are actively maintained

3,763
Contributions
Past 12 months
86
Current streak
Jun 30, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026
86
Longest streak
Jun 30, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026
Sep Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Mon Wed Fri
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Language distribution for torvalds C 97.8%, Assembly 0.6%, Rust 0.4%, Shell 0.4%, Python 0.4%, Makefile 0.2%, Other 0.1%
  • C 97.8%
  • Assembly 0.6%
  • Rust 0.4%
  • Shell 0.4%
  • Python 0.4%
  • Makefile 0.2%
  • Other 0.1%

Frontend Backend Mobile DevOps Data AI Security Embedded Game Dev
  • Embedded 100
  • Backend 38
  • Data 38
  • Frontend 13
  • DevOps 13
  • Mobile 0
  • AI 0
  • Security 0
  • Game Dev 0

Longest streak
86d
Jun 2026
Favourite coding day
Friday
778 contributions
Most active year
2025
2,929 contributions
Signature language
C
98% of tracked code
Flagship repository
linux
249,947 stars
On GitHub since
2011
15 years and counting

Across their public repositories, Linus Torvalds works mainly in C, which accounts for roughly 98% of their committed code, alongside Assembly and Rust. They have 9 public repositories, which together have earned 261,935 stars, led by linux at 249,947. Their activity over the last twelve months totals 3,763 contributions, including a longest run of 86 consecutive active days. Linus Torvalds has been on GitHub since 2011 and is followed by 324,932 developers.

This overview is generated from Linus Torvalds’s public GitHub activity at the time of the last refresh. Figures cover public repositories and the trailing twelve months of contributions.

  1. 01

    Add topics to linux

    High impact

    linux is pinned but has no topic tags, making its stack harder to identify.

    linux →
  2. 02

    Add topics to GuitarPedal

    High impact

    GuitarPedal is pinned but has no topic tags, making its stack harder to identify.

    GuitarPedal →
  3. 03

    Add topics to uemacs

    High impact

    uemacs is pinned but has no topic tags, making its stack harder to identify.

    uemacs →
  4. 04

    Add topics to AudioNoise

    High impact

    AudioNoise is pinned but has no topic tags, making its stack harder to identify.

    AudioNoise →
  5. 05

    Add topics to HunspellColorize

    High impact

    HunspellColorize is pinned but has no topic tags, making its stack harder to identify.

    HunspellColorize →
  6. 06

    Add topics to test-tlb

    Low impact

    test-tlb has no topic tags, making its technology harder to discover.

    test-tlb →
  7. 07

    Add topics to pesconvert

    Low impact

    pesconvert has no topic tags, making its technology harder to discover.

    pesconvert →

How these are calculated: see the methodology page .

Linux kernel source tree

C 249,947 ★ 65,409 forks today
NOASSERTION GitHub

Random version of microemacs with my private modificatons

C 2,144 ★ 325 forks 3 issues 2d ago
NOASSERTION GitHub

Stupid memory latency and TLB tester

C 1,062 ★ 222 forks 6 issues 2d ago
GPL-2.0 GitHub

Minimalist RP2350 magnetic sensor scroll wheel toy project

C 378 ★ 13 forks 2 issues 2d ago
GPL-2.0 GitHub
1590A Archived

Random odd guitar pedal design in kicad

OpenSCAD 575 ★ 21 forks 2d ago
GPL-2.0 GitHub

Most popular
linux

249,947 stars

Most recently active
linux

Last pushed 1d ago

Longest maintained
linux

Active for 15.1y

Most discoverable
linux

50% of discoverability signals present

linux

Linux kernel source tree

C 249,947 ★ 65,409 forks
GuitarPedal

Linus learns analog circuits

Python 2,364 ★ 113 forks
uemacs

Random version of microemacs with my private modificatons

C 2,144 ★ 325 forks
AudioNoise

Random digital audio effects

C 4,503 ★ 222 forks
HunspellColorize

Wrapper around 'less' to colorize spelling mistakes using Hunspell

C 382 ★ 21 forks

  • linux 249,947 ★

    Linux kernel source tree

  • AudioNoise 4,503 ★

    Random digital audio effects

  • GuitarPedal 2,364 ★

    Linus learns analog circuits

  • uemacs 2,144 ★

    Random version of microemacs with my private modificatons

  • test-tlb 1,062 ★

    Stupid memory latency and TLB tester

  • pesconvert 580 ★

    Brother PES file converter

All repositories →

Public visibility is concentrated in a small number of projects - these are the strongest candidates to feature on a resume.

Top 1 repository 95% of stars
Top 3 repositories 98% of stars
Top 5 repositories 99% of stars

Leading repository: linux (249,947 stars, 261,935 total across analyzed repositories)

Technology breakdown

Derived from repository languages and topics - horizontal bars, never a pie.

Languages

  • C 98%
  • Assembly 1%
  • Rust 0%
  • Shell 0%
  • Python 0%
  • Makefile 0%

README, contributing-guide and GitHub Actions badges below are detected by exact filename on each repository’s default branch - they report presence, not quality.

  • linux Established
    Popularity 100
    Discoverability 50
    Maintenance 100
    No README No contributing guide No CI workflow
  • GuitarPedal Established
    Popularity 1
    Discoverability 50
    Maintenance 100
    README No contributing guide CI: 1 workflow
  • uemacs Established
    Popularity 1
    Discoverability 50
    Maintenance 85
    README No contributing guide No CI workflow
  • AudioNoise Maintained
    Popularity 2
    Discoverability 50
    Maintenance 65
    README No contributing guide No CI workflow
  • ScrollWheel Maintained
    Popularity 0
    Discoverability 50
    Maintenance 65
    README No contributing guide No CI workflow
  • Popularity 0
    Discoverability 50
    Maintenance 40
    README No contributing guide No CI workflow
  • test-tlb Dormant
    Popularity 0
    Discoverability 50
    Maintenance 0
    No README No contributing guide No CI workflow
  • 1590A Archived
    Popularity 0
    Discoverability 50
    Maintenance 0
    README No contributing guide No CI workflow
  • pesconvert Dormant
    Popularity 0
    Discoverability 25
    Maintenance 0
    No README No contributing guide No CI workflow

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9
Public repos
Owned, non-fork
262K
Total stars
Across all repos
3,763
Contributions
Past 12 months
0
Pull requests
Opened this year
1
Public gists
Snippets shared
15 y
Account age
Since 2011
60 %
Profile score
Completeness

Repository explorer

Name Language Stars Forks Size Updated

Coding statistics

Largest repository
6.1 GB
linux
Smallest repository
15 KB
HunspellColorize
Oldest repository
Sep 4, 2011
linux
Newest repository
Jun 2, 2026
ScrollWheel
Most starred
249,947 ★
linux
Most forked
65,409 forks
linux
Most watched
8,433 watchers
linux
Longest description
66 characters
HunspellColorize
Most open issues
19 open
AudioNoise

Contribution patterns

By year

  • 2026
    2,860
  • 2025
    2,929
  • 2024
    2,893
  • 2023
    2,510
  • 2022
    2,623
  • 2021
    2,426

By day of week

  • Sun
    459
  • Mon
    547
  • Tue
    593
  • Wed
    461
  • Thu
    508
  • Fri
    778
  • Sat
    417

Best coding day: Fri

By month (last 12)

  • Oct
    279
  • Nov
    163
  • Dec
    336
  • Jan
    257
  • Feb
    318
  • Mar
    207
  • Apr
    335
  • May
    243
  • Jun
    369
  • Jul
    292
  • Aug
    596
  • Sep
    243

GitHub journey

  1. September 2011

    Joined GitHub

    Created the @torvalds account.

  2. September 2011

    Created first repository

    Published linux, the oldest repository still on the account.

  3. September 2011

    First starred repository

    linux is the earliest-created repository to have earned stars.

  4. June 2025

    Most productive year: 2025

    2,929 contributions recorded in 2025, more than any other year on record.

  5. June 2026

    Latest repository

    ScrollWheel is the most recently created repository.

Developer evolution

Your GitHub career, year by year.

2011

Started with C.

C
Repos this year
1
Total repos
1
Stars, as of today
250k
linux
2017

Went deeper into C.

C
Repos this year
2
Total repos
3
Stars, as of today
252k
test-tlb
2018

Went deeper into C.

C
Repos this year
1
Total repos
4
Stars, as of today
254k
uemacs
2025

Shifted from C to OpenSCAD.

OpenSCAD Python
Repos this year
2
Total repos
6
Stars, as of today
257k
Contributions
2,929
GuitarPedal
2026

Shifted from OpenSCAD to C.

C
Repos this year
3
Total repos
9
Stars, as of today
262k
Contributions
2,860
AudioNoise

Built from torvalds’s public, non-fork repositories. Star totals reflect current counts, not historical snapshots.

Achievements

4 / 9 unlocked

Explorer
Created repositories in 8 or more languages
Builder
More than 50 public repositories
Open Source Enthusiast
100+ stars received across all repositories
Consistent
A 100-day-or-longer contribution streak
Documentation Hero
5 or more repositories with a detailed description
Popular
500 or more followers
Prolific Committer
1,000 or more commits in the past 12 months
Long Timer
5 or more years on GitHub
Star Collector
Starred 100 or more repositories

Open source activity

261,935
Stars received
2
Repositories starred
66,420
Forks received
3
Issues opened
Past 12 months
2
Reviews given
Past 12 months
1
Public gists

Language evolution

The primary languages of repositories created each year.

2011
  • C
2017
  • C
2018
  • C
2025
  • OpenSCAD
  • Python
2026
  • C

Repository growth

Repositories created per year, and the running total.

1 repositories created in 2011 2 repositories created in 2017 1 repositories created in 2018 2 repositories created in 2025 3 repositories created in 2026 1 total repositories by end of 2011 3 total repositories by end of 2017 4 total repositories by end of 2018 6 total repositories by end of 2025 9 total repositories by end of 2026 2011 2017 2018 2025 2026 9 0
Created that year Cumulative total

Language tree

Built automatically from repository languages and topics.

Programming Languages
  • C
  • Assembly
  • Rust
  • Shell
  • Python
  • Makefile