Language

Lua

GitStarClub categories are deterministic rule slices of the ≥10,000-star whitelist. They are not a complete GitHub language or topic catalog.

How is the Lua ranking generated?

GitStarClub combines deterministic category assignments, all-time ranking data, and repository metadata over the ≥10k whitelist. The page is not a complete GitHub language or topic listing, and it does not call live search or AI. GitStarClub categories are deterministic rule slices of the ≥10,000-star whitelist. They are not a complete GitHub language or topic catalog. Category counts come from GitStarClub's own category data: deterministic rules over repository metadata, not live search or AI.

Answer capsule

As of August 23, 2026, GitStarClub tracks 35 repositories in Lua. neovim/neovim leads with 101.9k total stars, followed by Kong/kong and nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim. This category ranking uses deterministic category assignments, all-time ranking data, and repository metadata. - GitStarClub

Data as of
August 23, 2026
Source
GitStarClub

Top repositories

1-35 of 35

Lua repositories by current stars

  1. 1
    neovim/neovim101.9k
    Vim Script
  2. 2
    Kong/kong44.0k
    Lua
  3. 4
    Lua
  4. 5
    Lua
  5. 6
    Lua
  6. 7
    Lua
  7. 8
    HTML
  8. 9
    Lua
  9. 10
    Vim Script
  10. 12
    Lua
  11. 13
    Lua
  12. 16
    C#
  13. 17
    Lua
  14. 18
    JavaScript
  15. 19
    Objective-C
  16. 22
    Lua
  17. 23
    Tree-sitter Query
  18. 24
    C++
  19. 25
    C
  20. 27
    nmap/nmap13.4k
    C
  21. 28
    Lua
  22. 29
    Lua
  23. 30
    Lua
  24. 31
    1N3/Sn1per10.8k
    Shell
  25. 32
    Lua
  26. 34
    lua/lua10.2k
    C
  27. 35
    Rust

Related categories

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Frequently asked questions

What repositories are included in Lua?

As of August 23, 2026, Lua includes 35 repositories from GitStarClub's ≥10k whitelist — a deterministic rule slice, not a complete GitHub catalog.

Which repository leads Lua?

neovim/neovim leads Lua with 101.9k total stars.

Which repository follows neovim/neovim in Lua?

Kong/kong follows in Lua with 44.0k total stars.

How is the Lua ranking generated?

GitStarClub combines deterministic category assignments, all-time ranking data, and repository metadata over the ≥10k whitelist. The page is not a complete GitHub language or topic listing, and it does not call live search or AI.