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Year - Permanent archive

2016

Permanent 2016 archive of tracked GitHub repositories ranked by stars gained, with month-by-month movement from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking data.

RankingsComplete ranking

Answer capsule

As of August 23, 2026, 2016 GitHub Star Rankings - Yearly Movers ranks tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained in the selected period. freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp leads with +181.9k stars, followed by jwasham/coding-interview-university and EbookFoundation/free-programming-books. GitStarClub generates this visible ranking from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking and repository data, without runtime search, a database, or AI. - GitStarClub

Data as of
August 23, 2026
Source
GitStarClub

Monthly movement

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Most stars added

2016 GitHub repositories by stars gained

  1. 1
    freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp454.5k
    +181.9kTypeScript
  2. 2
    jwasham/coding-interview-university359.5k
    +31.5kUnknown
  3. 3
    EbookFoundation/free-programming-books395.0k
    +28.8kPython
  4. 4
    vuejs/vue210.5k
    +28.8kTypeScript
  5. 5
    tensorflow/tensorflow197.4k
    +28.3kC++
  6. 6
    react/react247.7k
    +26.0kJavaScript
  7. 7
    getify/You-Dont-Know-JS184.7k
    +24.9kUnknown
  8. 8
    sindresorhus/awesome499.0k
    +24.8kUnknown
  9. 9
    chrislgarry/Apollo-1172.2k
    +23.5kAssembly
  10. 10
    yarnpkg/yarn41.5k
    +21.5kJavaScript
  11. 11
    electron/electron122.7k
    +20.3kC++
  12. 12
    react/react-native126.4k
    +19.7kC++
  13. 13
    twbs/bootstrap174.6k
    +19.4kMDX
  14. 14
    airbnb/javascript148.1k
    +19.0kJavaScript
  15. 15
    joshbuchea/HEAD30.3k
    +18.4kUnknown
  16. 16
    react/create-react-app103.3k
    +18.2kJavaScript
  17. 17
    netdata/netdata80.3k
    +17.9kGo
  18. 18
    ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh189.3k
    +17.4kShell

Fastest growth

2016 GitHub repositories by growth rate

  1. 1
    freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp454.5k
    +391.9%TypeScript
  2. 2
    react/react247.7k
    +128.6%JavaScript
  3. 3
    sindresorhus/awesome499.0k
    +96.7%Unknown
  4. 4
    react/react-native126.4k
    +89.1%C++
  5. 5
    twbs/bootstrap174.6k
    +78.9%MDX
  6. 6
    swiftlang/swift70.3k
    +62.2%Swift
  7. 7
    angular/angular.js58.5k
    +56.5%JavaScript
  8. 8
    jlevy/the-art-of-command-line162.2k
    +41.2%Unknown
  9. 9
    nodejs/node-v0.x-archive34.3k
    +5.7%Unknown

Newcomers

2016 GitHub repositories crossing 10k stars

  1. public-apis/public-apis468.7k
    10k crossing day: Oct 6, 2016Python
  2. jwasham/coding-interview-university359.5k
    10k crossing day: Oct 9, 2016Unknown
  3. vinta/awesome-python315.6k
    10k crossing day: Jan 27, 2016Python
  4. awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted314.4k
    10k crossing day: Aug 23, 2016Unknown
  5. vuejs/vue210.5k
    10k crossing day: Jan 13, 2016TypeScript
  6. microsoft/vscode189.3k
    10k crossing day: Jan 12, 2016TypeScript
  7. avelino/awesome-go182.0k
    10k crossing day: Jul 26, 2016Go
  8. ytdl-org/youtube-dl141.0k
    10k crossing day: Apr 16, 2016Python
  9. golang/go136.2k
    10k crossing day: Jan 29, 2016Go
  10. kubernetes/kubernetes124.9k
    10k crossing day: Jun 5, 2016Go

Complete ranking

Complete 2016 GitHub repository rankings

  1. 1
    freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp454.5k
    +181.9kTypeScript
  2. 2
    jwasham/coding-interview-university359.5k
    +31.5kUnknown
  3. 3
    EbookFoundation/free-programming-books395.0k
    +28.8kPython
  4. 4
    vuejs/vue210.5k
    +28.8kTypeScript
  5. 5
    tensorflow/tensorflow197.4k
    +28.3kC++
  6. 6
    react/react247.7k
    +26.0kJavaScript
  7. 7
    getify/You-Dont-Know-JS184.7k
    +24.9kUnknown
  8. 8
    sindresorhus/awesome499.0k
    +24.8kUnknown
  9. 9
    chrislgarry/Apollo-1172.2k
    +23.5kAssembly
  10. 10
    yarnpkg/yarn41.5k
    +21.5kJavaScript
  11. 11
    electron/electron122.7k
    +20.3kC++
  12. 12
    react/react-native126.4k
    +19.7kC++
  13. 13
    twbs/bootstrap174.6k
    +19.4kMDX
  14. 14
    airbnb/javascript148.1k
    +19.0kJavaScript
  15. 15
    joshbuchea/HEAD30.3k
    +18.4kUnknown
  16. 16
    react/create-react-app103.3k
    +18.2kJavaScript
  17. 17
    netdata/netdata80.3k
    +17.9kGo
  18. 18
    ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh189.3k
    +17.4kShell
  19. 19
    reduxjs/redux61.5k
    +16.4kTypeScript
  20. 20
    FallibleInc/security-guide-for-developers21.1k
    +15.9kUnknown
  21. 21
    open-guides/og-aws36.4k
    +15.6kShell
  22. 22
    d3/d3113.5k
    +15.5kShell
  23. 23
    github/gitignore175.4k
    +15.2kUnknown
  24. 24
    android/architecture-samples45.8k
    +14.6kKotlin
  25. 25
    torvalds/linux243.9k
    +14.4kC
  26. 26
    getlantern/lantern15.9k
    +14.2kDart
  27. 27
    vercel/hyper44.7k
    +14.0kTypeScript
  28. 28
    nodejs/node119.3k
    +13.6kJavaScript
  29. 29
    microsoft/vscode189.3k
    +13.3kTypeScript
  30. 30
    angular/angular101.0k
    +13.2kTypeScript
  31. 31
    swiftlang/swift70.3k
    +13.0kSwift
  32. 32
    parse-community/parse-server21.4k
    +12.8kJavaScript
  33. 33
    braydie/HowToBeAProgrammer16.3k
    +12.6kUnknown
  34. 34
    moby/moby72.0k
    +12.5kGo
  35. 35
    atom/atom60.8k
    +12.5kJavaScript
  36. 36
    webpack/webpack66.0k
    +12.2kJavaScript
  37. 37
    ZuzooVn/machine-learning-for-software-engineers28.9k
    +11.9kUnknown
  38. 38
    jgthms/bulma50.1k
    +11.7kCSS
  39. 39
    vinta/awesome-python315.6k
    +11.6kPython
  40. 40
    angular/angular.js58.5k
    +11.4kJavaScript
  41. 41
    golang/go136.2k
    +11.3kGo
  42. 42
    public-apis/public-apis468.7k
    +11.3kPython
  43. 43
    ReactiveX/RxJava48.2k
    +11.2kJava
  44. 44
    animate-css/animate.css82.7k
    +11.1kCSS
  45. 45
    naptha/tesseract.js38.7k
    +10.9kJavaScript
  46. 46
    tensorflow/models77.6k
    +10.9kPython
  47. 47
    kodecocodes/swift-algorithm-club29.1k
    +10.7kSwift
  48. 48
    josephmisiti/awesome-machine-learning74.1k
    +10.5kPython
  49. 49
    FortAwesome/Font-Awesome76.9k
    +10.5kJavaScript
  50. 50
    apache/superset74.4k
    +10.5kPython
  51. 51
    juliangarnier/anime72.3k
    +10.5kJavaScript
  52. 52
    chartjs/Chart.js67.7k
    +10.4kJavaScript
  53. 53
    awesomedata/awesome-public-datasets78.5k
    +10.3kUnknown
  54. 54
    microsoft/TypeScript110.6k
    +10.3kGo
  55. 55
    mui/material-ui98.9k
    +10.3kJavaScript
  56. 56
    loverajoel/jstips12.4k
    +10.3kUnknown
  57. 57
    alibaba/weex18.5k
    +10.1kC++
  58. 58
    ytdl-org/youtube-dl141.0k
    +9.9kPython
  59. 59
    remix-run/react-router56.6k
    +9.8kTypeScript
  60. 60
    Dogfalo/materialize38.8k
    +9.8kJavaScript
  61. 61
    verekia/js-stack-from-scratch20.1k
    +9.8kJavaScript
  62. 62
    lysine-dev/retrofit43.9k
    +9.7kJava
  63. 63
    vsouza/awesome-ios53.1k
    +9.7kSwift
  64. 64
    axios/axios109.2k
    +9.6kJavaScript
  65. 65
    awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted314.4k
    +9.6kUnknown
  66. 66
    react-boilerplate/react-boilerplate29.5k
    +9.6kJavaScript
  67. 67
    microsoft/CNTK17.6k
    +9.6kC++
  68. 68
    Semantic-Org/Semantic-UI51.0k
    +9.5kJavaScript
  69. 69
    git-tips/tips21.7k
    +9.5kJavaScript
  70. 70
    google/material-design-lite32.2k
    +9.4kHTML
  71. 71
    lysine-dev/okhttp47.0k
    +9.3kKotlin
  72. 72
    Trinea/android-open-project31.8k
    +9.3kUnknown
  73. 73
    DrkSephy/es6-cheatsheet13.3k
    +9.2kJavaScript
  74. 74
    vuejs/awesome-vue73.5k
    +9.2kUnknown
  75. 75
    algorithm-visualizer/algorithm-visualizer48.7k
    +9.1kJavaScript
  76. 76
    nativefier/nativefier35.3k
    +9.1kTypeScript
  77. 77
    wasabeef/awesome-android-ui57.3k
    +9.1kUnknown
  78. 78
    laravel/laravel84.8k
    +9.0kBlade
  79. 79
    jcjohnson/neural-style18.3k
    +9.0kLua
  80. 80
    ossu/computer-science208.3k
    +9.0kHTML
  81. 81
    nylas/nylas-mail24.7k
    +9.0kJavaScript
  82. 82
    Developer-Y/cs-video-courses83.2k
    +8.8kUnknown
  83. 83
    Tencent/weui27.4k
    +8.8kHTML
  84. 84
    facebookarchive/draft-js22.6k
    +8.8kJavaScript
  85. 85
    XX-net/XX-Net33.5k
    +8.8kPython
  86. 86
    lodash/lodash61.3k
    +8.7kJavaScript
  87. 87
    floodsung/Deep-Learning-Papers-Reading-Roadmap39.5k
    +8.7kPython
  88. 88
    allenwong/30DaysofSwift11.5k
    +8.7kSwift
  89. 89
    socketio/socket.io63.2k
    +8.7kTypeScript
  90. 90
    dkhamsing/open-source-ios-apps51.8k
    +8.7kUnknown
  91. 91
    fbsamples/f8app13.9k
    +8.7kJavaScript
  92. 92
    fastlane/fastlane42.0k
    +8.7kRuby
  93. 93
    jlevy/the-art-of-command-line162.2k
    +8.6kUnknown
  94. 94
    jaywcjlove/awesome-mac111.6k
    +8.6kSwift
  95. 95
    ColorlibHQ/gentelella21.5k
    +8.6kHTML
  96. 96
    petehunt/react-howto11.5k
    +8.6kUnknown
  97. 97
    typicode/json-server75.7k
    +8.5kJavaScript
  98. 98
    you-dont-need/You-Dont-Need-JavaScript20.6k
    +8.5kHTML
  99. 99
    vapor/vapor26.2k
    +8.5kSwift
  100. 100
    Alamofire/Alamofire42.4k
    +8.5kSwift

Public categories among the leaders

Precomputed public slices of the tracked ≥10k set that appear among this board's leading rows. These are category pages, not a live GitHub search.

JavaScriptNode.jsC++TypeScriptReactBrowser

Related ranking links

Permanent archive routes, public category pages, and current activity views connected to this ranking period.

Frequently asked questions

What does 2016 GitHub Star Rankings - Yearly Movers rank?

As of August 23, 2026, 2016 GitHub Star Rankings - Yearly Movers ranks tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained in the selected period.

Which repository leads 2016 GitHub Star Rankings - Yearly Movers?

freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp leads 2016 GitHub Star Rankings - Yearly Movers with +181.9k stars.

Who follows freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp in 2016 GitHub Star Rankings - Yearly Movers?

jwasham/coding-interview-university appears next in the visible ranking with +31.5k stars.

Does 2016 GitHub Star Rankings - Yearly Movers use live database queries?

No. GitStarClub renders 2016 GitHub Star Rankings - Yearly Movers from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking and repository data.