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Month - Permanent archive

May 2016

Permanent archive for May 2016, ranking tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained during that calendar month from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking data.

2016Complete ranking

Answer capsule

As of June 21, 2026, May 2016 GitHub Star Rankings ranks tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained in the selected period. freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp leads with +18.1k stars, followed by joshbuchea/HEAD and algorithm-visualizer/algorithm-visualizer. GitStarClub generates this visible ranking from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking and repository data, without runtime search, a database, or AI. - GitStarClub

Data as of
June 21, 2026
Source
GitStarClub

May 2016

In May 2016, freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp led GitHub with +18,109 stars, ahead of joshbuchea/HEAD and algorithm-visualizer/algorithm-visualizer. freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp grew fastest, up 17%. 11 repositories first crossed 10,000 stars (e.g. rust-lang/rust, iluwatar/java-design-patterns).

Daily movement

Most stars added

May 2016 GitHub repositories by stars gained

  1. 1
    freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp449.8k
    +18.1kTypeScript
  2. 2
    joshbuchea/HEAD30.3k
    +6.0kUnknown
  3. 3
    algorithm-visualizer/algorithm-visualizer48.6k
    +5.8kJavaScript
  4. 4
    tensorflow/models77.7k
    +5.1kPython
  5. 5
    spencermountain/compromise12.1k
    +4.4kJavaScript
  6. 6
    google/flexbox-layout18.3k
    +4.3kKotlin
  7. 7
    railsware/upterm19.1k
    +4.2kTypeScript
  8. 8
    react-boilerplate/react-boilerplate29.5k
    +3.7kJavaScript
  9. 9
    electron/electron121.7k
    +3.6kC++
  10. 10
    sampotts/plyr29.9k
    +3.2kJavaScript
  11. 11
    typicode/json-server75.6k
    +3.1kJavaScript
  12. 12
    tensorflow/tensorflow195.8k
    +2.8kC++
  13. 13
    jtoy/awesome-tensorflow17.5k
    +2.8kUnknown
  14. 14
    aosabook/500lines29.6k
    +2.8kJavaScript
  15. 15
    x64dbg/x64dbg48.7k
    +2.7kC++
  16. 16
    andlabs/libui10.9k
    +2.7kC
  17. 17
    getlantern/lantern15.7k
    +2.5kDart
  18. 18
    vuejs/vue209.9k
    +2.2kTypeScript

Fastest growth

May 2016 GitHub repositories by growth rate

  1. 1
    freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp449.8k
    +17%TypeScript
  2. 2
    electron/electron121.7k
    +16.7%C++
  3. 3
    tensorflow/tensorflow195.8k
    +13.8%C++
  4. 4
    getify/You-Dont-Know-JS184.5k
    +7.6%Unknown
  5. 5
    react/react246.0k
    +6.5%JavaScript
  6. 6
    airbnb/javascript148.1k
    +6.4%JavaScript
  7. 7
    d3/d3113.1k
    +5.7%Shell
  8. 8
    react/react-native126.0k
    +5.6%C++
  9. 9
    EbookFoundation/free-programming-books390.6k
    +5.4%Python
  10. 10
    twbs/bootstrap174.3k
    +4.8%MDX

Newcomers

May 2016 GitHub repositories crossing 10k stars

  1. rust-lang/rust114.0k
    10k crossing day: May 20, 2016Rust
  2. iluwatar/java-design-patterns94.1k
    10k crossing day: May 4, 2016Java
  3. pallets/flask71.7k
    10k crossing day: May 31, 2016Python
  4. expressjs/express69.2k
    10k crossing day: May 28, 2016JavaScript
  5. chartjs/Chart.js67.5k
    10k crossing day: May 3, 2016JavaScript
  6. lodash/lodash61.2k
    10k crossing day: May 9, 2016JavaScript
  7. vsouza/awesome-ios52.5k
    10k crossing day: May 10, 2016Swift
  8. ReactiveX/RxJava48.2k
    10k crossing day: May 5, 2016Java
  9. joshbuchea/HEAD30.3k
    10k crossing day: May 25, 2016Unknown
  10. postcss/postcss29.0k
    10k crossing day: May 17, 2016TypeScript

Complete ranking

Complete May 2016 GitHub repository rankings

  1. 1
    freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp449.8k
    +18.1kTypeScript
  2. 2
    joshbuchea/HEAD30.3k
    +6.0kUnknown
  3. 3
    algorithm-visualizer/algorithm-visualizer48.6k
    +5.8kJavaScript
  4. 4
    tensorflow/models77.7k
    +5.1kPython
  5. 5
    spencermountain/compromise12.1k
    +4.4kJavaScript
  6. 6
    google/flexbox-layout18.3k
    +4.3kKotlin
  7. 7
    railsware/upterm19.1k
    +4.2kTypeScript
  8. 8
    react-boilerplate/react-boilerplate29.5k
    +3.7kJavaScript
  9. 9
    electron/electron121.7k
    +3.6kC++
  10. 10
    sampotts/plyr29.9k
    +3.2kJavaScript
  11. 11
    typicode/json-server75.6k
    +3.1kJavaScript
  12. 12
    tensorflow/tensorflow195.8k
    +2.8kC++
  13. 13
    jtoy/awesome-tensorflow17.5k
    +2.8kUnknown
  14. 14
    aosabook/500lines29.6k
    +2.8kJavaScript
  15. 15
    x64dbg/x64dbg48.7k
    +2.7kC++
  16. 16
    andlabs/libui10.9k
    +2.7kC
  17. 17
    getlantern/lantern15.7k
    +2.5kDart
  18. 18
    vuejs/vue209.9k
    +2.2kTypeScript
  19. 19
    picturepan2/spectre11.3k
    +2.0kCSS
  20. 20
    ovity/octotree23.2k
    +1.8kJavaScript
  21. 21
    react/react246.0k
    +1.8kJavaScript
  22. 22
    xi-editor/xi-editor19.8k
    +1.8kRust
  23. 23
    sindresorhus/awesome477.2k
    +1.7kUnknown
  24. 24
    nylas/nylas-mail24.7k
    +1.6kJavaScript
  25. 25
    react/react-native126.0k
    +1.6kC++
  26. 26
    getify/You-Dont-Know-JS184.5k
    +1.6kUnknown
  27. 27
    twbs/bootstrap174.3k
    +1.6kMDX
  28. 28
    MagicStack/uvloop11.8k
    +1.5kCython
  29. 29
    android/architecture-samples45.7k
    +1.5kKotlin
  30. 30
    airbnb/javascript148.1k
    +1.5kJavaScript
  31. 31
    chartjs/Chart.js67.5k
    +1.5kJavaScript
  32. 32
    ossu/computer-science205.1k
    +1.4kHTML
  33. 33
    alex/what-happens-when43.2k
    +1.4kUnknown
  34. 34
    aymericdamien/TensorFlow-Examples43.7k
    +1.4kJupyter Notebook
  35. 35
    reduxjs/redux61.5k
    +1.4kTypeScript
  36. 36
    angular/angular100.4k
    +1.4kTypeScript
  37. 37
    EbookFoundation/free-programming-books390.6k
    +1.4kPython
  38. 38
    reasonml/reason10.3k
    +1.3kOCaml
  39. 39
    github/gitignore174.5k
    +1.3kUnknown
  40. 40
    ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh188.1k
    +1.3kShell
  41. 41
    traefik/traefik63.7k
    +1.3kGo
  42. 42
    d3/d3113.1k
    +1.3kShell
  43. 43
    jobbole/awesome-python-cn30.4k
    +1.2kMakefile
  44. 44
    swiftlang/swift70.1k
    +1.2kSwift
  45. 45
    torvalds/linux237.0k
    +1.1kC
  46. 46
    microsoft/vscode186.6k
    +1.1kTypeScript
  47. 47
    nodejs/node117.9k
    +1.1kJavaScript
  48. 48
    atom/atom60.8k
    +1.0kJavaScript
  49. 49
    uber-go/zap24.5k
    +1.0kGo
  50. 50
    browsh-org/browsh18.9k
    +1.0kJavaScript
  51. 51
    GoogleChrome/lighthouse30.4k
    +1.0kJavaScript
  52. 52
    CymChad/BaseRecyclerViewAdapterHelper24.6k
    +978Kotlin
  53. 53
    certbot/certbot33.1k
    +976Python
  54. 54
    golang/go134.8k
    +954Go
  55. 55
    electron/electron-api-demos10.2k
    +953HTML
  56. 56
    openai/gym37.2k
    +947Python
  57. 57
    netdata/netdata79.3k
    +937C
  58. 58
    mui/material-ui98.4k
    +931JavaScript
  59. 59
    angular/angular.js58.6k
    +929JavaScript
  60. 60
    animate-css/animate.css82.6k
    +929CSS
  61. 61
    jcjohnson/neural-style18.3k
    +927Lua
  62. 62
    FortAwesome/Font-Awesome76.7k
    +925JavaScript
  63. 63
    dkhamsing/open-source-ios-apps50.8k
    +920Unknown
  64. 64
    hemanth/functional-programming-jargon18.6k
    +920Unknown
  65. 65
    vinta/awesome-python304.0k
    +919Python
  66. 66
    vsouza/awesome-ios52.5k
    +916Swift
  67. 67
    moby/moby71.7k
    +911Go
  68. 68
    square/okhttp47.0k
    +887Kotlin
  69. 69
    soimort/you-get56.8k
    +883Python
  70. 70
    Trinea/android-open-project31.8k
    +875Unknown
  71. 71
    Dogfalo/materialize38.9k
    +871JavaScript
  72. 72
    ReactiveX/RxJava48.2k
    +869Java
  73. 73
    fastlane/fastlane41.7k
    +866Ruby
  74. 74
    square/retrofit43.9k
    +848HTML
  75. 75
    listen1/listen1_chrome_extension12.1k
    +843JavaScript
  76. 76
    uNetworking/uWebSockets18.9k
    +835C++
  77. 77
    webpack/webpack65.8k
    +832JavaScript
  78. 78
    GeekyAnts/NativeBase20.4k
    +819TypeScript
  79. 79
    google/guava51.5k
    +818Java
  80. 80
    fbsamples/f8app13.9k
    +817JavaScript
  81. 81
    akveo/blur-admin11.3k
    +816JavaScript
  82. 82
    AFNetworking/AFNetworking33.4k
    +806Objective-C
  83. 83
    bilibili/ijkplayer33.2k
    +798C
  84. 84
    ytdl-org/youtube-dl140.5k
    +790Python
  85. 85
    remix-run/react-router56.5k
    +784TypeScript
  86. 86
    Semantic-Org/Semantic-UI51.1k
    +782JavaScript
  87. 87
    ColorlibHQ/gentelella21.4k
    +781HTML
  88. 88
    angular/angular-cli27.0k
    +780TypeScript
  89. 89
    parse-community/parse-server21.4k
    +765JavaScript
  90. 90
    ory/hydra17.2k
    +765Go
  91. 91
    google/material-design-lite32.2k
    +759HTML
  92. 92
    microsoft/TypeScript109.3k
    +755TypeScript
  93. 93
    pallets/flask71.7k
    +752Python
  94. 94
    Alamofire/Alamofire42.4k
    +748Swift
  95. 95
    swiftlang/swift-evolution15.9k
    +725Markdown
  96. 96
    resume/resume.github.com62.9k
    +724JavaScript
  97. 97
    XX-net/XX-Net33.5k
    +724Python
  98. 98
    date-fns/date-fns36.6k
    +724TypeScript
  99. 99
    mrdoob/three.js113.2k
    +722JavaScript
  100. 100
    wasabeef/awesome-android-ui56.5k
    +720Unknown

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Frequently asked questions

What does May 2016 GitHub Star Rankings rank?

As of June 21, 2026, May 2016 GitHub Star Rankings ranks tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained in the selected period.

Which repository leads May 2016 GitHub Star Rankings?

freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp leads May 2016 GitHub Star Rankings with +18.1k stars.

Who follows freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp in May 2016 GitHub Star Rankings?

joshbuchea/HEAD appears next in the visible ranking with +6.0k stars.

Does May 2016 GitHub Star Rankings use live database queries?

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