What does May 2017 GitHub Star Rankings rank?
As of August 23, 2026, May 2017 GitHub Star Rankings ranks tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained in the selected period.
Month - Permanent archive
May 2017
Permanent archive for May 2017, ranking tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained during that calendar month from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking data.
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As of August 23, 2026, May 2017 GitHub Star Rankings ranks tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained in the selected period. freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp leads with +16.8k stars, followed by facebookarchive/prepack and JetBrains/kotlin. GitStarClub generates this visible ranking from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking and repository data, without runtime search, a database, or AI. - GitStarClub
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- August 23, 2026
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May 2017
In May 2017, freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp led GitHub with +16,828 stars, ahead of facebookarchive/prepack and JetBrains/kotlin. react/create-react-app grew fastest, up 10%. 22 repositories first crossed 10,000 stars (e.g. prometheus/prometheus, gatsbyjs/gatsby).
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Most stars added
May 2017 GitHub repositories by stars gained
Fastest growth
May 2017 GitHub repositories by growth rate
Newcomers
May 2017 GitHub repositories crossing 10k stars
- 10k crossing day: May 22, 2017Go
- gatsbyjs/gatsby55.9k10k crossing day: May 28, 2017JavaScript
- JetBrains/kotlin53.4k10k crossing day: May 19, 2017Kotlin
- prettier/prettier52.2k10k crossing day: May 16, 2017JavaScript
- discourse/discourse47.7k10k crossing day: May 3, 2017Ruby
- Leaflet/Leaflet45.5k10k crossing day: May 19, 2017JavaScript
- vim/vim40.8k10k crossing day: May 28, 2017Vim Script
- google/styleguide39.5k10k crossing day: May 14, 2017HTML
- preactjs/preact38.8k10k crossing day: May 25, 2017JavaScript
- adobe/brackets33.0k10k crossing day: May 2, 2017JavaScript
Complete ranking
Complete May 2017 GitHub repository rankings
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.
Related ranking links
Permanent archive routes, public category pages, and current activity views connected to this ranking period.
Frequently asked questions
Which repository leads May 2017 GitHub Star Rankings?
freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp leads May 2017 GitHub Star Rankings with +16.8k stars.
Who follows freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp in May 2017 GitHub Star Rankings?
facebookarchive/prepack appears next in the visible ranking with +9.5k stars.
Does May 2017 GitHub Star Rankings use live database queries?
No. GitStarClub renders May 2017 GitHub Star Rankings from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking and repository data.