Month - Permanent archive

August 2020

Permanent archive for August 2020, ranking tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained during that calendar month from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking data.

Answer capsule

As of June 21, 2026, August 2020 GitHub Star Rankings ranks tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained in the selected period. labuladong/fucking-algorithm leads with +8.1k stars, followed by geekxh/hello-algorithm and jwasham/coding-interview-university. 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

August 2020

In August 2020, labuladong/fucking-algorithm led GitHub with +8,133 stars, ahead of geekxh/hello-algorithm and jwasham/coding-interview-university. labuladong/fucking-algorithm grew fastest, up 16%. 36 repositories first crossed 10,000 stars (e.g. vitejs/vite, jgraph/drawio-desktop).

Daily movement

Most stars added

August 2020 GitHub repositories by stars gained

  1. 1
    +8.1kMarkdown
  2. 2
    +7.9kJava
  3. 4
    +4.9kTypeScript
  4. 5
    +4.6kC#
  5. 6
    +4.6kPython
  6. 7
    +4.5kPython
  7. 8
    +4.0kJavaScript
  8. 9
    rome/tools23.4k
    +3.8kRust
  9. 10
    +3.8kJavaScript
  10. 13
    +3.5kGo
  11. 14
    +3.5kJavaScript
  12. 15
    +3.5kUnknown
  13. 16
    +3.4kRust
  14. 17
    +3.4kPython
  15. 18
    +3.3kDockerfile

Fastest growth

August 2020 GitHub repositories by growth rate

  1. 1
    +16.3%Markdown
  2. 2
    +14.2%C#
  3. 3
    +12.6%Unknown
  4. 4
    +6.9%Dockerfile
  5. 5
    +6.8%Java
  6. 7
    +5.4%C
  7. 8
    sharkdp/bat59.3k
    +5.3%Rust
  8. 9
    +5.2%JavaScript
  9. 10
    +4.8%C++

Newcomers

August 2020 GitHub repositories crossing 10k stars

  1. vitejs/vite81.6k
    10k crossing day: Aug 12, 2020TypeScript
  2. 10k crossing day: Aug 3, 2020JavaScript
  3. 10k crossing day: Aug 27, 2020Rust
  4. 10k crossing day: Aug 14, 2020Shell
  5. 10k crossing day: Aug 24, 2020TypeScript
  6. 10k crossing day: Aug 18, 2020Java
  7. 10k crossing day: Aug 17, 2020Jupyter Notebook
  8. 10k crossing day: Aug 5, 2020Python
  9. shap/shap25.5k
    10k crossing day: Aug 20, 2020Jupyter Notebook
  10. 10k crossing day: Aug 17, 2020TypeScript

Complete ranking

Complete August 2020 GitHub repository rankings

  1. 1
    +8.1kMarkdown
  2. 2
    +7.9kJava
  3. 4
    +4.9kTypeScript
  4. 5
    +4.6kC#
  5. 6
    +4.6kPython
  6. 7
    +4.5kPython
  7. 8
    +4.0kJavaScript
  8. 9
    rome/tools23.4k
    +3.8kRust
  9. 10
    +3.8kJavaScript
  10. 13
    +3.5kGo
  11. 14
    +3.5kJavaScript
  12. 15
    +3.5kUnknown
  13. 16
    +3.4kRust
  14. 17
    +3.4kPython
  15. 18
    +3.3kDockerfile
  16. 19
    +3.0kUnknown
  17. 20
    +2.8kTypeScript
  18. 21
    +2.7kRust
  19. 22
    +2.5kDockerfile
  20. 23
    +2.5kPython
  21. 24
    +2.5kUnknown
  22. 25
    vuejs/vue209.9k
    +2.5kTypeScript
  23. 26
    +2.4kUnknown
  24. 27
    +2.4kPython
  25. 28
    +2.3kMarkdown
  26. 29
    react/react246.0k
    +2.3kJavaScript
  27. 30
    +2.2kUnknown
  28. 31
    +2.2kJavaScript
  29. 32
    +2.2kDart
  30. 33
    +2.1kC
  31. 34
    +2.1kPython
  32. 35
    +2.1kTypeScript
  33. 36
    +2.1kTypeScript
  34. 37
    +2.1kC++
  35. 38
    +2.0kC
  36. 39
    +2.0kPython
  37. 40
    +2.0kTypeScript
  38. 41
    +1.9kJupyter Notebook
  39. 42
    +1.9kJava
  40. 43
    +1.8kC
  41. 44
    +1.8kRust
  42. 45
    +1.8kPython
  43. 47
    openai/gpt-315.7k
    +1.7kUnknown
  44. 49
    +1.7kUnknown
  45. 50
    +1.6kJupyter Notebook
  46. 51
    +1.6kUnknown
  47. 53
    +1.5kShell
  48. 54
    +1.5kJava
  49. 55
    +1.5kTypeScript
  50. 57
    +1.5kGo
  51. 58
    +1.5kJupyter Notebook
  52. 59
    +1.5kPython
  53. 60
    +1.4kPython
  54. 61
    +1.4kHTML
  55. 62
    +1.4kJava
  56. 63
    +1.4kJava
  57. 64
    +1.4kC++
  58. 65
    gpujs/gpu.js15.4k
    +1.4kJavaScript
  59. 66
    +1.4kPowerShell
  60. 68
    +1.3kUnknown
  61. 69
    +1.3kTypeScript
  62. 70
    +1.3kTypeScript
  63. 71
    +1.3kJava
  64. 73
    +1.3kRust
  65. 74
    +1.3kC
  66. 75
    +1.3kC++
  67. 76
    +1.3kJavaScript
  68. 77
    servo/servo37.2k
    +1.3kRust
  69. 78
    +1.3kTypeScript
  70. 79
    golang/go134.8k
    +1.2kGo
  71. 80
    +1.2kJavaScript
  72. 81
    +1.2kPython
  73. 82
    +1.2kTypeScript
  74. 83
    ent/ent17.1k
    +1.2kGo
  75. 84
    +1.2kTypeScript
  76. 85
    +1.2kHTML
  77. 86
    sharkdp/bat59.3k
    +1.2kRust
  78. 87
    +1.1kUnknown
  79. 88
    +1.1kJava
  80. 90
    +1.1kPython
  81. 91
    lensapp/lens23.2k
    +1.1kUnknown
  82. 93
    +1.1kObjective-C
  83. 94
    +1.1kRust
  84. 95
    +1.1kJavaScript
  85. 97
    +1.1kC++
  86. 98
    +1.1kJavaScript
  87. 99
    +1.1kUnknown
  88. 100
    +1.1kC++

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Frequently asked questions

What does August 2020 GitHub Star Rankings rank?

As of June 21, 2026, August 2020 GitHub Star Rankings ranks tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained in the selected period.

Which repository leads August 2020 GitHub Star Rankings?

labuladong/fucking-algorithm leads August 2020 GitHub Star Rankings with +8.1k stars.

Who follows labuladong/fucking-algorithm in August 2020 GitHub Star Rankings?

geekxh/hello-algorithm appears next in the visible ranking with +7.9k stars.

Does August 2020 GitHub Star Rankings use live database queries?

No. GitStarClub renders August 2020 GitHub Star Rankings from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking and repository data.