Month - Permanent archive

January 2026

Permanent archive for January 2026, ranking tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained during that calendar month from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking data.

Answer capsule

As of August 23, 2026, January 2026 GitHub Star Rankings ranks tracked GitHub repositories by stars gained in the selected period. openclaw/openclaw leads with +43.0k stars, followed by anomalyco/opencode and affaan-m/ECC. 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

January 2026

In January 2026, openclaw/openclaw led GitHub with +43,008 stars, ahead of anomalyco/opencode and affaan-m/ECC. obra/superpowers grew fastest, up 46%. 22 repositories first crossed 10,000 stars (e.g. openclaw/openclaw, obra/superpowers).

Daily movement

Most stars added

January 2026 GitHub repositories by stars gained

  1. 1
    +43.0kTypeScript
  2. 2
    +18.1kTypeScript
  3. 3
    affaan-m/ECC242.3k
    +11.9kJavaScript
  4. 4
    +10.4kPython
  5. 5
    +9.9kShell
  6. 7
    +8.2kTypeScript
  7. 8
    +6.4kJavaScript
  8. 10
    +5.3kRust
  9. 11
    +4.8kPython
  10. 12
    +4.5kShell
  11. 13
    +4.3kRust
  12. 14
    +4.1kTypeScript
  13. 15
    +4.0kRust
  14. 16
    +3.8kMarkdown
  15. 17
    +3.8kRust
  16. 18
    +3.6kMarkdown

Fastest growth

January 2026 GitHub repositories by growth rate

  1. 1
    +46%Shell
  2. 2
    +26%TypeScript
  3. 3
    +22%Python
  4. 4
    +10.9%TypeScript
  5. 5
    tw93/Mole64.6k
    +10.8%Shell
  6. 6
    +9%Jupyter Notebook
  7. 7
    +8%Python
  8. 8
    +7.8%TypeScript
  9. 9
    +7.5%TypeScript
  10. 10
    +6.9%JavaScript

Newcomers

January 2026 GitHub repositories crossing 10k stars

  1. 10k crossing day: Jan 26, 2026TypeScript
  2. 10k crossing day: Jan 18, 2026Shell
  3. affaan-m/ECC242.3k
    10k crossing day: Jan 26, 2026JavaScript
  4. 10k crossing day: Jan 25, 2026Python
  5. 10k crossing day: Jan 31, 2026TypeScript
  6. 10k crossing day: Jan 25, 2026Python
  7. 10k crossing day: Jan 26, 2026Jupyter Notebook
  8. 10k crossing day: Jan 30, 2026TypeScript
  9. 10k crossing day: Jan 5, 2026Python
  10. 10k crossing day: Jan 27, 2026Go

Complete ranking

Complete January 2026 GitHub repository rankings

  1. 1
    +43.0kTypeScript
  2. 2
    +18.1kTypeScript
  3. 3
    affaan-m/ECC242.3k
    +11.9kJavaScript
  4. 4
    +10.4kPython
  5. 5
    +9.9kShell
  6. 7
    +8.2kTypeScript
  7. 8
    +6.4kJavaScript
  8. 10
    +5.3kRust
  9. 11
    +4.8kPython
  10. 12
    +4.5kShell
  11. 13
    +4.3kRust
  12. 14
    +4.1kTypeScript
  13. 15
    +4.0kRust
  14. 16
    +3.8kMarkdown
  15. 17
    +3.8kRust
  16. 18
    +3.6kMarkdown
  17. 19
    +3.5kJavaScript
  18. 20
    +3.5kGo
  19. 21
    +3.5kPython
  20. 22
    tw93/Mole64.6k
    +3.4kShell
  21. 23
    +3.4kUnknown
  22. 24
    +3.3kTypeScript
  23. 25
    +3.3kUnknown
  24. 26
    +3.2kTypeScript
  25. 27
    +3.2kTypeScript
  26. 28
    +3.1kPython
  27. 29
    +3.0kTypeScript
  28. 30
    +3.0kTypeScript
  29. 32
    +2.8kPython
  30. 33
    +2.8kTypeScript
  31. 34
    +2.8kPython
  32. 35
    +2.7kGo
  33. 36
    n8n-io/n8n201.9k
    +2.6kTypeScript
  34. 37
    +2.6kPython
  35. 38
    +2.5kPython
  36. 39
    +2.5kVue
  37. 40
    +2.5kRust
  38. 41
    +2.4kTypeScript
  39. 42
    +2.4kTypeScript
  40. 43
    +2.4kJupyter Notebook
  41. 44
    +2.4kJavaScript
  42. 45
    +2.3kTypeScript
  43. 46
    +2.3kGo
  44. 47
    +2.3kJavaScript
  45. 48
    +2.3kTypeScript
  46. 49
    +2.3kPython
  47. 50
    +2.2kPython
  48. 51
    +2.1kTypeScript
  49. 53
    +2.1kJupyter Notebook
  50. 54
    +2.1kPython
  51. 55
    +2.1kPython
  52. 56
    +1.9kPython
  53. 58
    +1.9kPython
  54. 59
    yt-dlp/yt-dlp186.3k
    +1.9kPython
  55. 60
    +1.9kTypeScript
  56. 61
    +1.8kPython
  57. 62
    +1.8kTypeScript
  58. 63
    +1.8kGo
  59. 64
    +1.7kJavaScript
  60. 65
    +1.7kGo
  61. 66
    +1.7kJavaScript
  62. 67
    +1.7kPython
  63. 69
    +1.7kTypeScript
  64. 70
    +1.6kTypeScript
  65. 71
    +1.6kTypeScript
  66. 72
    +1.6kPython
  67. 74
    +1.6kRust
  68. 75
    +1.6kTypeScript
  69. 76
    +1.6kJavaScript
  70. 77
    +1.5kTypeScript
  71. 78
    +1.5kTypeScript
  72. 79
    +1.5kUnknown
  73. 80
    +1.5kJavaScript
  74. 81
    +1.5kPython
  75. 82
    +1.5kTypeScript
  76. 83
    +1.5kPython
  77. 84
    +1.4kC
  78. 85
    tobi/qmd29.1k
    +1.4kTypeScript
  79. 86
    +1.4kTypeScript
  80. 87
    +1.4kPython
  81. 88
    +1.4kPython
  82. 89
    +1.4kTypeScript
  83. 90
    +1.4kTypeScript
  84. 91
    cjpais/Handy30.1k
    +1.4kRust
  85. 92
    +1.4kKotlin
  86. 93
    +1.4kPython
  87. 94
    +1.4kPython
  88. 95
    slopus/happy23.5k
    +1.4kTypeScript
  89. 96
    openai/codex114.0k
    +1.4kRust
  90. 99
    Free-TV/IPTV20.0k
    +1.3kPython
  91. 100
    +1.3kTypeScript

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does January 2026 GitHub Star Rankings rank?

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

Which repository leads January 2026 GitHub Star Rankings?

openclaw/openclaw leads January 2026 GitHub Star Rankings with +43.0k stars.

Who follows openclaw/openclaw in January 2026 GitHub Star Rankings?

anomalyco/opencode appears next in the visible ranking with +18.1k stars.

Does January 2026 GitHub Star Rankings use live database queries?

No. GitStarClub renders January 2026 GitHub Star Rankings from GitStarClub's precomputed ranking and repository data.