Top 10 Most Influential Open Source Projects

HTTP server created 1995. Powers 27% of all websites as of 2026. Pioneered modular architecture. 5+ million active installations worldwide.

Language created 1991 by Guido van Rossum. Powers 45% of data science, dominates AI/ML development. Top programming language 2025-2026. 5+ million developers worldwide.

UI library created 2013 by Facebook/Meta. Drives 40% of top 10,000 websites. 10+ million weekly npm downloads. 200,000+ GitHub stars.

Distributed version control created 2005 by Linus Torvalds. De facto standard for all software development. 93% of developers use Git. Powers GitHub with 100+ million repositories.

Containerization platform created 2013 by Solomon Hykes. Revolutionized deployment and CI/CD. 12+ million active containers daily. 70%+ enterprise adoption.

Relational database released 1997. Most advanced open source DB, ACID-compliant with complex queries. 1000s of enterprises. Ranks #4 in database popularity 2026.

JavaScript runtime created 2009 by Ryan Dahl. Enables server-side JavaScript development. 20+ million npm packages. 40% of web developers use for backend.

Machine learning framework created 2015 by Google. Dominates AI/ML field. 180,000+ GitHub stars. Used by 65% of ML engineers. Supports 50+ languages.

Container orchestration platform created 2014 by Google. Standard for managing distributed containers in production. Powers 80%+ of containerized workloads. 160,000+ stars.

HTTP server created 1995. Powers 27% of all websites as of 2026. Pioneered modular architecture. 5+ million active installations worldwide.

Language created 1991 by Guido van Rossum. Powers 45% of data science, dominates AI/ML development. Top programming language 2025-2026. 5+ million developers worldwide.

UI library created 2013 by Facebook/Meta. Drives 40% of top 10,000 websites. 10+ million weekly npm downloads. 200,000+ GitHub stars.

Distributed version control created 2005 by Linus Torvalds. De facto standard for all software development. 93% of developers use Git. Powers GitHub with 100+ million repositories.

Containerization platform created 2013 by Solomon Hykes. Revolutionized deployment and CI/CD. 12+ million active containers daily. 70%+ enterprise adoption.

Relational database released 1997. Most advanced open source DB, ACID-compliant with complex queries. 1000s of enterprises. Ranks #4 in database popularity 2026.

JavaScript runtime created 2009 by Ryan Dahl. Enables server-side JavaScript development. 20+ million npm packages. 40% of web developers use for backend.

Machine learning framework created 2015 by Google. Dominates AI/ML field. 180,000+ GitHub stars. Used by 65% of ML engineers. Supports 50+ languages.

Container orchestration platform created 2014 by Google. Standard for managing distributed containers in production. Powers 80%+ of containerized workloads. 160,000+ stars.