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Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format

Stars
72,150 stars
Forks
16,359 forks
Language
C++
License
OTHER
Created
Aug 26, 2014
Last push
Nov 3, 2026
Updated
Nov 3, 2026

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Star History

192 days recorded, Apr 26, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026 (UTC). Net change +1,371 stars.

Stars at the end of each day72,150 now
Apr 26, 2026Nov 3, 2026
Net stars each dayhighest +91
+91 on Sep 2, 2026
Apr 26, 2026Nov 3, 2026

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Timeline

This repository got 91 stars on Sep 2, 2026, its largest day since Apr 26, 2026.

It gained stars on 187 of the 192 days with a record.

Its largest 7 days were Aug 29, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026: 174 stars.

In the 30 days to Nov 3, 2026 it got 113 stars, 31% fewer than in the 30 days before.

It had 70,779 stars before Apr 26, 2026 and has 72,150 stars now: 27,850 fewer than 100,000.

  1. Created on the Repository Host
  2. +53 stars in one day
  3. +41 stars in one day
  4. Largest star day recorded: +91 stars
  5. Entered the Repository Index from the Seed Dataset
  6. Latest push

From the Repository Host's creation date and releases, the Admission, the Star History, and the Observations. Star milestones show only when the Star History records the day. On the chart of net stars each day, a solid line marks a release.

Forks and pushes

From 13 Observations, Oct 22, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026. Forks +38. A new push was seen on 12 of 12 days.

Forks16,359
  1. Oct 23, 2026: new push
  2. Oct 24, 2026: new push
  3. Oct 25, 2026: new push
  4. Oct 26, 2026: new push
  5. Oct 27, 2026: new push
  6. Oct 28, 2026: new push
  7. Oct 29, 2026: new push
  8. Oct 30, 2026: new push
  9. Oct 31, 2026: new push
  10. Nov 1, 2026: new push
  11. Nov 2, 2026: new push
  12. Nov 3, 2026: new push

A filled day: the last push time changed since the Observation before it.

Dependencies in the index

The GitHub dependency graph of this repository names 122 direct packages (scanned on Nov 3, 2026). Packages from 13 other repositories in the index are among them.

3 scanned repositories name a package from this repository.

Uses (8 of 13)Used byprotocolbuffers/protobufJetBrains/kotlinJetBrains/kotlingoogle/guavagoogle/guavanumpy/numpynumpy/numpydotnet/runtimedotnet/runtimemockito/mockitomockito/mockitogrpc/grpc-javagrpc/grpc-javasphinx-doc/sphinxsphinx-doc/sphinxreadthedocs/sphinx_rtd_themereadthedocs/sphinx_rtd_themeNationalSecurityAgency/ghidraNationalSecurityAgency/ghidramicrosoft/autogenmicrosoft/autogenshadowsocks/shadowsocks-windowsshadowsocks/shadowsocks-windo…
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Uses (in the index) 13

Used by (in the index) 3

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Observations

What the Repository Host reported each day.

Day (UTC)StarsForksLast pushArchived
Nov 3, 202672,15016,359Nov 3, 2026No
Nov 2, 202672,14516,356Nov 1, 2026No
Nov 1, 202672,13816,352Oct 31, 2026No
Oct 31, 202672,13816,351Oct 30, 2026No
Oct 30, 202672,13816,344Oct 29, 2026No
Oct 29, 202672,13816,335Oct 28, 2026No
Oct 28, 202672,13416,331Oct 27, 2026No
Oct 27, 202672,12916,328Oct 26, 2026No
Oct 26, 202672,12716,327Oct 26, 2026No
Oct 25, 202672,12816,328Oct 24, 2026No
Oct 24, 202672,13016,326Oct 23, 2026No
Oct 23, 202672,12816,321Oct 23, 2026No
Oct 22, 202672,12716,321Oct 22, 2026No
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