VS Code Marketplace
Monthly figures for AI coding extensions on the VS Code Marketplace — GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Cline, Gemini — covering installs and update downloads, each against non-AI controls, plus how many extensions the Marketplace lists in its AI category and a derived AI share. History before July 2026 is reconstructed from archived Marketplace pages.
GitHub Copilot
74.3M +32.0M yr as of Jul 2026
Installs
Each user counts once. ⚠ Before 2026-07-19 the points come from pages the Wayback Machine saved in some months only — a straight line shows a gap, not flat growth.
GitHub Copilot Chat
77.1M +42.0M yr as of Jul 2026
Claude Code for VS Code
22.0M +21.9M yr as of Jul 2026
Codex (OpenAI)
12.5M +12.2M yr as of Jul 2026
Tabnine
9.6M +510k yr as of Jul 2026
BLACKBOX AI
5.3M +1.3M yr as of Jul 2026
Gemini Code Assist
4.9M +4.0M yr as of Jul 2026
Cline
4.8M +3.0M yr as of Jul 2026
Windsurf (Codeium)
3.9M +1.1M yr as of Jul 2026
Continue
3.8M +2.5M yr as of Jul 2026
CodeGPT
2.5M +539k yr as of Jul 2026
Roo Code
1.9M +1.2M yr as of Jul 2026
Amazon Q
1.8M +880k yr as of Jul 2026
Kilo Code
1.4M +1.3M yr as of Jul 2026
Sourcegraph Cody
871k +180k yr as of Jul 2026
Augment
771k +446k yr as of Jul 2026
Gemini CLI Companion
1.0M +1.0M yr as of Jul 2026
Bito AI Code Reviews
946k +77.8k yr as of Jul 2026
Qodo (Codium)
892k +241k yr as of Jul 2026
Supermaven
402k +103k yr as of Jul 2026
Qwen Code Companion
312k +308k yr as of Jul 2026
Amp (Sourcegraph)
109k +92.8k yr as of Jul 2026
Installs — non-AI controls
Non-AI controls, for scale. ⚠ Before 2026-07-19 the points come from pages the Wayback Machine saved in some months only — a straight line shows a gap, not flat growth.
Python
230M +54.8M yr as of Jul 2026
Prettier
70.4M +11.6M yr as of Jul 2026
Jupyter
108M +14.3M yr as of Jul 2026
C/C++
102M +17.2M yr as of Jul 2026
New extensions listed per month
⚠ We count each extension in the month it appeared, even if it joined the AI category later. We see only what the Marketplace lists today, so early months are too low.
AI category
398 +352.3% yr as of Jul 2026
Debuggers category (control)
80 +56.9% yr as of Jul 2026
Extensions listed, cumulative
⚠ These lines add up the monthly counts from the “New extensions listed per month” charts, so they only rise. We see only what the Marketplace lists today, so early months are too low.
AI category derived
3.8k +2.8k yr as of Jul 2026
Debuggers category (control) derived
2.7k +1.0k yr as of Jul 2026
snapshots · collecting daily
These start accruing from first fetch — a curve builds over the coming days.
GitHub Copilot 579M downloads · since Jul 2026
GitHub Copilot Chat 649M downloads · since Jul 2026
Claude Code for VS Code 446M downloads · since Jul 2026
Codex (OpenAI) 179M downloads · since Jul 2026
Tabnine 142M downloads · since Jul 2026
BLACKBOX AI 64.2M downloads · since Jul 2026
Gemini Code Assist 38.1M downloads · since Jul 2026
Cline 66.0M downloads · since Jul 2026
Windsurf (Codeium) 20.6M downloads · since Jul 2026
Continue 17.2M downloads · since Jul 2026
CodeGPT 24.3M downloads · since Jul 2026
Roo Code 24.5M downloads · since Jul 2026
Amazon Q 17.6M downloads · since Jul 2026
Kilo Code 21.0M downloads · since Jul 2026
Sourcegraph Cody 9.8M downloads · since Jul 2026
Augment 6.2M downloads · since Jul 2026
Python 1.2B downloads · since Jul 2026
Prettier 232M downloads · since Jul 2026
Gemini CLI Companion 1.0M downloads · since Jul 2026
Bito AI Code Reviews 5.4M downloads · since Jul 2026
Qodo (Codium) 10.6M downloads · since Jul 2026
Supermaven 594k downloads · since Jul 2026
Qwen Code Companion 2.8M downloads · since Jul 2026
Amp (Sourcegraph) 4.6M downloads · since Jul 2026
Jupyter 496M downloads · since Jul 2026
C/C++ 492M downloads · since Jul 2026
AI-category extensions listed 3.9k extensions · since Jul 2026
All extensions listed (control) 140k extensions · since Jul 2026
Figures
| Series | Latest | Change | Min | Max | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 74.3M | +32.0M yr | 297 | 74.3M | Jun 2021 — Jul 2026 |
| GitHub Copilot | 579M | — | 579M | 579M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| GitHub Copilot Chat | 77.1M | +42.0M yr | 9.1k | 77.1M | May 2023 — Jul 2026 |
| GitHub Copilot Chat | 648M | — | 648M | 648M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Claude Code for VS Code | 22.0M | +21.9M yr | 4.4k | 22.0M | Jun 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Claude Code for VS Code | 424M | — | 424M | 424M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Codex (OpenAI) | 12.5M | +12.2M yr | 1.6k | 12.5M | Mar 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Codex (OpenAI) | 173M | — | 173M | 173M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Tabnine | 9.6M | +510k yr | 63.1k | 9.6M | Aug 2019 — Jul 2026 |
| Tabnine | 142M | — | 142M | 142M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| BLACKBOX AI | 5.3M | +1.3M yr | 2.9k | 5.3M | Sep 2022 — Jul 2026 |
| BLACKBOX AI | 64.1M | — | 64.1M | 64.1M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Gemini Code Assist | 4.9M | +4.0M yr | 60.3k | 4.9M | Dec 2024 — Jul 2026 |
| Gemini Code Assist | 37.5M | — | 37.5M | 37.5M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Cline | 4.8M | +3.0M yr | 896 | 4.8M | Jul 2024 — Jul 2026 |
| Cline | 63.5M | — | 63.5M | 63.5M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Windsurf (Codeium) | 3.9M | +1.1M yr | 509 | 3.9M | Dec 2022 — Jul 2026 |
| Windsurf (Codeium) | 20.6M | — | 20.6M | 20.6M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Continue | 3.8M | +2.5M yr | 319 | 3.8M | Jul 2023 — Jul 2026 |
| Continue | 17.1M | — | 17.1M | 17.1M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| CodeGPT | 2.5M | +539k yr | 2 | 2.5M | Dec 2022 — Jul 2026 |
| CodeGPT | 24.0M | — | 24.0M | 24.0M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Roo Code | 1.9M | +1.2M yr | 148 | 1.9M | Dec 2024 — Jul 2026 |
| Roo Code | 24.5M | — | 24.5M | 24.5M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Amazon Q | 1.8M | +880k yr | 27 | 1.8M | Apr 2024 — Jul 2026 |
| Amazon Q | 17.6M | — | 17.6M | 17.6M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Kilo Code | 1.4M | +1.3M yr | 61 | 1.4M | Mar 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Kilo Code | 20.7M | — | 20.7M | 20.7M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Sourcegraph Cody | 871k | +180k yr | 289 | 871k | Mar 2023 — Jul 2026 |
| Sourcegraph Cody | 9.8M | — | 9.8M | 9.8M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Augment | 771k | +446k yr | 397 | 771k | Feb 2024 — Jul 2026 |
| Augment | 6.1M | — | 6.1M | 6.1M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Python | 230M | +54.8M yr | 6.0M | 230M | Feb 2019 — Jul 2026 |
| Python | 1.2B | — | 1.2B | 1.2B | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Prettier | 70.4M | +11.6M yr | 1.5M | 70.4M | Feb 2019 — Jul 2026 |
| Prettier | 232M | — | 232M | 232M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Gemini CLI Companion | 1.0M | +1.0M yr | 6.4k | 1.0M | Aug 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Gemini CLI Companion | 1.0M | — | 1.0M | 1.0M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Bito AI Code Reviews | 946k | +77.8k yr | 80 | 946k | Sep 2022 — Jul 2026 |
| Bito AI Code Reviews | 5.4M | — | 5.4M | 5.4M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Qodo (Codium) | 892k | +241k yr | 293 | 892k | Jan 2023 — Jul 2026 |
| Qodo (Codium) | 10.6M | — | 10.6M | 10.6M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Supermaven | 402k | +103k yr | 117 | 402k | Feb 2024 — Jul 2026 |
| Supermaven | 594k | — | 594k | 594k | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Qwen Code Companion | 312k | +308k yr | 3.8k | 312k | Aug 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Qwen Code Companion | 2.5M | — | 2.5M | 2.5M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Amp (Sourcegraph) | 109k | +92.8k yr | 198 | 109k | Apr 2025 — Jul 2026 |
| Amp (Sourcegraph) | 4.6M | — | 4.6M | 4.6M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| Jupyter | 108M | +14.3M yr | 1.8M | 108M | Nov 2020 — Jul 2026 |
| Jupyter | 496M | — | 496M | 496M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| C/C++ | 102M | +17.2M yr | 6.4M | 102M | Aug 2019 — Jul 2026 |
| C/C++ | 490M | — | 490M | 490M | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| AI-category extensions listed | 3.7k | — | 3.7k | 3.7k | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| All extensions listed (control) | 138k | — | 138k | 138k | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| AI share of the catalogue | 2.7% | — | 2.7% | 2.7% | Jul 2026 — Jul 2026 |
| AI category | 398 | +352.3% yr | 0 | 418 | Nov 2015 — Jul 2026 |
| AI category | 3.8k | +2.8k yr | 1 | 3.8k | Nov 2015 — Jul 2026 |
| Debuggers category (control) | 80 | +56.9% yr | 1 | 140 | Oct 2015 — Jul 2026 |
| Debuggers category (control) | 2.7k | +1.0k yr | 1 | 2.7k | Oct 2015 — Jul 2026 |