GitHub Audience in Germany

GitHub has an estimated audience of 2,847,233 people in Germany. 51.3% are female, 48.7% are male, average age 31.6. Top regions: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg. Top brand affinities: Web application development, MySQL, JQuery, Codecademy, AngularJS.
The average GitHub fan in Germany is 31.6 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Nordrhein-Westfalen. The audience is concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern, Baden-Württemberg. Top brand affinities include Web application development, MySQL, JQuery, with strongest over-indexing on Web application development (222.27× the country average). Demographically, the GitHub audience skews balanced with an average age of 31.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Need for Security, Career Orientation. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 16 regions tracked by Rascasse.
Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Productivity
Demographics of GitHub fans
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Female | 51.3% |
| Male | 48.7% |
| Average age | 31.6 |
| Estimated audience size | 2,847,233 |
Audience persona
The typical GitHub fan in Germany is balanced, around 31.6 years old, with strong Need for Security tendencies and a notable affinity for Web application development.
Top regions in Germany
| Region | Reach | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 614,326 | 0.99× |
| Bayern | 553,350 | 1.21× |
| Baden-Württemberg | 492,600 | 1.27× |
| Hessen | 383,919 | 1.77× |
| Niedersachsen | 233,729 | 0.85× |
| Berlin | 211,478 | 1.66× |
| Sachsen | 124,362 | 0.89× |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 111,522 | 0.78× |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 83,089 | 0.81× |
| Brandenburg | 64,824 | 0.73× |
| Hamburg | 63,097 | 0.98× |
| Thüringen | 54,652 | 0.75× |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 47,645 | 0.65× |
| Saarland | 33,840 | 0.97× |
| Bremen | 28,548 | 1.17× |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 28,368 | 0.52× |
Top brand affinities
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.
| Brand | Affinity | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Web application development | 222.27× | Technology & Electronics |
| MySQL | 106.39× | Technology & Electronics |
| JQuery | 175.91× | Technology & Electronics |
| Codecademy | 147.7× | Internet & Social Media |
| AngularJS | 115.82× | Technology & Electronics |
| Node.js | 54.31× | Technology & Electronics |
| Stack Overflow | 107.48× | Technology & Electronics |
| Software architecture | 188.97× | Technology & Electronics |
| C Sharp (programming language) | 114.12× | Technology & Electronics |
| Data visualization | 106.13× | Technology & Electronics |
| Data science | 61.82× | Business & Career |
| Docker (software) | 101.18× | Technology & Electronics |
| Eclipse (software) | 155.18× | Technology & Electronics |
| Software development process | 135.88× | Technology & Electronics |
| C (programming language) | 40.71× | Technology & Electronics |
| Java | 77.63× | Technology & Electronics |
| SQL | 51.82× | Technology & Electronics |
| Cascading Style Sheets | 59.06× | Internet & Social Media |
| Code.org | 162.46× | Business & Career |
| Java (programming language) | 48.67× | Technology & Electronics |
Psychographic profile
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).
| Trait | Cluster | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Need for Security | CONSERVATISM | 1.99 |
| Career Orientation | POWER | 1.88 |
| Urban Lifestyle | OPEN | 1.4 |
| Indulgence | JOY | 1.17 |
| Risk Appetite | THRILL | 1.11 |
| Price Sensitivity | PREMIUM | 1.08 |
Worldwide distribution
| Country | Share |
|---|---|
| China | 44.5% |
| United States | 9.4% |
| Japan | 6.0% |
See GitHub audiences in other countries
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Frequently asked questions
How many fans does GitHub have in Germany?
GitHub has an estimated audience of 2,847,233 people in Germany, concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Bayern.
What is the gender split and age of GitHub fans?
51.3% of GitHub fans are female, 48.7% are male, with an average age of 31.6 years.
Which brands do GitHub fans like most?
GitHub fans show strongest brand affinity for Web application development (222.27×), MySQL (106.39×), and JQuery (175.91×) over the country average.
Where do GitHub fans live in Germany?
GitHub fans in Germany are most concentrated in Nordrhein-Westfalen (reach 614,326), Bayern (reach 553,350), and Baden-Württemberg (reach 492,600). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.
What other brands do GitHub fans also like?
Beyond GitHub itself, the audience over-indexes on MySQL (106.39×), JQuery (175.91×), Codecademy (147.7×), and AngularJS (115.82×) compared to the Germany average.
How to read this data
Audience size is the estimated number of people in Germany who actively search for GitHub. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.
About this audience profile
This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.