The GitHub media kit
GitHub in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by GitHub.
Media kit
GitHub, Inc. runs the GitHub code-hosting platform, of which Issues and Projects are a built-in part. It has been owned by Microsoft since October 2018 and earns its money from paid GitHub plans, Copilot and enterprise add-ons; Issues itself is included in the free plan.
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from GitHub’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by GitHub. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2008
The year GitHub was founded, in San Francisco
In a sentence
GitHub, Inc. runs the GitHub code-hosting platform, of which Issues and Projects are a built-in part. It has been owned by Microsoft since October 2018 and earns its money from paid GitHub plans, Copilot and enterprise add-ons; Issues itself is included in the free plan.
In a paragraph
GitHub was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco. GitHub publishes no headcount of its own. Its owner Microsoft reports 223,000 employees worldwide as of 30 September 2026, across the whole company.
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The GitHub Partner Program runs four tracks: Technology, Services and Channel, Startup and Education. It offers co-branding, training and certification, help from GitHub staff and co-selling. No commission or fee is stated.
GitHub Issues, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Issue tracking and project planning built into GitHub
Project ManagementFrom $4 per user / monthFree plan
Best for teams whose code already lives on GitHub. If your code is on GitHub, your issue tracker is already there and already paid for.
GitHub Issues’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 03 · News
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
4
Announcements since Jul 23, 2026
Only accounts GitHub’s own site links to. No personal addresses.
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