RT-Thread on GitHub Surpasses 10,000 Stars! A New Milestone Achieved.

RT-Thread IoT OS
2 min readJul 3, 2024

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The RT-Thread Real-time Operating System project on GitHub has surpassed 10,000 stars!

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread

Reflecting on the development history of RT-Thread, we can observe its remarkable growth. In 2014, when RT-Thread v1.2.0 was officially released, there were 50 contributors worldwide. Today, the number of global contributors has exceeded 900, marking an impressive 20-fold increase. Contributor activity has shown a steady upward trend, with monthly active contributors reaching nearly 40 at their peak. This clearly demonstrates the vitality and influence of RT-Thread.

With a robust and active community, RT-Thread has maintained a rapid and consistent release pace, launching 2–3 new versions almost every year. To date, 35 versions have been released.

Geographical distribution of RT-Thread Stargazers around the world (analyzed using public GitHub information)
Geographical distribution of RT-Thread Pull Request creators around the world (analyzed using public GitHub information)

The RT-Thread team sincerely thanks every developer for their support and contributions. This new milestone is not only a testament to RT-Thread’s past efforts but also an inspiration for the future.

Moving forward, we will continue to listen to developers’ needs and suggestions, working together to create the best RTOS open-source platform in the industry. Once again, thank you all for your support. Let’s collaborate to build a bright future for open source!

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