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Dani Grant: GitHub Copilot Has 1.8M Paying Users Across 77,000 Companies

Dani Grant · Adding AI to SaaS: Inside the AI Product Strategies of Figma, Cloudflare, GitHub and Ramp · Jan 10, 2025 · at 0:42

Dani Grant, CEO of Jam.dev, moderates a SaaStr AI panel and introduces GitHub CPO Mario Rodriguez by citing GitHub Copilot's traction metrics.

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“Copilot has 1.8 million paying users from 77,000 companies.”

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The claim, plainly

GitHub Copilot has 1.8 million paying users across 77,000 companies.

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Assessment

The claim accurately quotes official metrics reported by Microsoft and GitHub in late 2024. In official disclosures including the Microsoft FY24 Q3/Q4 earnings calls, the 2024 Annual Report, and official GitHub communications from late 2024, Microsoft confirmed that GitHub Copilot had surpassed 1.8 million paid subscribers across more than 77,000 organizations.

Microsoft FY24 Q3 earnings call (April 2024): Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reported 1.8 million paid subscribers for GitHub Copilot.
Microsoft FY24 Q4 earnings call (July 2024): Microsoft reported over 77,000 organizations had adopted GitHub Copilot.
Microsoft 2024 Annual Report and SEC Proxy Statement (August-November 2024): Confirmed 'over 1.8 million paid GitHub Copilot subscribers and over 77,000 organizations utilize GitHub Copilot for Business.'
GitHub official communications (September-December 2024): Stated Copilot had 1.8 million paid subscribers across 77,000 organizations.

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[1] microsoft.com [2] earningscall.biz [3] microsoft.com [4] itbrew.com [5] sec.gov [6] sec.gov [7] microsoft.com [8] indiatimes.com

Microsoft earnings GitHub Copilot 1.8 million 77000 Microsoft Q3 2024 GitHub Copilot 1.8 million "77,000 organizations" "1.8 million" "GitHub Copilot" GitHub Copilot 1.8 million paid subscribers 77000 companies "GitHub Copilot" "1.8 million" "77,000" Nadella

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