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400+ Contributors! Apache SeaTunnel Becomes a Global Hotspot for Open-Source Collaboration

As Apache SeaTunnel continues to grow in the global data integration space, today we’re proud to announce a major milestone — the number of contributors on GitHub has officially surpassed 400! 🎉

This isn't just about numbers — it's a strong testament to the global developer community’s recognition of SeaTunnel’s technical value and open-source spirit.

400 contributors milestone

📈 A Quick Look at Apache SeaTunnel’s Growth

As a top-level project under the Apache Software Foundation, Apache SeaTunnel has seen continuous growth in community activity on GitHub, evolving into one of the world’s leading open-source data integration platforms. Here are some key stats (as of July 2025):

Top10 Contributors by Commits

  • Stars: 8,617
    Widely followed by developers worldwide, the growing number of GitHub stars showcases strong community momentum.

  • Commits: 4,958
    Nearly 5,000 commits covering core architecture, connectors, performance optimization, fault tolerance, and more.

  • Issues: 4,033
    High volume of active discussions and bug fixes reflects the community’s strong focus on stability and usability.

  • Forks: 2,023
    Over 2,000 forks signal widespread secondary development and enterprise customization based on SeaTunnel.

  • PR Contributors: 517
    517 developers have submitted pull requests — contributing code, documentation, and creative ideas.

  • Primary Language: Java
    Built in Java for excellent cross-platform support and enterprise-grade extensibility.

These numbers not only highlight SeaTunnel’s technical depth and global footprint — they also reflect the collaborative power of open source.

👩‍💻 Top 10 Contributors of the Month

Here are the top 10 most active contributors of the past month. They’ve played a key role in code contributions, bug fixes, documentation improvements, and architectural evolution — driving SeaTunnel’s continued growth and stability.

Top contributors

🌟 8,600+ GitHub Stars and Climbing

Thanks to the support of our global community, SeaTunnel’s GitHub stars have continued to rise — now surpassing 8,600+, a testament to growing recognition and excitement from developers around the world.

Star Growth Trend

Top 3 countries by Star users:

  • 🇨🇳 China
  • 🇺🇸 United States
  • 🇮🇳 India

SeaTunnel also welcomes contributors and users from Brazil, Germany, South Korea, the UK, Singapore, Canada, Vietnam, and more — showing that our global community is expanding fast!

User country distribution

🏢 Enterprise Users: Alibaba, Independent Devs, and Tencent in the Top 3

SeaTunnel’s enterprise users include major players in the tech space. The top 3 organizations by GitHub stars are:

  • Alibaba
  • Independent Developers / SMEs
  • Tencent

Other major adopters include Huawei, Xiaomi, Google, Baidu, JD.com, NetEase, Didi, and more than 3,000 companies — showing widespread adoption of SeaTunnel in businesses of all sizes, powering real-world data integration across diverse industries.

Top enterprise users

💻 770K+ Lines of Code and Counting

Since its inception, SeaTunnel has accumulated 772,428 lines of code — the result of thousands of hours of dedication, iteration, and collaboration. This growth reflects our journey from a prototype to a mature, stable open-source platform.

🫶 Thank You, Contributors!

Over the years, SeaTunnel has stayed true to the values of open-source: openness, collaboration, and community. Every commit, every issue, every doc update has played a vital role in moving the project forward.

Reaching 400 contributors is a new starting point.

Looking ahead, we invite more developers to join the Apache SeaTunnel community and help us build a smarter, faster, and more powerful data integration platform — together!

📬 Join us (and don’t forget to star ⭐️ the repo!):
https://github.com/apache/seatunnel

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