The most active Node.js repositories on GitHub, August 2026

As of August 2026, the most active Node.js repository on GitHub is nodejs/node (118.8k stars). The top 10 Node.js repositories tracked by StarHunt hold 823.4k combined stars, averaging 82.3k each, with 7 of 10 updated in the last week. Among the 67 of their contributors StarHunt could place in one of six tracked countries, 54% are in the United States.

What are the most active Node.js repositories in August 2026?

Here is a look at the most active Node.js repositories on GitHub this month, based on stars, forks, and recent commit activity.

#	Repository	Stars	Last push
1	nodejs/node Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨ javascript js	⭐ 118,845 (+26)	today
2	axios/axios Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js hacktoberfest http-client	⭐ 109,240 (+15)	today
3	oven-sh/bun Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one bun bundler	⭐ 95,343 (+36)	today
4	thedotmack/claude-mem Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during ses ai ai-agents	⭐ 90,156	today
5	expressjs/express Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node. express javascript	⭐ 69,365 (+13)	1w ago

Which Node.js repositories grew the most this month?

Looking at month-over-month changes in the Node.js ecosystem:

• oven-sh/bun: +36 stars
• nodejs/node: +26 stars
• axios/axios: +15 stars
• expressjs/express: +13 stars
• payloadcms/payload: +13 stars

The biggest mover this month was oven-sh/bun, which gained 36 stars.

Which Node.js repositories are growing fastest?

Beyond the leaders, these Node.js projects are climbing quickest:

• payloadcms/payload +13 stars this month (44.1k total)
• nestjs/nest +12 stars this month (76.4k total)
• strapi/strapi +11 stars this month (72.8k total)
• fastify/fastify +9 stars this month (37.0k total)
• typeorm/typeorm +7 stars this month (36.6k total)

How active is the Node.js ecosystem this month?

Across the top 10 Node.js repositories tracked by StarHunt:

• Combined stars: 823,350
• Average stars per repository: 82,335
• Repositories with a commit in the last 7 days: 7 out of 10

The contributors behind these repositories are some of the strongest Node.js engineers on GitHub. StarHunt can help you reach them.

Who builds the top Node.js repositories?

StarHunt has indexed 67 contributors across these Node.js repositories. Among the 67 located in one of the six tracked countries (United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Canada), the split is:

• United States: 54% (36)
• Germany: 15% (10)
• Canada: 10% (7)
• France: 9% (6)
• Spain: 6% (4)
• United Kingdom: 6% (4)

49% have a public email on their GitHub profile.

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