Research category

Concentration & risk

2 findings

Based on the Exodos Labs provenance dataset.

Published findings

  • Concentration & risk

    Open source runs on a population smaller than a small town

    The top 1% of human contributors — roughly 7,800 people — produce 60.9% of all commits.

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  • Concentration & risk

    Even the most popular projects rest on one person

    76.6% of all packages are maintained by a single person.

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