DeepSeek
Data confidence: HighAI research lab building open-source reasoning and code models
DeepSeek has a Developer Momentum Index of 22, ranking #19 of 262 companies. Key metrics include 101.9K GitHub stars.
Developer Adoption
Key Signals
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
30-Day Trends
GitHub Stars
GitHub Stars grew from 101,800 to 101,923 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github stars |
|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2026 | 101,800 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 101,813 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 101,827 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 101,843 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 101,869 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 101,889 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 101,912 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 101,923 |
HN Mentions
HN Mentions grew from 292 to 361 (+23.6%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 292 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 359 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 353 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 353 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 357 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 365 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 373 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 359 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 361 |
According to AI-Buzz, DeepSeek ranks #4 in Foundation Models for HN discussion share (out of 33 tracked with 5.4% of HN discussion), with 0% positive developer sentiment (200 HN comments analyzed).
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/deepseek?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data
Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
About
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Description
AI research lab building open-source reasoning and code models
Estimated Company Size
100 - 250 employees
Website
deepseek.comDetails
Founded
2023
Data Confidence
ExcellentReflects profile completeness, metric freshness, and signal coverage.
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