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As of May 5, 2026
Hacker News mentions increased 29.2% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
Hugging Face
Open-source ML platform hosting models, datasets, and Spaces
AI InfrastructureFounded January 2016#1 of 54 in AI Infrastructure
Updated May 29, 2026
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Company profile
What is Hugging Face?
Hugging Face is the leading open-source platform for machine learning, hosting over 1 million models, datasets, and demo applications (Spaces). Its Transformers library is the most widely used Python package for working with LLMs.
History
Research history
2 research updates
Ai Infrastructure
Hugging Face: Hacker News mentions increased 29.2% over the last 30 days
LatestAi Infrastructure
Hugging Face: Hacker News mentions increased 26.4% over the last 30 days
1 metricLatest company data
Primary data point
Downloads
142.6M/30d
- npm
- 1.5M
- PyPI
- 141.1M
Tracked packages: npm @huggingface/inference; PyPI transformers
▲ +1%npm + PyPI: Updated 1d ago
Other data points
Dependent projects
10.7K
- npm
- 305
- PyPI
- 10.4K
Projects depending on tracked packages: npm @huggingface/inference; PyPI transformers
npm + PyPI: Updated 9h ago
GitHub stars
161.0K
Main repository stars
Updated 9h ago
Hacker News
274/30d
Position #2 in category discussion
Updated 9h ago
Repository health
Maintenance data from the main open-source repository.
OpenSSF ScorecardSource: OpenSSF ScorecardUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Score 0–10 across security practices; not all checks apply to every repoMethodology →
7.6
Key-person riskSource: GitHub public event dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Minimum developers needed for half of recent code changes. Lower = higher concentration risk.Methodology →
4
External contributorsSource: GitHub public event dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Based on push events; may undercount contributors who only open PRsMethodology →
28
% of recent contributors outside the core team
Releases (30d)Source: GitHub release dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Published releases in the last 30 daysMethodology →
0
Repository usage
Public repositories and source files importing packages tied to Hugging Face.
Repos importingMetric: Public GitHub repos using company packagesSource: ecosyste.ms Packages APIScope: UTC daily snapshotUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 48h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Public GitHub dependency data only; private repos and direct API use outside those packages are not visible.Methodology →
33.0K0%
About Hugging Face
Hugging Face is the leading open-source platform for machine learning, hosting over 1 million models, datasets, and demo applications (Spaces). Its Transformers library is the most widely used Python package for working with LLMs.
FoundersClément Delangue, Julien Chaumond, Thomas Wolf
Funding
$394M · 5 roundsRaised $394M total. Category position #1 of 54 in AI Infrastructure.
Series D2023
$235MSequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Series C2022
$100MSequoia Capital, Lux Capital
Series B2021
$40MAddition
Series A2019
$15MLux Capital
Seed2018
$4MBetaworks
Investors
AdditionBetaworksLightspeed Venture PartnersLux CapitalSequoia Capital
Tracked packages (2)
1 npm, 1 PyPI
@huggingface/inference
npmMain npm package@huggingface/inference
A no-code solution for automatically training and fine-tuning machine learning models for various tasks.
transformers
PyPIMain PyPI packagetransformers
A no-code solution for automatically training and fine-tuning machine learning models for various tasks.