Ollama
Data confidence: HighRun LLMs locally. Open-source tool for running models on your machine.
Founded by: Jeffrey Morgan, Gabriel Walsh
Ollama has a Developer Momentum Index of 31, ranking #7 of 262 companies. Key metrics include 10.8M monthly package downloads, 164.3K GitHub stars.
Developer Adoption
Developer Adoption
Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
Active Contributors Trend
github contributors remained stable at 16 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github contributors |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 16 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 16 |
npm Dependents Trend
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npm Download Trend
npm Downloads remained stable at 2,253,074 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | npm downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 2,253,074 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 2,253,074 |
PyPI Download Trend
PyPI Downloads grew from 8,507,816 to 8,561,238 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | pypi downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 8,507,816 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 8,561,238 |
Key Signals
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
Category Benchmark
33 Foundation Models companies30-Day Trends
npm Downloads
npm Downloads remained stable at 2,253,074 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | npm downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 2,253,074 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 2,253,074 |
PyPI Downloads
PyPI Downloads grew from 8,507,816 to 8,561,238 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | pypi downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 8,507,816 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 8,561,238 |
GitHub Stars
GitHub Stars grew from 162,560 to 164,305 (+1.1%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github stars |
|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | 162,560 |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 162,626 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 162,668 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 162,725 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 162,952 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 162,983 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 163,039 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 163,097 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 163,169 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 163,234 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 163,424 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 163,699 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 163,785 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 163,851 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 163,880 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 163,999 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 164,148 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 164,286 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 164,305 |
HN Mentions
HN Mentions grew from 247 to 368 (+49.0%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 247 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 263 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 100 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 270 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 259 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 267 |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 279 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 294 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 297 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 296 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 303 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 304 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 306 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 316 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 318 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 329 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 327 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 338 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 342 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 356 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 370 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 368 |
According to AI-Buzz, Ollama has 2,253,074 npm downloads in 30 days, with 8,561,238 PyPI downloads in 30 days, with 16 active contributors in 30 days, with 671 npm dependent packages, ranks #3 in Foundation Models for HN discussion share (out of 33 tracked with 5.6% of HN discussion), with 0% positive developer sentiment (200 HN comments analyzed), with 27 commits/week (steady).
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/ollama?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
About
Description
Run LLMs locally. Open-source tool for running models on your machine.
Estimated Company Size
11 - 50 employees
Website
ollama.aiDetails
Founded
2023
Description
Ollama makes it easy to run LLMs locally. Download and run models like Llama, Mistral, and more. Popular with developers.
Data Confidence
ExcellentReflects profile completeness, metric freshness, and signal coverage.
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