Statizoid GitHub Repository README Update Frequency

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GitHub Repository README Update Frequency

Tracks GitHub README update frequency

Observations
26
Tracking since
Last updated

Mean page length

Average length in bytes of pages in the sampled Wikipedia set

2 observations · measured in bytes

24,293 bytes
Mean page length
▬ 0.0% vs previous
20 Sep 2026 01:45
Mean page length (bytes) — summary, last 30 days.
05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00001:4301:4401:45Mean page length: 24,293 bytes — 20 Sep 2026 01:43Mean page length: 24,293 bytes — 20 Sep 2026 01:45
Mean page length (bytes) — line, last 30 days.
05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00001:4301:4401:45Mean page length: 24,293 bytes — 20 Sep 2026 01:43Mean page length: 24,293 bytes — 20 Sep 2026 01:45
Mean page length (bytes) — area, last 30 days.
  • Mean page length24,293 bytes
Mean page length (bytes) — bar, last 30 days.
  • Mean page length24,293 bytes
Mean page length (bytes) — dot plot, last 30 days.
WhenMean page length
24,293 bytes
24,293 bytes
Mean page length (bytes) — table, last 30 days.

Mean time since last README update

Average hours elapsed since the README file was last modified across sampled repositories

2 observations · measured in hours

138,492 hours
Mean time since last README update
▲ 0.0% vs previous
20 Sep 2026 02:00
Mean time since last README update (hours) — summary, last 30 days.
050,000100,000150,00001:4701:5302:00Mean time since last README update: 138,492 hours — 20 Sep 2026 01:47Mean time since last README update: 138,492 hours — 20 Sep 2026 02:00
Mean time since last README update (hours) — line, last 30 days.
050,000100,000150,00001:4701:5302:00Mean time since last README update: 138,492 hours — 20 Sep 2026 01:47Mean time since last README update: 138,492 hours — 20 Sep 2026 02:00
Mean time since last README update (hours) — area, last 30 days.
WhenMean time since last README update
138,492 hours
138,492 hours
Mean time since last README update (hours) — table, last 30 days.

Median page length

Median length in bytes of pages in the sampled Wikipedia set

2 observations · measured in bytes

10,229 bytes
Median page length
▬ 0.0% vs previous
20 Sep 2026 01:45
Median page length (bytes) — summary, last 30 days.
02,5005,0007,50010,00001:4301:4401:45Median page length: 10,229 bytes — 20 Sep 2026 01:43Median page length: 10,229 bytes — 20 Sep 2026 01:45
Median page length (bytes) — line, last 30 days.
02,5005,0007,50010,00001:4301:4401:45Median page length: 10,229 bytes — 20 Sep 2026 01:43Median page length: 10,229 bytes — 20 Sep 2026 01:45
Median page length (bytes) — area, last 30 days.
  • Median page length10,229 bytes
Median page length (bytes) — bar, last 30 days.
  • Median page length10,229 bytes
Median page length (bytes) — dot plot, last 30 days.
WhenMedian page length
10,229 bytes
10,229 bytes
Median page length (bytes) — table, last 30 days.

Median time since last README update

Median hours elapsed since the README file was last modified across sampled repositories

2 observations · measured in hours

155,066 hours
Median time since last README update
▲ 0.0% vs previous
20 Sep 2026 02:00
Median time since last README update (hours) — summary, last 30 days.
050,000100,000150,00001:4701:5302:00Median time since last README update: 155,066 hours — 20 Sep 2026 01:47Median time since last README update: 155,066 hours — 20 Sep 2026 02:00
Median time since last README update (hours) — line, last 30 days.
050,000100,000150,00001:4701:5302:00Median time since last README update: 155,066 hours — 20 Sep 2026 01:47Median time since last README update: 155,066 hours — 20 Sep 2026 02:00
Median time since last README update (hours) — area, last 30 days.
WhenMedian time since last README update
155,066 hours
155,066 hours
Median time since last README update (hours) — table, last 30 days.

Page length distribution

Count of pages falling into each length bucket

8 observations across 4 series · measured in count

24 count
1k-10k_bytes
▬ 0.0% vs previous
20 Sep 2026 01:45
22 count
10k-100k_bytes
▬ 0.0% vs previous
20 Sep 2026 01:45
3 count
over_100k_bytes
▬ 0.0% vs previous
20 Sep 2026 01:45
1 count
0-1k_bytes
▬ 0.0% vs previous
20 Sep 2026 01:45
Page length distribution (count) — summary, last 30 days.
  • 1k-10k_bytes
  • 10k-100k_bytes
  • over_100k_bytes
  • 0-1k_bytes
051015202501:4301:4401:451k-10k_bytes: 24 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:431k-10k_bytes: 24 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:4510k-100k_bytes: 22 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:4310k-100k_bytes: 22 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:45over_100k_bytes: 3 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:43over_100k_bytes: 3 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:450-1k_bytes: 1 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:430-1k_bytes: 1 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:45
Page length distribution (count) — line, last 30 days.
  • 1k-10k_bytes24 count
  • 10k-100k_bytes22 count
  • over_100k_bytes3 count
  • 0-1k_bytes1 count
Page length distribution (count) — bar, last 30 days.
  • 1k-10k_bytes24 count
  • 10k-100k_bytes22 count
  • over_100k_bytes3 count
  • 0-1k_bytes1 count
Page length distribution (count) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Page length distribution (count) — share, last 30 days.
1 count–2.917 count: 2 observations2.917 count–4.833 count: 2 observations4.833 count–6.75 count: 0 observations6.75 count–8.667 count: 0 observations8.667 count–10.583 count: 0 observations10.583 count–12.5 count: 0 observations12.5 count–14.417 count: 0 observations14.417 count–16.333 count: 0 observations16.333 count–18.25 count: 0 observations18.25 count–20.167 count: 0 observations20.167 count–22.083 count: 2 observations22.083 count–24 count: 2 observations1 count24 count2
Page length distribution (count) — distribution, last 30 days.
WhenSeriesPage length distribution
1k-10k_bytes24 count
10k-100k_bytes22 count
over_100k_bytes3 count
0-1k_bytes1 count
1k-10k_bytes24 count
10k-100k_bytes22 count
over_100k_bytes3 count
0-1k_bytes1 count
Page length distribution (count) — table, last 30 days.

README update frequency distribution

Count of repositories whose README was last updated within given time intervals

10 observations across 5 series · measured in count

10 count
>4w
▬ 0.0% vs previous
20 Sep 2026 02:00
0 count
0-6h
20 Sep 2026 02:00
0 count
1-4w
20 Sep 2026 02:00
0 count
1-7d
20 Sep 2026 02:00
0 count
6-24h
20 Sep 2026 02:00
README update frequency distribution (count) — summary, last 30 days.
  • >4w
  • 0-6h
  • 1-4w
  • 1-7d
  • 6-24h
024681001:4701:5302:00>4w: 10 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:47>4w: 10 count — 20 Sep 2026 02:000-6h: 0 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:470-6h: 0 count — 20 Sep 2026 02:001-4w: 0 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:471-4w: 0 count — 20 Sep 2026 02:001-7d: 0 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:471-7d: 0 count — 20 Sep 2026 02:006-24h: 0 count — 20 Sep 2026 01:476-24h: 0 count — 20 Sep 2026 02:00
README update frequency distribution (count) — line, last 30 days.
  • >4w10 count
  • 0-6h0 count
  • 1-4w0 count
  • 1-7d0 count
  • 6-24h0 count
README update frequency distribution (count) — bar, last 30 days.
  • >4w10 count
  • 0-6h0 count
  • 1-4w0 count
  • 1-7d0 count
  • 6-24h0 count
README update frequency distribution (count) — dot plot, last 30 days.
WhenSeriesREADME update frequency distribution
>4w10 count
0-6h0 count
1-4w0 count
1-7d0 count
6-24h0 count
>4w10 count
0-6h0 count
1-4w0 count
1-7d0 count
6-24h0 count
README update frequency distribution (count) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page measures the mean and median time since the last update of GitHub repository README files, as well as the distribution of update frequencies. The data is collected from publicly available GitHub repositories. The frequency of README updates can indicate the activity and maintenance level of open-source projects, providing insight into their health and development status. By tracking this metric, developers and users can identify projects that are actively maintained and those that may be dormant or abandoned.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

No existing website, dashboard, or public dataset specifically tracks the GitHub Repository README Update Frequency, making this topic unique and not already tracked.

Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.