GitHub profile
Code hosting, collaboration and developer tools.
The place that stores the code increasingly offers to write and review it too.
Where the money comes from
Paid developer, team and enterprise services generate revenue.
Sources (4)
- GitHub — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they made last year
Microsoft Corporation: USD 331.84 billion revenue in the year ended 2026-06-30. Net income: USD 133.75 billion. Group/company figures.
Sources (3)
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much they keep
40.31% net margin for the year ended 2026-06-30: reported net income divided by revenue.
Sources (3)
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they’re worth
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), 2026-10-16 snapshot: USD 529.05 per share. Market capitalisation: USD 3.93T.
Sources (4)
- Microsoft Corporation — dated market snapshotSecondary market data · accessed 18 October 2026
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Where the money is heading
Developer subscriptions and metered AI workflows expand monetisation beyond hosting repositories.
Sources (4)
- GitHub — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who runs it
Microsoft owns LinkedIn and GitHub as well as Teams, Bing and its office products. An OpenAI partnership is a separate relationship from owning those services.
Sources (4)
- Microsoft Corporation — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Selected dated shareholder disclosures
The Vanguard Group
An investment-management group. This is a historical aggregate disclosure; its 2026 internal realignment/disaggregation prevents treating the old aggregate as a current holding.
- Equity percentage
- 8.95%
- Disclosure as of
- 30 September 2025
Historical 2025 proxy aggregate; based on a February 2024 filing, not a current 2026 ownership estimate.
Sources (1)
- Microsoft Corporation — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
BlackRock
An investment-management group reporting voting or investment authority over shares held through managed portfolios. The position is not all the manager’s own economic wealth.
- Equity percentage
- 7.3%
- Disclosure as of
- 30 September 2025
2025 proxy table based on a February 2024 disclosure; not a live position.
Sources (1)
- Microsoft Corporation — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
Sources (1)
- Microsoft Corporation — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
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Photo credits
- The Vanguard Group — The Vanguard Group. Public domain. Wikimedia raster rendition resized to fit 168 pixels; lossless WebP, original colours and proportions.
- BlackRock — BlackRock. Public domain. Original SVG geometry unchanged; contained in a white tile.
What AI does here
Copilot supports coding, review and agent workflows. Agents can work within repository instructions rather than merely completing the next line.
Sources (3)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- GitHub — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
Who supplies the brains
GitHub operates within Microsoft and integrates supported AI models into developer tools.
Sources (3)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- GitHub — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
What it learns from you
The April 2026 statement covers account, usage, device, repository/workflow and other feature-dependent information. It describes product/technology improvement, including AI, and specific choices for development environments. Repository visibility, third-party apps and Copilot settings should be reviewed separately.
Sources (4)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- GitHub — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- GitHub — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
Who checks its work
Repository permissions, pull-request review and automated checks provide places to inspect changes before merging.
Sources (4)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- GitHub — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- GitHub — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
How much choice you have
Choose repository access, review generated changes and check AI usage and Actions costs for the workflow you enable.
Sources (4)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- GitHub — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- GitHub — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
Editorial Trust score: 65/100
Assessed 18 October 2026
What they say vs what they do
15/25 points
GitHub hosts code and development workflows; repository presence is not a security review or licence to reuse everything it contains. AI-generated code and ordinary repository content require their own checks.
Sources (3)
- GitHub — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they know—and what they do with it
15/25 points
The April 2026 statement covers account, usage, device, repository/workflow and other feature-dependent information. It describes product/technology improvement, including AI, and specific choices for development environments. Repository visibility, third-party apps and Copilot settings should be reviewed separately.
Sources (3)
- GitHub — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Quality vs Quantity
15/25 points
An open repository or popular project is not automatically safe to run.
Sources (4)
- GitHub — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- GitHub — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much control you really have
20/25 points
Choose repository access, review generated changes and check AI usage and Actions costs for the workflow you enable.
Sources (4)
- GitHub — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- GitHub — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who does it better
Comparison priority: repository control, collaboration, automation and AI costs. A code suggestion and a reviewed production change are different stages of work.
Sources (2)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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Reinforcement— The reward
A merged contribution, resolved issue or successful build provides visible progress.
Sources (2)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Prompts & Cues— The trigger
Review requests, mentions and issue notifications pull work back into view.
Sources (2)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Response Effort— The easy path
Repositories, issues, Actions and Copilot bring the development workflow into one place.
Sources (2)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Social Influence— The crowd
Stars, contribution activity and public collaboration make work visible to a professional crowd.
Sources (2)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Loss Aversion & Scarcity— The pressure
Outstanding reviews and a team depending on your change create social and operational urgency.
Sources (2)
- Using GitHub Copilot code review on GitHub - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Using GitHub Copilot code review - GitHub DocsPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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