

DuckDB license, foundation and stars
Query and processing engines · MIT (open source) · DuckDB Foundation · backed by DuckDB Labs · 42,711 stars
DuckDB is a high-performance analytical database system
MIT No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2018.
Latest release
v1.5.5 published Jul 22, 2026
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About and history
- Repository
- duckdb/duckdb · created Jun 26, 2018
- Website
- duckdb.org
- Language
- C++
- Foundation
- DuckDB Foundation · source
- Company
- DuckDB Labs
- GitHub detects
- MIT
- Stars per week
- 202 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Bar | Stars |
|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | | 42,711 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | | 42,340 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | | 42,153 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | | 41,760 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | | 41,699 |
Changes
Stars per weekOct 31, 2026
Gains about 202 stars a week, up from 160.
Stars per weekOct 21, 2026
Gains about 160 stars a week, up from 151.
Stars per weekOct 13, 2026
Gains about 151 stars a week, up from 61.
Stars per weekSep 28, 2026
Gains about 61 stars a week, down from 232.
TrackedSep 24, 2026
Now tracked, from duckdb/duckdb on GitHub.