# Just noticed Hugo just hit 88,000+ GitHub stars 🎉

**URL:** <https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/just-noticed-hugo-just-hit-88-000-github-stars/57202>\
**Category:** Showcases\
**Created:** [May 24, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/just-noticed-hugo-just-hit-88-000-github-stars/57202 "2026-05-24T04:08:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Md\_Farhad\_Hossen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/md_farhad_hossen/32/17427_2.png) [@Md\_Farhad\_Hossen](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/Md_Farhad_Hossen)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/just-noticed-hugo-just-hit-88-000-github-stars/57202/1 "2026-05-24T04:08:31Z")

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![gohugo-88K-github-stars](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/gohugo/original/3X/d/e/dea02dd01cb2102601f225405a0804c7e6222f45.png)

One of the fastest static site generators out there keeps growing.  
Thanks to all the current maintainers and contributors (specially @bep and @jmooring) keeping it alive and growing.

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**Author:** ![jmooring](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/jmooring/32/4214_2.png) [@jmooring](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/jmooring)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/just-noticed-hugo-just-hit-88-000-github-stars/57202/2 "2026-05-24T15:10:49Z")

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Using a linear scale instead of a logarithmic scale tells the same story, but in a way that’s easier to understand:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/gohugo/original/3X/3/9/391029afa2a47c1428aa0d2121ad795c9d3a1ae2.png)