{"slug": "claude-code-overtakes-github-copilot-jetbrains-2026-survey-data", "title": "Claude Code Overtakes GitHub Copilot: JetBrains 2026 Survey Data", "summary": "JetBrains' tenth annual Developer Ecosystem Survey, covering more than 15,000 professional developers polled between May and July 2026, found Claude Code at 39% adoption versus GitHub Copilot's 21%, reversing January 2026 figures when Copilot led 29% to Claude Code's 18%. The roughly six-month reversal ends GitHub Copilot's position as the default AI coding tool among surveyed developers.", "body_md": "The assumption that GitHub Copilot is the default AI coding tool is no longer accurate. JetBrains surveyed more than 15,000 professional developers between May and July 2026 and found Claude Code at 39% adoption — nearly double GitHub Copilot’s 21%. Six months earlier, in January 2026, those numbers were flipped: Copilot led at 29%, Claude Code sat at 18%. That reversal happened in roughly half a year. The Numbers Behind the Shift This is the tenth year JetBrains has run its Developer Ecosystem Survey, which gives the data historical credibility. The 15,000+ respondents span experience levels and regions, weighted by […]\n\nThe post", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-overtakes-github-copilot-jetbrains-2026-survey-data", "canonical_source": "https://byteiota.com/jetbrains-2026-survey-claude-code-overtakes-github-copilot/", "published_at": "2026-10-07 02:09:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-07 02:16:25.751313+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "developer-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["JetBrains", "Claude Code", "GitHub Copilot", "JetBrains Developer Ecosystem Survey"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-overtakes-github-copilot-jetbrains-2026-survey-data", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-overtakes-github-copilot-jetbrains-2026-survey-data.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-overtakes-github-copilot-jetbrains-2026-survey-data.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-overtakes-github-copilot-jetbrains-2026-survey-data.jsonld"}}