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GitHub is a leading global software development platform and subsidiary of Microsoft that provides hosting for software development and version control using Git. Headquartered in San Francisco and founded in 2008, the platform serves over 180 million developers and millions of organizations by unifying planning, coding, security, and AI-powered workflows into a single ecosystem. Its freemium business model offers unlimited public repositories for free while generating revenue through tiered subscription plans—including GitHub Pro, Team, and Enterprise—alongside a marketplace for developer tools and AI-assisted development via GitHub Copilot. The platform integrates advanced collaboration features such as pull requests, CI/CD automation through GitHub Actions, and cloud-hosted development environments with GitHub Codespaces.