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microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel

The source for the Linux kernel used in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)

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How fast microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel is gaining stars, and where it lands on Trendshift and GitHub Trending

Activity and trending

Stars, forks and merged pull requests each day or month, lined up with the repository's rank on Trendshift Trending

Sep 6 – Nov 5, 2026

Stars +68 in 61 days

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4

Forks +30 in 61 days

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Merged PRs 0 in 61 days

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Stars, forks, merged pull requests and Trendshift Trending rank, by day
DayStars gainedForks gainedMerged PRs
Sun, Sep 6, 2026+0+00
Mon, Sep 7, 2026+3+10
Tue, Sep 8, 2026+2+00
Wed, Sep 9, 2026+1+20
Thu, Sep 10, 2026+0+00
Fri, Sep 11, 2026+0+00
Sat, Sep 12, 2026+2+00
Sun, Sep 13, 2026+0+00
Mon, Sep 14, 2026+0+10
Tue, Sep 15, 2026+1+00
Wed, Sep 16, 2026+1+00
Thu, Sep 17, 2026+1+20
Fri, Sep 18, 2026+3+00
Sat, Sep 19, 2026+0+00
Sun, Sep 20, 2026+1+00
Mon, Sep 21, 2026+0+00
Tue, Sep 22, 2026+0+00
Wed, Sep 23, 2026+1+10
Thu, Sep 24, 2026+0+00
Fri, Sep 25, 2026+2+10
Sat, Sep 26, 2026+0+00
Sun, Sep 27, 2026+1+00
Mon, Sep 28, 2026+2+00
Tue, Sep 29, 2026+1+00
Wed, Sep 30, 2026+0+00
Thu, Oct 1, 2026+0+10
Fri, Oct 2, 2026+0+10
Sat, Oct 3, 2026+0+10
Sun, Oct 4, 2026+0+00
Mon, Oct 5, 2026+1+10
Tue, Oct 6, 2026+0+10
Wed, Oct 7, 2026+1+00
Thu, Oct 8, 2026+2+20
Fri, Oct 9, 2026+1+20
Sat, Oct 10, 2026+0+10
Sun, Oct 11, 2026+3+20
Mon, Oct 12, 2026+0+00
Tue, Oct 13, 2026+2+00
Wed, Oct 14, 2026+4+20
Thu, Oct 15, 2026+3+00
Fri, Oct 16, 2026+0+10
Sat, Oct 17, 2026+1+10
Sun, Oct 18, 2026+1+00
Mon, Oct 19, 2026+2+00
Tue, Oct 20, 2026+2+00
Wed, Oct 21, 2026+1+00
Thu, Oct 22, 2026+0+10
Fri, Oct 23, 2026+1+00
Sat, Oct 24, 2026+0+00
Sun, Oct 25, 2026+4+00
Mon, Oct 26, 2026+2+00
Tue, Oct 27, 2026+1+00
Wed, Oct 28, 2026+2+10
Thu, Oct 29, 2026+3+10
Fri, Oct 30, 2026+0+20
Sat, Oct 31, 2026+3+10
Sun, Nov 1, 2026+0+00
Mon, Nov 2, 2026+4+00
Tue, Nov 3, 2026+1+00
Wed, Nov 4, 2026+0+00
Thu, Nov 5, 2026+1+00
Total+68+300
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    • GitHub trending history

    Where the repository ranked on GitHub Trending, one dot for each day it was on a list

    May 21, 2025Best #9

    #1#5#10#15#20#25
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    microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel has been featured on GitHub Trending, first reaching #1 on May 22, 2025

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    Trendshift Trending

    microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel has trended on Trendshift's daily, weekly and monthly list

    Daily

    First achieved on 22nd, May 2025 for C

    #1 C Repository Of The Day

    First achieved on 20th, May 2025 across all languages

    #18 Repository Of The Day

    Weekly

    First achieved in Week 21, 2025 for C

    #3 C Repository Of The Week

    Monthly

    First achieved in May 2025 for C

    #5 C Repository Of The Month

    First achieved on 22nd, May 2025 for C

    #1 C Repository Of The Day

    First achieved on 20th, May 2025 across all languages

    #18 Repository Of The Day

    First achieved in Week 21, 2025 for C

    #3 C Repository Of The Week

    First achieved in May 2025 for C

    #5 C Repository Of The Month

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