NVIDIA CUDA downloads hit 1.2 billion, up 37x from 32 million in 2021
Beth_Kindig · x · 2026-10-15
Per NVIDIA Q2 data (chart via I/O Fund), CUDA downloads have reached 1.2 billion cumulative, up from 32 million in 2021 — roughly 37.5x growth in five years. The figure is often cited as evidence of the widening moat of NVIDIA's software ecosystem, with the CUDA developer base still expanding rapidly alongside the AI boom.
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