Protobuf (Protocol Buffers) installs statistics

By Pbkit · VS Code Marketplace · Other

Syntax highlight, Go to definition and Auto completion.

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

Protobuf (Protocol Buffers) has 132,161 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #2013 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings.

PluginStats has 4 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.

Installs: 132,161; Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth: —; Insufficient history
30-day growth: —; Insufficient history
90-day growth: —; Insufficient history
Rank: #2013; Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.11 / 5 from 9 ratings

About Protobuf (Protocol Buffers)

VSCode Extension for Protobuf

This extension adds Protobuf support, powered by Pbkit language server.

Features

• Syntax highlighting • Go to Definition • Auto completion

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

proto
Protocol Buffers
Protocol Buffers Text Format
prototext

Where Protobuf (Protocol Buffers) sits in the listing

Each band is one page of 20. Installs on a log scale. Placement is projected from installs, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · page 101, #13 (overall #2013)

All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order

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Other761 listings · 39 pages · page 31, #4 (overall #604)

Other: every listing in installs order

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Charts

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Adoption over time

Protobuf (Protocol Buffers) installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 132,161 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.

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7/30/90-day growth

Protobuf (Protocol Buffers) installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.

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Ranking history

Protobuf (Protocol Buffers) VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #2013 (by installs).

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Ratings over time

Protobuf (Protocol Buffers) ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 9 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.

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Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

Recent observations

Full history (4)

Recent installs observations for Protobuf (Protocol Buffers)
Date (UTC)	Installs	Change vs. previous	Source	Precision
Oct 19, 2026	132,161	+23	Official API	Exact
Oct 18, 2026	132,138	+19	Official API	Exact
Oct 17, 2026	132,119	+58	Official API	Exact
Oct 16, 2026	132,061	—	Official API	Exact

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Data source

Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.

Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=pbkit.vscode-pbkit. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.