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By The Rust Programming Language (2 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages

Rust language support for Visual Studio Code

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 19, 2026

rust-analyzer has 6,752,975 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #140 of 2,501 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 243 ratings.

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

Installs
6,752,975
Official API · Oct 19, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#140
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.80 / 5 from 243 ratings

About rust-analyzer

rust-analyzer

This extension provides support for the Rust programming language. It is recommended over and replaces rust-lang.rust.

Features

• [code completion] with [imports insertion] • go to [definition], [implementation], [type definition] • [find all references], [workspace symbol search], [symbol renaming] • [types and documentation on hover] • [inlay hints] for types and parameter names • [semantic syntax highlighting] • a lot of [assists (code actions)] • apply suggestions from errors • ... and many more, check out the [manual] to see them all

Quick start

1. Install [rustup]. 2. Install the [rust-analyzer extension].

Configuration

This extension provides configurations through VSCode's configuration settings. All configurations are under rust-analyzer.*.

See the manual for more information on VSCode specific configurations.

Communication

For usage and troubleshooting requests, please use the "IDEs and Editors" category of the Rust forum.

Documentation

See rust-analyzer.github.io for more information.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • json
  • keybindings
  • ra_syntax_tree
  • rs
  • rust

Charts

Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark

Adoption over time

rust-analyzer installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 6,752,975 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.rust-analyzerInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days6,752,975installs6.7M6.7M6.7M6.7M6.8M6.8M6.8MJul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
rust-analyzer installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 6,752,975 installs as of Oct 19, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

rust-analyzer installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.rust-analyzerInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace6,752,975installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
rust-analyzer installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

rust-analyzer VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #140 (by installs).rust-analyzerVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#140current rank#138#139#140#141#142Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct 19, 2026pluginstats.com
rust-analyzer VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #140 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

rust-analyzer ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 243 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.rust-analyzerRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days243ratings210220230240250260270Jul 21Aug 5Aug 20Sep 4Sep 19Oct 4Oct 19ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026 · 4 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
rust-analyzer ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 243 ratings as of Oct 19, 2026.
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Listing placement

All VS Code Marketplace2,501 listings · 126 pages · 1,252 shown · page 7, #20 (overall #140)
All VS Code Marketplace: every listing in installs order
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Listing placement

Programming Languages792 listings · 40 pages · page 4, #1 (overall #61)
Programming Languages: every listing in installs order
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Listing placement

Formatters287 listings · 15 pages · page 2, #7 (overall #27)
Formatters: every listing in installs order
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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.

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.

Recent observations

Full history (4)
Recent installs observations for rust-analyzer
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
6,752,975+3.6K
6,749,360+3.3K
6,746,099+2.1K
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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=rust-lang.rust-analyzer. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.