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Protocol Buffers downloads statistics

By JetBrains s.r.o. (640 listings) · JetBrains Marketplace · Programming Language

Provides editor support for Protocol Buffers files. Features: Support for proto2 and proto3 syntax levels. Syntax highlighting. Semantic analysis. References and...

View on JetBrains Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

Protocol Buffers has 8,347,393 recorded downloads on JetBrains Marketplace.

It ranks #67 of 2,500 tracked JetBrains Marketplace listings by downloads.

It is rated 4.1 out of 5 from 21 ratings.

PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.

Downloads
8,347,393
Official API · Oct 18, 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
#67
Among tracked JetBrains Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.14 / 5 from 21 ratings

About Protocol Buffers

Provides editor support for Protocol Buffers files.

Features:

• Support for proto2 and proto3 syntax levels. • Syntax highlighting. • Semantic analysis. • References and navigation. • Quick documentation. • Editor enhancements (completion, brace matching, etc.). • Navigating between protobuf files and some other languages (Java, Go, Python).

Description from the JetBrains Marketplace listing.

  • Programming Language

Where Protocol Buffers sits in the listing

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

All JetBrains Marketplace2,500 listings · 125 pages · page 4, #7 (overall #67)
All JetBrains Marketplace: every listing in downloads order
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Programming Language236 listings · 12 pages · page 1, #16 (overall #16)
Programming Language: every listing in downloads order
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Charts

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

Adoption over time

Protocol Buffers downloads on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 8,347,393 downloads as of Oct 18, 2026.Protocol BuffersDownloads on JetBrains Marketplace · Last 90 days8,347,393downloads8.3M8.3M8.3M8.3M8.3M8.3M8.3M8.4MJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18downloadsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Protocol Buffers downloads on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 8,347,393 downloads as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

Protocol Buffers downloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.Protocol BuffersDownloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace8,347,393downloads now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
Protocol Buffers downloads growth on JetBrains Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

Protocol Buffers JetBrains Marketplace ranking history: currently #67 (by downloads).Protocol BuffersJetBrains Marketplace ranking · by downloads · Last 90 days#67current rank#65#66#67#68#69Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
Protocol Buffers JetBrains Marketplace ranking history: currently #67 (by downloads).
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Ratings over time

Protocol Buffers ratings on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 21 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.Protocol BuffersRatings on JetBrains Marketplace · Last 90 days21ratings18192021222324Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
Protocol Buffers ratings on JetBrains Marketplace, last 90 days: 21 ratings as of Oct 18, 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 (3)
Recent downloads observations for Protocol Buffers
Date (UTC)DownloadsChange vs. previous
8,347,393+8.9K
8,338,489+19.3K
8,319,208—

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Data source

Cumulative download counts come from the public JetBrains Marketplace API. JetBrains reports downloads, not active installs. Ratings are the mean of public votes.

Listing: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/14004-protocol-buffers. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.