They're selling it short - it's the largest coding community full stop.
"As of 15 February, 2023, community statistics on the language's official website show more than 123 million projects shared by over 103 million users, over 804 million total projects"[1]
Compare to GitHub:
"As of January 2023, GitHub reported having over 100 million developers and more than 372 million repositories"[2]
Of course, the average Scratch user is very different from the average GitHub user, and the average Scratch project is very different from the average GitHub repo - but the numbers don't lie (probably).
[1] https://scratch.mit.edu/statistics/
[2] https://github.blog/2023-01-25-100-million-developers-and-co...
Edit: Somewhat tangentially, bear in mind that Scratch publicly launched in 2007. The first generation of Scratch learners are now adults with jobs in-industry, who appear from time to time on the front page of HN ;)
"As of 15 February, 2023, community statistics on the language's official website show more than 123 million projects shared by over 103 million users, over 804 million total projects"[1]
Compare to GitHub:
"As of January 2023, GitHub reported having over 100 million developers and more than 372 million repositories"[2]
Of course, the average Scratch user is very different from the average GitHub user, and the average Scratch project is very different from the average GitHub repo - but the numbers don't lie (probably).
[1] https://scratch.mit.edu/statistics/
[2] https://github.blog/2023-01-25-100-million-developers-and-co...
Edit: Somewhat tangentially, bear in mind that Scratch publicly launched in 2007. The first generation of Scratch learners are now adults with jobs in-industry, who appear from time to time on the front page of HN ;)