Bazel market growth, year over year

In the absence of official adoption numbers from Google for Bazel, a year-long analysis has estimated a 56% increase in the number of companies using the build and test tool, rising from approximately 600 to 950 companies. Despite Bazel's lack of built-in telemetry and the bureaucratic hurdles preventing the release of user data, the analysis employed a methodology similar to one used for the Angular JavaScript framework, relying on the number of distinct active users of the documentation site as a proxy. The analysis involved cross-referencing two lists of companies known to use Bazel, calculating the overlap, and extrapolating to estimate the total number of users. This growth is significant for individuals and businesses considering investments in the Bazel ecosystem, as well as for institutional investors looking at potential revenue models based on Bazel's enterprise usability.