--- title: Six billion docker pulls | daily.dev description: The official curl docker image has been pulled over six billion times, with an average of 38 pulls per second since its release in July 2019. The pull counter... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/six-billion-docker-pulls-md5d5zpbv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Six billion docker pulls | daily.dev og:description: The official curl docker image has been pulled over six billion times, with an average of 38 pulls per second since its release in July 2019. 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