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Sergey Dmitriev, Valentin Kipyatkov, and Eugene Belyaev established JetBrains in 2000. The three Russian software developers launched IntelliJ Software from Prague while maintaining their Russian origins.
JetBrains introduced Kotlin as a statically typed programming language running on the Java Virtual Machine in 2011. Open-sourcing occurred in February 2012 following two years of development before Google adopted it for Android app development by June 2015.
AppCode support ended on the 31st of December 2023 after serving macOS users exclusively. Aqua ceased operations in 2025 and Fleet officially discontinued in 2025 alongside Writerside which was removed from the product line in 2025.
JetBrains issued a press release stating they had not been contacted by any government or security agency regarding the incident. They denied taking part or being involved in this attack in any way despite reports linking the breach to the SolarWinds hack affecting US governmental agencies.
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, JetBrains suspended sales and R&D activities in Russia indefinitely. The legal entity operating within Russia was liquidated on the 21st of February 2023 marking a definitive end to operations within the Russian Federation.
JetBrains achieved significant financial growth without raising external capital or seeking venture funding. Revenue grew by 11% in 2022 following an 11.4 million recurring active user base with EBITDA reaching $200 million generated in 2020 proving profitability without outside investment.