Question: How Popular Is the Linux Operating System?
Contents for Example, Net Applications Shows Windows on Top of the Desktop Operating System Mountain with 88.14% of the Market. That’s Not Surprising, but...
For example, Net Applications shows Windows on top of the desktop operating system mountain with 88.14% of the market. That’s not surprising, but Linux — yes Linux — seems to have jumped from 1.36% share in March to 2.87% share in April.
Is Linux the most used OS?
Desktop and laptop computers
| Desktop/Laptop operating system browsing statistics | |
|---|---|
| Linux | 1.93% |
| Chrome OS | 1.72% |
| FreeBSD | <0.01% |
| Desktop OS market share according to StatCounter for December 2020. Chrome OS is also based on the Linux kernel. | |
How popular is Linux?
Linux is the OS of 1.93% of all desktop operating systems worldwide. In 2018, the market share of Linux in India was 3.97%. In 2021, Linux ran on 100% of the world’s 500 supercomputers. In 2018, the number of Linux games available on Steam reached 4,060.
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