Quick Answer: What Percentage of Computer Users Use Linux?
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Desktop Operating Systems Percentage Market Share
Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide – February 2021
Unknown 3.4%
Chrome OS 1.99%
Linux 1.98%

How many computers use Linux?

Let’s look at the numbers. There are over 250 million PCs sold every year. Of all the PCs connected to the internet, NetMarketShare reports 1.84 percent were running Linux. Chrome OS, which is a Linux variant, has 0.29 percent.

How many Linux desktop users are there?

Some of the best estimates I have seen peg Linux desktop users around 60 million people. Not a lot compared to a market that’s probably around 2 billion, but still pretty solid.

Chloe Bennett

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