Linux reached 4.03 percent of global market share in February, according to data from research firm Statcounter. That takes Linux past the 3 percent milestone it reached in June 2023. While we ...

The landscape of desktop operating systems has witnessed a notable transformation in 2025. Linux, once considered a niche ...

G lobal analytics company StatCounter shows that the Linux market share of desktop operating systems has hit an all-time high of 4.44%, up from 3.12% a year ago, and it was just 2.76% in July 2022.

The latest data suggests that the combined market share of various Linux distributions reached 4.03% in February, marking an all-time high.

It’s about the failure of desktop Linux to break the 1% market share barrier, and I confess that it left me a little depressed. But I decided to add my two cents on the subject anyhow. Here’s a chart ...

According to Statcounter GlobalStats, February 2024 saw Linux reach a global market share of 4.03%.Marking its highest point since data collection began in 2009. This data, gathered from over 1.5 ...

While new data from StatCounter, providing data for July 2024, shows that Windows is still the stalwart favourite with 72% market share, Linux was recorded as having reached 4.5% market share.

Linux has been on a slow-but-steady rise for years, but as of July, it’s at 4.44 percent of the worldwide desktop market. If it keeps this pace up, it could break through five percent in early 2025.

Linux usage on desktop PCs has doubled since 2018, with the open-source operating system's market share now sitting at 3% - the highest to date.

Linux desktop market share reaches 5.03% in the USA (June 2025) according to StatCounter. Discover why more users are ...

New data suggests that Linux now has a 4.03% share in the operating system market, marking a new milestone for the developer-friendly software. As ever, it’s StatCounter bringing the data to the ...