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Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years (linuxiac.com)
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StatCounter’s June 2026 report shows Linux at one of its strongest recent positions, while Windows falls to 56.55%.

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[–] 95 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Idk why everyone is always looking at statcounter. I still feel like Cloudflare probably has better data.

Desktop OS usage graph from Cloudflare Radar. Last data point: Windows 74%, MacOS 20%, Linux 5.2%

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  • [–] 36 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    It feels like macOS is somehow over represented there. Specially for a global statistic. In many countries macs are completely residual, where I live I almost know more people using linux than mac.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago

    These are http requests, so it could be inflated from the larger proportion of software engineers using macOS, who also make significantly more requests than average, including in their usage of ai...

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  • [–] 25 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Yep, seems about right.

    The only thing this does not count are the offline devices. But in todays day and age, how many don't connect to the internet in some way or form?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Whats up with android and iOS? They are counted, since they have their own colors, but shouldnt they be quite visible? I have a hard time believing there is more linux/macOS than android/iOS out there

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