639
submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by marcie@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america/#monthly-200901-202607

https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=28d&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP

Cloudflare stats also seem to support peaks of 15% usage but around 9-10% on average. In the United States alone, the market share for Linux is nearly 12% now for the whole month and Cloudflare stats suggest peaks of up to 25% (!) Linux desktop usage on certain days and times.

The trendline suggests this is just the start. When will companies realize they cannot ignore Linux anymore?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

to be fair the internet explorer debacle is behind us, and we are way past the zeitgeist of holding them accountable for antitrust.

they can pump windows full of ads no problem and that should count to something but it's never enough for them is it?

i think microsoft just doesn't know what to do with windows and it shows (and it's for the best, really)

this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2026
639 points (98.8% liked)

Linux

66753 readers
1121 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

Rules

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 7 years ago
MODERATORS