cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1250407/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years
Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide - June 2026
| Desktop Operating Systems | Percentage Market Share |
|---|---|
| Windows | 56.61% |
| Unknown | 21.45% |
| OS X | 11.89% |
| macOS | 4.48% |
| Linux | 4.36% |
| Chrome OS | 1.21% |
Source: Statcounter.
23 Comments
ryper@lemmy.ca · 50 pts · 41d
I don't think something that lists 21% as "Unknown" should be taken seriously.
flameleaf@programming.dev · 12 pts · 41d
Year of the unknown desktop?
seblin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 41d
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 48 pts · 41d
mereo@piefed.ca · 11 pts · 41d
With such high number of unknowns, I don't think we can trust the stats.
popcar2@programming.dev · 34 pts · 41d
Eh, it sounds like a statistics error. "Unknown" jumped up as soon as Windows went down, and I don't think they lost 15% market share in only one year.
MangoPenguin@piefed.social · 16 pts · 41d
Since this is based on web analytics, I suspect most of the 'Uknown' traffic is AI bots and other scanners, so I'm not sure how that really affects the data.
I guess technically they are generally linux based, but not a desktop OS.
madthumbs@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 41d
They filter for those, but Linux users are known for manipulating stat counters and surveys. -It's not difficult either when they're already into virtual machines, distro-hopping, running 5 computers to do the job of 1, and VPNs.
They openly shared a script multiple times to manipulate the Steam hardware survey which last I knew could still be found on Reddit.
davidgro@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 41d
They really should try harder to ID the unknown(s).
Th4tGuyII@fedia.io · 13 pts · 41d
1/5th of the entire survey is unknown. That's an awful lot of grey area to be making such a claim. We have no idea how many of those are using windows.
I'd be more inclined to trust the Steam hardware survey over this.
kbal@fedia.io · 11 pts · 41d
Statcounter, huh. I'm guessing "unknown" means Windows 11 but they haven't updated their software to recognise it yet.
Vincent@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 41d
...on the notoriously unreliable Statcounter.
VitoRobles@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 41d
Unknown OS growing massively.
Zangoose@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 41d
The fact that the macOS usage is still only half as much as OS X after ~6 years is pretty incredible to me, especially since Intel macs have still been supported until the end of this release cycle
VitoRobles@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 41d
My wife has been eyeing a new laptop and sick of the constant copilot Microsoft garbage, looked at the entry level MacBooks for the first time.
Krusty@quokk.au · 0 pts · 41d
I mean... There's gnome. It's awful. But still better than Mac. :)
jaschen@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 40d
This "study" is awful. Wtf is Unknown? I run multiple websites. It's consistently at 75% Windows. My website is globally. The % is lower in the US.
bad1080@piefed.social · 4 pts · 41d
over a fifth of all os' are unknown?
Krusty@quokk.au · 4 pts · 41d
Wonder what percent is bots.
mesamunefire@piefed.social · 2 pts · 41d
We are seeing a general decline thats for sure.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 36d
why would one even bother publishing data where a fifth of it is "unknown"
vk6flab@lemmy.radio · 1 pts · 41d
Perhaps Windows users are finally learning about privacy and hiding their identity.
madthumbs@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 41d
Maybe they don't put blind trust in amateur strangers as developers whose bugs and malware aren't discovered for 2-20 years and when Microsoft has never betrayed them.
vk6flab@lemmy.radio · 1 pts · 37d
https://www.propublica.org/podcast/microsoft-digital-escorts-china-defense-department