c/linuxfurs · by southernwolf@pawb.social · 15d

Linux desktop use spikes to over 10% in North America for the first time. There is also a corresponding drop in Windows and OSX use.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/50837564

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?

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foxymochakitten@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 14d

Yes, good. I want to convert everyone I know to Linux. Windows just sucks (she says, typing from a Windows OS, because the software she needs for her job isn't supported on Linux ;-;)

brb@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 15d (1 reply)

I hope these are actual users. What OS do scraping bots use?

Danitos@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 14d

My guess is that probably Linux, but change their user-agent to appear as Windows.

blepjax@pawb.social · 2 pts · 3d

Soo is 2026 the year of Linux desktop?

IsaacTheBlackVix@pawb.social · 2 pts · 14d

Hope the trend holds, would love to see Linux gradually grows. :)

Draconic_NEO@pawb.social · 1 pts · 12d

Very nice to see. Hopefully the trend continues.

Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 13d

That http request diagram: windows in the day, linux in the night 😁

TheNokMachine@pawb.social · 0 pts · 13d (2 replies)

What's OS X ?

Draconic_NEO@pawb.social · 2 pts · 12d (1 reply)

It's what Macs use.

TheNokMachine@pawb.social · 1 pts · 9d