Discussion
Loading...

Post

Log in
  • About
  • Code of conduct
  • Privacy
  • Users
  • Instances
  • About Bonfire
It's FOSS
It's FOSS
@itsfoss@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Linux desktop reaches an all-time high on Steam at 3.58%! 🚀

We saw it grow steadily since October last year. 💪

https://itsfoss.com/linux-market-share/

#linux #marketshare

Infographic titled “Desktop Linux Market Share: January 2026” by It’s FOSS.
Green gradient background with multiple charts comparing desktop OS usage.

StatCounter (left pie chart):

Windows: 66.40% (−3.1%)

macOS: 27.74% (−0.51%)

Linux: 3.86% (+0.81%)

Other/Unknown: 1.75% (−0.1%)

Note: “Among the desktop operating systems available (Windows, macOS, and Linux), Linux usually tends to occupy the third position overall.”

Total desktop OS share (center bar chart):

macOS (OS X): 2.18% (+0.16%)

Linux: 3.58% (+0.38%)

Windows: 94.23% (−0.56%)

Steam Survey – Linux distros (right pie chart, in total):

Arch Linux: 0.34% (+0.02%)

Ubuntu Core 24: 0.12% (+0.12%)

Ubuntu 24.04.3: 0.14% (+0.02%)

Linux Mint 22.1: 0.05% (+0.01%)

Linux Mint 22.2: 0.28% (+0.04%)

Manjaro: 0.06% (+0.01%)

Debian: 0.06% (+0.01%)

EndeavourOS: 0.08% (+0.01%)

Fedora KDE: 0.07% (+0.07%)

Fedora Workstation: 0.05% (+0.05%)
Infographic titled “Desktop Linux Market Share: January 2026” by It’s FOSS. Green gradient background with multiple charts comparing desktop OS usage. StatCounter (left pie chart): Windows: 66.40% (−3.1%) macOS: 27.74% (−0.51%) Linux: 3.86% (+0.81%) Other/Unknown: 1.75% (−0.1%) Note: “Among the desktop operating systems available (Windows, macOS, and Linux), Linux usually tends to occupy the third position overall.” Total desktop OS share (center bar chart): macOS (OS X): 2.18% (+0.16%) Linux: 3.58% (+0.38%) Windows: 94.23% (−0.56%) Steam Survey – Linux distros (right pie chart, in total): Arch Linux: 0.34% (+0.02%) Ubuntu Core 24: 0.12% (+0.12%) Ubuntu 24.04.3: 0.14% (+0.02%) Linux Mint 22.1: 0.05% (+0.01%) Linux Mint 22.2: 0.28% (+0.04%) Manjaro: 0.06% (+0.01%) Debian: 0.06% (+0.01%) EndeavourOS: 0.08% (+0.01%) Fedora KDE: 0.07% (+0.07%) Fedora Workstation: 0.05% (+0.05%)
Infographic titled “Desktop Linux Market Share: January 2026” by It’s FOSS. Green gradient background with multiple charts comparing desktop OS usage. StatCounter (left pie chart): Windows: 66.40% (−3.1%) macOS: 27.74% (−0.51%) Linux: 3.86% (+0.81%) Other/Unknown: 1.75% (−0.1%) Note: “Among the desktop operating systems available (Windows, macOS, and Linux), Linux usually tends to occupy the third position overall.” Total desktop OS share (center bar chart): macOS (OS X): 2.18% (+0.16%) Linux: 3.58% (+0.38%) Windows: 94.23% (−0.56%) Steam Survey – Linux distros (right pie chart, in total): Arch Linux: 0.34% (+0.02%) Ubuntu Core 24: 0.12% (+0.12%) Ubuntu 24.04.3: 0.14% (+0.02%) Linux Mint 22.1: 0.05% (+0.01%) Linux Mint 22.2: 0.28% (+0.04%) Manjaro: 0.06% (+0.01%) Debian: 0.06% (+0.01%) EndeavourOS: 0.08% (+0.01%) Fedora KDE: 0.07% (+0.07%) Fedora Workstation: 0.05% (+0.05%)
It's FOSS

Linux Market Share Remains Above 3% for 3 Months in a Row [January 2026 Report]

Curious to know the latest market share percentage for Linux desktop? You don't have to do the research; we've done it for you. We update this report at the beginning of each month.
  • Copy link
  • Flag this post
  • Block

bonfire.cafe

A space for Bonfire maintainers and contributors to communicate

bonfire.cafe: About · Code of conduct · Privacy · Users · Instances
Bonfire social · 1.0.2-alpha.7 no JS en
Automatic federation enabled
Log in
  • Explore
  • About
  • Members
  • Code of Conduct