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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. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/linuxfurs@pawb.social
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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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[–] 10 points 3 months ago

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 ;-;)

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    [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Soo is 2026 the year of Linux desktop?

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

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

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    • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

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

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    [–] 3 points 3 months ago

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

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    [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I just switched to CachyOS at the 18th and been running 100% Linux ever since. Woo!

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    [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Very nice to see. Hopefully the trend continues.

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    [–] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    What's OS X ?

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