Linux Browser Marketshare Strikes Above 3%
According to Net Applications' Netmarketshare, the Linux market share on the desktop as judged by browser interactions may now be above 3%.
The company is reporting a 3.37% Linux marketshare for August 2017, a rise from 2.53% a month prior and the first time they have reported the Linux desktop marketshare above 3%.
They report Windows meanwhile at 90.7%, macOS at 5.94%, and the other operating systems statistically at zero. Their monthly report can be found here.
Meanwhile, StatCounter is reporting the desktop/browser Linux marketshare at about 1.79% and then another 0.56% for ChromeOS.
Valve meanwhile should have out their updated Steam Survey today and that will likely continue to show the Linux gaming marketshare still well under 1%.
Will 2018 be the year of the Linux desktop?
The company is reporting a 3.37% Linux marketshare for August 2017, a rise from 2.53% a month prior and the first time they have reported the Linux desktop marketshare above 3%.
They report Windows meanwhile at 90.7%, macOS at 5.94%, and the other operating systems statistically at zero. Their monthly report can be found here.
Meanwhile, StatCounter is reporting the desktop/browser Linux marketshare at about 1.79% and then another 0.56% for ChromeOS.
Valve meanwhile should have out their updated Steam Survey today and that will likely continue to show the Linux gaming marketshare still well under 1%.
Will 2018 be the year of the Linux desktop?
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