Steam On Linux Usage Climbs Higher Thanks To The Steam Deck
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October saw the Linux gaming marketshare at 1.28%, following months of ticking around the 1.2% range. Now for November... A rather big increase up to 1.44%.
Steam on Linux had a 1.44% marketshare to macOS at 2.45% and Windows at 96.11%. Besides a 0.16% increase month-over-month, this time last year Steam on Linux was at 1.16%, or a 0.28% increase year-over-year.
The 1.44% marketshare is the highest we've seen for Steam on Linux in many years... Back when it debuted a decade ago Steam on Linux enjoyed around a 2% marketshare, but during those peaks the overall Steam customer base was much smaller than it is today. So 1.44% today with Steam's current customer size is easily the largest in absolute terms ever for Linux gaming.
The Linux numbers show SteamOS Holo accounting for around a quarter of the Linux gamers out there.
The GPU metrics also reaffirm the Steam Deck's custom APU accounting for roughly a quarter of the Linux gamers on Steam.
Those wanting to see all the November 2022 survey metrics can find them on SteamPowered.com.
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