GNU/Linux Rises Some More Internationally, statCounter Now Estimates Its Usage on Desktops/Laptops at 7.7%

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 27, 2026

Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide

From 7.5%... to 7.6%... now 7.7%. How much longer before it's 8+ percent? Maybe next month?

There seems to be a corrective pass, revealing significant growth for GNU/Linux in Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia, as shown earlier today and in recent days.

It's not limited to Asia, we just happened to have focused on eastern Asia lately. █

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