Japan: GNU/Linux Crosses the 5% Threshold, Two Years Ago It Was Only 1%

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 27, 2026

Now it's over 5%:

At the beginning of this month we saw GNU/Linux exceeding 3% in Japan. Now it's at over 5%, after some "unknown" was deciphered by statCounter. We recently attempted to explain these considerable increases with help from a Japanese reader. █

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Image source: Leeds in Winter

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