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Usage share of operating systems

The usage share of an operating system is the percentage of computers running that operating system (OS). These statistics are estimates as usage data is difficult to obtain and measure. Reliable primary sources are limited and data collection methodology is not formally agreed upon.

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Worldwide device shipments

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Mobile devices

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Mainframes

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Desktop and laptop computers

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Worldwide device shipments

Web clients

Desktop and laptop computers

Mobile devices

Public servers on the Internet

Mainframes

Supercomputers

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Usage share of operating systems

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Edges125
Triples9
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015873
Components1

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Madagascar where it was at 32.44instance ofoperating system is strangely high in a few countries0.80text
Steam Deck using Linux-based SteamOS have made Linux more accessible as a gaming platforminstance ofThe Linux version of Steam and devices0.80text
Paraguay in South Americainstance ofMobile-majority applies to countries0.80text
Poland in Europeinstance ofMobile-majority applies to countries0.80text
Turkeyinstance ofMobile-majority applies to countries0.80text
Polandinstance ofand a number of Eastern European countries0.80text
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxinstance ofexcept if optionally using commercial distributions0.80text
Unixinstance ofsuch comparisons underestimate Linux server popularity and overestimate other proprietary operating systems0.80text
Windowsinstance ofsuch comparisons underestimate Linux server popularity and overestimate other proprietary operating systems0.80text

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