Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America
Statcounter reports that Linux desktop market share in North America reached 10.65% in July 2026. The article notes that this significant jump may be partially attributed to changes in how web traffic is classified.
Why it matters
It highlights a potential shift in desktop operating system usage and the challenges of accurately measuring market share across diverse web traffic.
Linux & Open Source News Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America Statcounter reports Linux at 10.65% of desktop usage in North America, with Cloudflare data lending further support to the milestone.
Linux has crossed a major milestone in North America, with the open-source operating system now accounting for 10.65% of desktop usage in the region, according to Statcounter’s latest figures for July 2026 .
The result places Linux firmly in double-digit territory for the first time in Statcounter’s North American desktop operating system statistics.
For comparison, Statcounter recorded Linux at 5.52% in June 2026, so the share nearly doubled in one month. As expected, Windows remained the dominant desktop operating system, while Apple’s OS X and macOS categories continued to hold a substantial market share.
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