You'll often see people talk about Linux desktop market share but it's important to keep in mind what this number is actually showing and how the different information sources are being collected.

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==========Resources========== Market Share 1: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-market-share-approaching-45-for-first-time-could-hit-5-by-1q25 Market Share 2: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-December-2024 Market Share 3: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/10/linux-marketshare-in-september-2020 Market Share 4: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1juvjjr/it_is_growing_steady/ 6% 1: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/according-to-one-source-linux-hits-over-6-desktop-user-share/ 6% 2: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-has-over-6-of-the-desktop-market-yes-you-read-that-right-heres-how/ 6% 3: https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-desktop-usage-usa/ Gov Analytics: https://analytics.usa.gov/ Desktop OS Market Share: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/ Steam Hardware Survey: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam

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