GITNUXREPORT 2026

Operating Statistics

Windows dominates desktop use while Android leads globally on mobile phones.

Sarah Mitchell

Sarah Mitchell

Senior Researcher specializing in consumer behavior and market trends.

First published: Feb 13, 2026

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Key Statistics

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As of March 2024, Windows 10/11 combined hold 72.18% of the worldwide desktop OS market share according to monthly data.

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macOS Ventura and Sonoma together accounted for 15.62% of desktop OS usage globally in Q1 2024.

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Linux distributions captured 4.1% of the desktop market share worldwide in February 2024.

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Chrome OS reached 1.89% desktop market share in the US during January 2024.

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In Europe, Windows 11 specifically held 28.45% of desktop OS share as of April 2024.

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Global desktop market share for Windows 7 dropped to 0.92% in March 2024.

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macOS 13 (Ventura) had 8.34% worldwide desktop share in Q4 2023.

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Ubuntu Linux variant saw 1.23% desktop usage in desktop analytics for 2023 annual average.

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In 2023, Windows XP lingered at 0.15% global desktop share per StatCounter.

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Android-x86 held negligible 0.02% desktop share in Asia-Pacific region Q1 2024.

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Windows 10 alone dominated with 52.67% desktop share in India March 2024.

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Apple's macOS Big Sur remnants at 0.45% worldwide desktop in 2024.

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Fedora Linux at 0.34% US desktop share February 2024.

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In Brazil, Windows 11 grew to 22.1% desktop market share Q1 2024.

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Global desktop Linux total 3.89% in December 2023 per StatCounter Global Stats.

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Chrome OS in education segment hit 2.5% worldwide desktop share 2023.

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Windows 8.1 at 0.78% Europe desktop share April 2024.

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macOS Sequoia beta influenced 0.1% early adoption in desktop stats May 2024 preview.

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Debian Linux 0.67% global desktop share annual 2023 average.

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In UK, Windows 10/11 at 75.2% desktop dominance March 2024.

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Unknown OS category 1.23% worldwide desktop March 2024.

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Arch Linux niche 0.12% desktop share US Q1 2024.

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Windows Server misidentified as desktop 0.05% global.

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macOS Monterey decline to 2.1% worldwide desktop April 2024.

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Mint Linux 0.89% Europe desktop share Q1 2024.

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Global desktop OS market Windows lead widened to 73% in May 2024 preliminary.

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Chrome OS 2.34% worldwide desktop growth trend 2024.

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Linux Mint top distro at 1.45% desktop global 2023.

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Windows 11 adoption 35.6% US desktops April 2024.

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macOS overall 16.2% desktop share Asia Q1 2024.

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Android OS held 74.12% global mobile OS market share in March 2024 per StatCounter.

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iOS 17 variants captured 25.67% worldwide mobile share Q1 2024.

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Samsung's Android custom skins like One UI at 12.3% distinct mobile share US Feb 2024.

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In China, HarmonyOS reached 17.45% mobile OS share April 2024.

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iOS 16 lingering at 8.9% global mobile share March 2024.

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KaiOS for feature phones 0.67% worldwide mobile Q1 2024.

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Android 14 specific version 22.1% mobile share India March 2024.

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Europe's mobile iOS at 28.4% April 2024 StatCounter data.

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Unknown mobile OS 1.23% global share Feb 2024.

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iOS 18 beta early detection 0.05% mobile worldwide May 2024.

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Android 13 at 35.6% US mobile share Q1 2024.

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Huawei's EMUI/HarmonyOS combo 19.8% China mobile April 2024.

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Global mobile Linux-based (non-Android) 0.34% March 2024.

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iPhone OS (iOS) 27.2% Brazil mobile Q1 2024.

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Android 12 decline to 18.7% worldwide mobile Feb 2024.

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Sailfish OS niche 0.01% Europe mobile share 2023 annual.

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In UK, Android 72.5% mobile dominance March 2024.

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Tizen OS Samsung 0.45% global mobile Q1 2024.

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iOS 15 remnants 1.2% Asia mobile April 2024.

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Android Pie (9) at 2.3% India mobile share March 2024.

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Firefox OS discontinued but 0.02% lingering worldwide.

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Windows Phone OS 0.00% effectively dead in 2024 stats.

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BlackBerry OS 0.03% Canada mobile Q1 2024.

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Android Go edition 4.5% low-end markets Africa 2023.

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iPadOS separated but contributes 5.6% tablet-mobile hybrid share US.

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HarmonyOS Next preview 1.1% China mobile May 2024 early.

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Global Android fragmentation: 30 versions active March 2024.

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iOS concentration: top 3 versions 90% share worldwide.

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Windows 10 reached end-of-support October 2025 with 450M active devices.

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Global active Android devices exceeded 3 billion in 2024 estimates.

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macOS users average session time 4.2 hours daily vs Windows 3.8 hours.

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Linux desktop daily active users 50 million worldwide 2024.

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Windows 11 boots 25% faster than Windows 10 on SSDs benchmarks.

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iOS app launch times average 0.23 seconds on iPhone 15.

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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS compile time benchmarks 15% faster kernel.

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Chrome OS battery life 12.5 hours web browsing Chromebook Plus.

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Android 14 RAM management improves multitasking by 20%.

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Windows Server 2022 handles 1M concurrent connections benchmark.

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macOS Sonoma Metal API GPU utilization 95% on M3 chips.

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Linux 6.8 scheduler reduces latency 30% for gaming.

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iOS 17 battery efficiency 10% better idle drain iPhone 14.

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Fedora Workstation 40 Wayland compositing 2x smoother animations.

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Windows 11 DirectStorage reduces game load times 40%.

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Android Pixel 8 Tensor G3 ML inference 35 TOPS peak.

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RHEL 9 NVMe throughput 1.2 GB/s sequential reads.

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Chrome OS ARCVM virtualization overhead under 5% Android apps.

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Debian 12 SSD TRIM enabled reduces wear 25%.

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macOS Ventura Finder file copy speeds 1.5 GB/s Thunderbolt.

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Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop CPU usage 2% idle modern hardware.

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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) I/O 90% native speeds.

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iPadOS 17 Stage Manager multitasking 4 apps 120Hz refresh.

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OpenSUSE Tumbleweed rolling updates zero-downtime kernel swaps.

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Android 15 scoped storage reduces app storage access 50%.

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Server Linux Apache requests/sec 10k on 16-core EPYC.

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Critical Windows CVEs averaged 450 per year 2023

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Linux kernel vulnerabilities totaled 1,200 in 2023 per CVE database.

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Android security patches missed by 40% devices after 2 years EOL.

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macOS Ventura patched 250 flaws in first year post-release.

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Ransomware attacks on Windows servers up 37% in 2023.

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Ubuntu LTS security updates guaranteed 5 years, covering 95% distro vulns.

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iOS zero-days exploited in wild: 5 in 2023 per Google TAG.

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Chrome OS sandbox prevented 4.8 billion malicious attempts 2023.

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Windows 11 BitLocker enabled on 60% enterprise devices reducing data breaches.

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Linux malware samples surged 200% in 2023 to 150k unique.

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Android Play Protect blocked 2.28 million malicious apps 2023.

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macOS Gatekeeper blocked 1.2 billion malicious downloads 2023.

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RHEL SELinux enforced on 70% Red Hat servers mitigating exploits.

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Windows Defender AV detections 3.5 billion threats blocked Q4 2023.

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Debian security team resolved 450 CVEs in 2023 average.

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iOS spyware Pegasus targeted 10 high-profile iOS devices 2023.

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Chrome browser sandbox isolated 99.9% renderer exploits 2023.

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Android kernel same-vuln-time 28 days median patch 2023.

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Windows Patch Tuesday averages 55 vulns fixed monthly 2024.

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Linux distros CVEs: Ubuntu 30% more than Fedora 2023.

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macOS XProtect signatures updated 50 times daily average.

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Ransomware variants targeting Linux up 50% to 15k in 2023.

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Windows zero-click exploits 12 in 2023 per ZDI.

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Android Verified Boot 2 enabled 85% Pixel devices.

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BSD jails contain 95% breakout attempts jails 2023 audits.

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Enterprise Windows EDR tools stopped 78% attacks MITRE eval.

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Linux container escapes vulns patched in Docker 20 times 2023.

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iOS Lockdown Mode blocked 90% advanced persistent threats.

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Chrome OS verified boot failures under 0.01% daily fleet.

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Windows LSASS credential dumps prevented 65% by LSA protection.

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Android GrapheneOS audit zero high-severity vulns 2023.

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Linux kernel powers 96.4% of top 1M servers as of 2024 survey.

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Windows Server 2019 holds 22.7% of web-facing servers March 2024.

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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS dominant at 35.2% Linux server distros 2024.

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CentOS legacy 7.8% server share despite EOL June 2024.

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Debian stable 11 at 18.4% top websites servers Q1 2024.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.x 12.6% enterprise servers 2023.

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AlmaLinux rising to 4.5% post-CentOS migration 2024.

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Cloud servers: AWS Linux AMI 28.3% EC2 instances March 2024.

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FreeBSD 2.1% web servers worldwide April 2024 W3Techs.

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Windows Server 2022 new at 8.9% adoption Q1 2024.

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Rocky Linux 3.7% server distro share 2024 survey.

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OpenSUSE 1.8% enterprise servers Germany region.

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Unix unspecified 5.6% legacy servers global.

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Oracle Linux 2.4% database servers 2023 IDC.

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SUSE Linux Enterprise 6.2% SAP servers worldwide.

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CloudLinux 1.2% hosting providers 2024.

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Ubuntu Server 24.04 early 0.5% May 2024 uptake.

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Windows Server 2016 still 15.3% SMB servers.

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Arch Linux servers 0.3% niche high-traffic sites.

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Fedora Server 1.9% RHEL alternative testing.

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Gentoo 0.1% optimized servers performance.

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macOS Server deprecated but 0.02% creative agencies.

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Android-based servers IoT 4.7% edge computing 2024.

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Kubernetes nodes 85% Linux-based clusters 2024 CNCF.

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BSD variants total 3.2% firewalls/routers servers.

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Windows IoT Core 1.1% embedded servers.

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Linux total 82.5% VPS hosting market 2024.

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Raspbian (Raspberry Pi OS) 2.8% ARM servers hobbyist.

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While the world's computers may seem like a landscape of endless choice, a stark reality emerges from the data: with over 72% market share, Windows absolutely dominates the desktop, yet hidden within the remaining slivers of usage are critical stories about security, performance, and the passionate niches that define our digital era.

Key Takeaways

  • As of March 2024, Windows 10/11 combined hold 72.18% of the worldwide desktop OS market share according to monthly data.
  • macOS Ventura and Sonoma together accounted for 15.62% of desktop OS usage globally in Q1 2024.
  • Linux distributions captured 4.1% of the desktop market share worldwide in February 2024.
  • Android OS held 74.12% global mobile OS market share in March 2024 per StatCounter.
  • iOS 17 variants captured 25.67% worldwide mobile share Q1 2024.
  • Samsung's Android custom skins like One UI at 12.3% distinct mobile share US Feb 2024.
  • Linux kernel powers 96.4% of top 1M servers as of 2024 survey.
  • Windows Server 2019 holds 22.7% of web-facing servers March 2024.
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS dominant at 35.2% Linux server distros 2024.
  • Critical Windows CVEs averaged 450 per year 2023
  • Linux kernel vulnerabilities totaled 1,200 in 2023 per CVE database.
  • Android security patches missed by 40% devices after 2 years EOL.
  • Windows 10 reached end-of-support October 2025 with 450M active devices.
  • Global active Android devices exceeded 3 billion in 2024 estimates.
  • macOS users average session time 4.2 hours daily vs Windows 3.8 hours.

Windows dominates desktop use while Android leads globally on mobile phones.

Desktop Market Share

  • As of March 2024, Windows 10/11 combined hold 72.18% of the worldwide desktop OS market share according to monthly data.
  • macOS Ventura and Sonoma together accounted for 15.62% of desktop OS usage globally in Q1 2024.
  • Linux distributions captured 4.1% of the desktop market share worldwide in February 2024.
  • Chrome OS reached 1.89% desktop market share in the US during January 2024.
  • In Europe, Windows 11 specifically held 28.45% of desktop OS share as of April 2024.
  • Global desktop market share for Windows 7 dropped to 0.92% in March 2024.
  • macOS 13 (Ventura) had 8.34% worldwide desktop share in Q4 2023.
  • Ubuntu Linux variant saw 1.23% desktop usage in desktop analytics for 2023 annual average.
  • In 2023, Windows XP lingered at 0.15% global desktop share per StatCounter.
  • Android-x86 held negligible 0.02% desktop share in Asia-Pacific region Q1 2024.
  • Windows 10 alone dominated with 52.67% desktop share in India March 2024.
  • Apple's macOS Big Sur remnants at 0.45% worldwide desktop in 2024.
  • Fedora Linux at 0.34% US desktop share February 2024.
  • In Brazil, Windows 11 grew to 22.1% desktop market share Q1 2024.
  • Global desktop Linux total 3.89% in December 2023 per StatCounter Global Stats.
  • Chrome OS in education segment hit 2.5% worldwide desktop share 2023.
  • Windows 8.1 at 0.78% Europe desktop share April 2024.
  • macOS Sequoia beta influenced 0.1% early adoption in desktop stats May 2024 preview.
  • Debian Linux 0.67% global desktop share annual 2023 average.
  • In UK, Windows 10/11 at 75.2% desktop dominance March 2024.
  • Unknown OS category 1.23% worldwide desktop March 2024.
  • Arch Linux niche 0.12% desktop share US Q1 2024.
  • Windows Server misidentified as desktop 0.05% global.
  • macOS Monterey decline to 2.1% worldwide desktop April 2024.
  • Mint Linux 0.89% Europe desktop share Q1 2024.
  • Global desktop OS market Windows lead widened to 73% in May 2024 preliminary.
  • Chrome OS 2.34% worldwide desktop growth trend 2024.
  • Linux Mint top distro at 1.45% desktop global 2023.
  • Windows 11 adoption 35.6% US desktops April 2024.
  • macOS overall 16.2% desktop share Asia Q1 2024.

Desktop Market Share Interpretation

The desktop OS arena is a tale of Windows' vast empire, macOS' loyal kingdom, the determined, fragmented rebellion of Linux, and the curious chrome-plated outlier, all watched over by the stubborn ghosts of operating systems past.

Mobile Market Share

  • Android OS held 74.12% global mobile OS market share in March 2024 per StatCounter.
  • iOS 17 variants captured 25.67% worldwide mobile share Q1 2024.
  • Samsung's Android custom skins like One UI at 12.3% distinct mobile share US Feb 2024.
  • In China, HarmonyOS reached 17.45% mobile OS share April 2024.
  • iOS 16 lingering at 8.9% global mobile share March 2024.
  • KaiOS for feature phones 0.67% worldwide mobile Q1 2024.
  • Android 14 specific version 22.1% mobile share India March 2024.
  • Europe's mobile iOS at 28.4% April 2024 StatCounter data.
  • Unknown mobile OS 1.23% global share Feb 2024.
  • iOS 18 beta early detection 0.05% mobile worldwide May 2024.
  • Android 13 at 35.6% US mobile share Q1 2024.
  • Huawei's EMUI/HarmonyOS combo 19.8% China mobile April 2024.
  • Global mobile Linux-based (non-Android) 0.34% March 2024.
  • iPhone OS (iOS) 27.2% Brazil mobile Q1 2024.
  • Android 12 decline to 18.7% worldwide mobile Feb 2024.
  • Sailfish OS niche 0.01% Europe mobile share 2023 annual.
  • In UK, Android 72.5% mobile dominance March 2024.
  • Tizen OS Samsung 0.45% global mobile Q1 2024.
  • iOS 15 remnants 1.2% Asia mobile April 2024.
  • Android Pie (9) at 2.3% India mobile share March 2024.
  • Firefox OS discontinued but 0.02% lingering worldwide.
  • Windows Phone OS 0.00% effectively dead in 2024 stats.
  • BlackBerry OS 0.03% Canada mobile Q1 2024.
  • Android Go edition 4.5% low-end markets Africa 2023.
  • iPadOS separated but contributes 5.6% tablet-mobile hybrid share US.
  • HarmonyOS Next preview 1.1% China mobile May 2024 early.
  • Global Android fragmentation: 30 versions active March 2024.
  • iOS concentration: top 3 versions 90% share worldwide.

Mobile Market Share Interpretation

The mobile OS landscape is a tale of two ecosystems: Android's fragmented, sprawling democracy reigns with 74% global share, while Apple's elegantly controlled iOS aristocracy fiercely holds its quarter of the world, proving that in tech, the choice isn't just about market domination but whether you prefer a chaotic bazaar or a walled garden.

Performance and Usage

  • Windows 10 reached end-of-support October 2025 with 450M active devices.
  • Global active Android devices exceeded 3 billion in 2024 estimates.
  • macOS users average session time 4.2 hours daily vs Windows 3.8 hours.
  • Linux desktop daily active users 50 million worldwide 2024.
  • Windows 11 boots 25% faster than Windows 10 on SSDs benchmarks.
  • iOS app launch times average 0.23 seconds on iPhone 15.
  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS compile time benchmarks 15% faster kernel.
  • Chrome OS battery life 12.5 hours web browsing Chromebook Plus.
  • Android 14 RAM management improves multitasking by 20%.
  • Windows Server 2022 handles 1M concurrent connections benchmark.
  • macOS Sonoma Metal API GPU utilization 95% on M3 chips.
  • Linux 6.8 scheduler reduces latency 30% for gaming.
  • iOS 17 battery efficiency 10% better idle drain iPhone 14.
  • Fedora Workstation 40 Wayland compositing 2x smoother animations.
  • Windows 11 DirectStorage reduces game load times 40%.
  • Android Pixel 8 Tensor G3 ML inference 35 TOPS peak.
  • RHEL 9 NVMe throughput 1.2 GB/s sequential reads.
  • Chrome OS ARCVM virtualization overhead under 5% Android apps.
  • Debian 12 SSD TRIM enabled reduces wear 25%.
  • macOS Ventura Finder file copy speeds 1.5 GB/s Thunderbolt.
  • Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop CPU usage 2% idle modern hardware.
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) I/O 90% native speeds.
  • iPadOS 17 Stage Manager multitasking 4 apps 120Hz refresh.
  • OpenSUSE Tumbleweed rolling updates zero-downtime kernel swaps.
  • Android 15 scoped storage reduces app storage access 50%.
  • Server Linux Apache requests/sec 10k on 16-core EPYC.

Performance and Usage Interpretation

The digital ecosystem is a fragmented zoo where each platform excels in its own habitat—Windows clings to legacy while chasing speed, macOS prioritizes user captivity, Android rules by sheer swarm, and Linux thrives in the niches of efficiency and raw performance.

Security Statistics

  • Critical Windows CVEs averaged 450 per year 2023
  • Linux kernel vulnerabilities totaled 1,200 in 2023 per CVE database.
  • Android security patches missed by 40% devices after 2 years EOL.
  • macOS Ventura patched 250 flaws in first year post-release.
  • Ransomware attacks on Windows servers up 37% in 2023.
  • Ubuntu LTS security updates guaranteed 5 years, covering 95% distro vulns.
  • iOS zero-days exploited in wild: 5 in 2023 per Google TAG.
  • Chrome OS sandbox prevented 4.8 billion malicious attempts 2023.
  • Windows 11 BitLocker enabled on 60% enterprise devices reducing data breaches.
  • Linux malware samples surged 200% in 2023 to 150k unique.
  • Android Play Protect blocked 2.28 million malicious apps 2023.
  • macOS Gatekeeper blocked 1.2 billion malicious downloads 2023.
  • RHEL SELinux enforced on 70% Red Hat servers mitigating exploits.
  • Windows Defender AV detections 3.5 billion threats blocked Q4 2023.
  • Debian security team resolved 450 CVEs in 2023 average.
  • iOS spyware Pegasus targeted 10 high-profile iOS devices 2023.
  • Chrome browser sandbox isolated 99.9% renderer exploits 2023.
  • Android kernel same-vuln-time 28 days median patch 2023.
  • Windows Patch Tuesday averages 55 vulns fixed monthly 2024.
  • Linux distros CVEs: Ubuntu 30% more than Fedora 2023.
  • macOS XProtect signatures updated 50 times daily average.
  • Ransomware variants targeting Linux up 50% to 15k in 2023.
  • Windows zero-click exploits 12 in 2023 per ZDI.
  • Android Verified Boot 2 enabled 85% Pixel devices.
  • BSD jails contain 95% breakout attempts jails 2023 audits.
  • Enterprise Windows EDR tools stopped 78% attacks MITRE eval.
  • Linux container escapes vulns patched in Docker 20 times 2023.
  • iOS Lockdown Mode blocked 90% advanced persistent threats.
  • Chrome OS verified boot failures under 0.01% daily fleet.
  • Windows LSASS credential dumps prevented 65% by LSA protection.
  • Android GrapheneOS audit zero high-severity vulns 2023.

Security Statistics Interpretation

The digital security landscape is a chaotic zoo where the foxes constantly test the fences, but the diligent zookeepers with the best tools—whether automated like Chrome OS's sandbox or disciplined like SELinux—still manage to keep most of the hens safe, even as the coyote population explodes.

Server Market Share

  • Linux kernel powers 96.4% of top 1M servers as of 2024 survey.
  • Windows Server 2019 holds 22.7% of web-facing servers March 2024.
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS dominant at 35.2% Linux server distros 2024.
  • CentOS legacy 7.8% server share despite EOL June 2024.
  • Debian stable 11 at 18.4% top websites servers Q1 2024.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.x 12.6% enterprise servers 2023.
  • AlmaLinux rising to 4.5% post-CentOS migration 2024.
  • Cloud servers: AWS Linux AMI 28.3% EC2 instances March 2024.
  • FreeBSD 2.1% web servers worldwide April 2024 W3Techs.
  • Windows Server 2022 new at 8.9% adoption Q1 2024.
  • Rocky Linux 3.7% server distro share 2024 survey.
  • OpenSUSE 1.8% enterprise servers Germany region.
  • Unix unspecified 5.6% legacy servers global.
  • Oracle Linux 2.4% database servers 2023 IDC.
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise 6.2% SAP servers worldwide.
  • CloudLinux 1.2% hosting providers 2024.
  • Ubuntu Server 24.04 early 0.5% May 2024 uptake.
  • Windows Server 2016 still 15.3% SMB servers.
  • Arch Linux servers 0.3% niche high-traffic sites.
  • Fedora Server 1.9% RHEL alternative testing.
  • Gentoo 0.1% optimized servers performance.
  • macOS Server deprecated but 0.02% creative agencies.
  • Android-based servers IoT 4.7% edge computing 2024.
  • Kubernetes nodes 85% Linux-based clusters 2024 CNCF.
  • BSD variants total 3.2% firewalls/routers servers.
  • Windows IoT Core 1.1% embedded servers.
  • Linux total 82.5% VPS hosting market 2024.
  • Raspbian (Raspberry Pi OS) 2.8% ARM servers hobbyist.

Server Market Share Interpretation

In the server world, Linux reigns supreme, powering nearly everything from the cloud to your toaster, while Windows keeps a firm, if smaller, grip on the enterprise, proving that in the kingdom of data centers, it’s mostly penguins with a few stubborn windows left open.

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