Windows dominates desktop OS usage with 71.68% worldwide share in June 2024, while Linux desktop sits at just 4.12% and macOS holds 15.42%. These numbers shift dramatically by country, platform, and even device type, from Android leading mobile in the US and China to Linux powering most web and server environments. Let’s dig into the breakdown and what it means for users, developers, and infrastructure teams.
Key Takeaways
- In US desktop OS, Windows 68.4% June 2024
- macOS US desktop 24.1% June 2024 StatCounter
- Linux US desktop 2.3% June 2024
- Worldwide desktop OS market share for Windows in June 2024 stood at 71.68%
- macOS held 15.42% of the global desktop OS market share in June 2024
- Linux's desktop market share worldwide reached 4.12% in June 2024 per StatCounter
- Global mobile OS market share Android 70.89% in June 2024
- iOS mobile worldwide share 28.36% June 2024 per StatCounter
- Samsung Unknown OS 0.45% mobile global June 2024
- Web servers running Linux 96.3% worldwide June 2024
- Unix-like OS 96.8% on top million websites June 2024 W3Techs
- Windows Server 1.2% on websites worldwide 2024
Windows dominates desktop usage worldwide, while Android leads mobile OS share across most countries.
Desktop Regional
1In US desktop OS, Windows 68.4% June 2024
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2macOS US desktop 24.1% June 2024 StatCounter
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3Linux US desktop 2.3% June 2024
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4Chrome OS US desktop 3.5% June 2024
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5UK desktop Windows 74.2% June 2024
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6macOS UK desktop 17.8% June 2024
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7Germany desktop Windows 78.9% June 2024
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8Linux Germany desktop 3.1% June 2024
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9France desktop macOS 19.4% June 2024
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10China desktop Windows 92.1% June 2024
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11India desktop Windows 89.7% June 2024 StatCounter
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12Brazil desktop Windows 93.4% June 2024
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13Australia desktop macOS 22.3% June 2024
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14Japan desktop Windows 85.6% June 2024
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15Canada desktop macOS 23.7% June 2024
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16Russia desktop Windows 87.2% June 2024
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17US mobile Android 44.2% June 2024
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18iOS US mobile 55.3% June 2024
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19UK mobile Android 65.1% June 2024
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20iOS UK mobile 34.2% June 2024
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21Germany mobile Android 78.9% June 2024
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22France mobile Android 72.4% June 2024
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23China mobile Android 74.5% June 2024 (incl Harmony)
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24iOS China mobile 24.1% June 2024
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25India mobile Android 95.2% June 2024
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26Brazil mobile Android 87.6% June 2024
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27Australia mobile Android 58.3% June 2024
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28Japan mobile Android 52.1% June 2024
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Desktop Regional Interpretation
While Windows still comfortably rules the desktop kingdom worldwide, the mobile domain reveals a fascinating split: affluent markets like the US and UK share the throne between iOS and Android, but in massive growth markets like India and Brazil, Android's dominance is an absolute, smartphone-owning monarchy.
Desktop Worldwide
1Worldwide desktop OS market share for Windows in June 2024 stood at 71.68%
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2macOS held 15.42% of the global desktop OS market share in June 2024
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3Linux's desktop market share worldwide reached 4.12% in June 2024 per StatCounter
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4Unknown OS accounted for 2.45% on desktops globally in June 2024
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5Chrome OS captured 3.21% of desktop OS usage worldwide in June 2024
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6Windows 11's share among desktop OSes was 34.56% globally in June 2024
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7Windows 10 maintained 34.21% desktop market share worldwide in June 2024
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8macOS Ventura's desktop share was 12.34% worldwide in June 2024
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9Ubuntu Linux held 1.23% of global desktop OS share in June 2024
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10In Steam Hardware Survey June 2024, Windows 10/11 usage was 96.45% among gamers
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11Linux on Steam reached 1.89% usage in June 2024 global survey
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12macOS in Steam survey was 0.87% in June 2024 worldwide
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13Global desktop Windows share Q1 2024 was 72.1% per Statista
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14macOS global desktop share Q1 2024 at 16.5%
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15Linux desktop worldwide Q1 2024 share 3.8%
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16Chrome OS desktop global share grew to 2.9% in Q1 2024
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17Windows XP still at 0.45% desktop share worldwide Q1 2024
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18Windows 7 residual desktop share 1.2% globally Q1 2024
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19Fedora Linux desktop share 0.67% worldwide 2024
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20Debian Linux global desktop 0.89% in 2024
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21Global desktop OS market revenue for Windows $18.2B in 2023
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22macOS desktop installations worldwide estimated 120M in 2024
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23Linux desktop users globally around 45M active in 2024
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24Windows 11 adoption rate on desktops 45% of Windows users in June 2024
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25Top 1% desktops worldwide use macOS Sonoma at 8.9% in 2024
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26Linux Mint desktop share 1.45% globally June 2024
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27Pop!_OS Linux global desktop 0.34% in 2024
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28Worldwide desktop browser stats show Windows 72.3% in 2024
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29macOS 28% in developer desktops per Stack Overflow 2024 survey
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30Linux 48% among developers worldwide 2024 Stack Overflow
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Desktop Worldwide Interpretation
While Windows still reigns supreme on the general desktop throne, the real story is in the niches: Apple carves out its luxury enclave, Linux dominates the developer's workshop, and a surprising number of machines are apparently running on hope and outdated software.
Mobile Worldwide
1Global mobile OS market share Android 70.89% in June 2024
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2iOS mobile worldwide share 28.36% June 2024 per StatCounter
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3Samsung Unknown OS 0.45% mobile global June 2024
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4KaiOS mobile share 0.12% worldwide June 2024
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5Android 14 version share 15.67% on mobile globally June 2024
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6iOS 17.5 held 42.3% iPhone share worldwide June 2024
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7Android 13 at 28.9% mobile OS version share June 2024
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8Global smartphone shipments Android 87% in Q2 2024 per IDC
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9iOS smartphone shipments 12.9% Q2 2024 worldwide IDC
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10Android active devices 3.2 billion worldwide 2024
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11iOS active devices 1.4 billion globally 2024 Statista
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12Mobile web traffic Android 74.12% June 2024
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13iOS 25.67% mobile browser usage worldwide 2024
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14Android Pie residual 2.1% mobile share 2024
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15iOS 16 share 18.4% on mobile June 2024
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16Global mobile OS revenue Android ecosystem $450B 2023
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17iOS app revenue $85B worldwide 2023
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18Android 12 version 12.3% mobile share June 2024
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19HarmonyOS mobile share 0.89% global June 2024
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20Mobile OS market Android 71% Q1 2024 Statista
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21iOS 28% Q1 2024 mobile worldwide
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22Android 11 at 9.8% mobile version share 2024
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23iOS 15 residual 4.2% mobile 2024
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24Global mobile gaming Android 52% players 2024
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25iOS 48% mobile gamers worldwide 2024 Newzoo
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26Android tablet OS share 65% worldwide 2024
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27iPadOS tablet share 34% global 2024
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Mobile Worldwide Interpretation
It's a classic tale of Android's sheer volume versus iOS's premium punch, where one reigns in total devices and traffic while the other commands revenue and rapid updates with a comparatively elite, smaller army.
Server and Other
1Web servers running Linux 96.3% worldwide June 2024
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2Unix-like OS 96.8% on top million websites June 2024 W3Techs
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3Windows Server 1.2% on websites worldwide 2024
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4Debian GNU/Linux 28.4% server OS share on web 2024
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5Ubuntu server usage 33.2% top sites 2024 W3Techs
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6Cloud servers AWS Linux 78% instances 2024
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7Azure Linux VM share 65% global 2024
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8Google Cloud Linux 90%+ server OS 2024
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9Top supercomputers 100% Linux June 2024 TOP500
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10RHEL/CentOS servers 42% enterprise 2024
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11IoT devices Android Things 12% share 2023
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12Linux IoT 35% market 2024
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13Windows IoT 22% embedded 2024 Statista
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14FreeRTOS IoT 28% share 2024
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15Gaming consoles OS custom Linux 45% underhood 2024
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16Steam Deck SteamOS (Linux) 2.1% Steam users June 2024
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17Enterprise servers Windows Server 24% 2023 Gartner
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18Linux servers 75% enterprise data centers 2024
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19Docker containers Linux kernel 99.9% 2024
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20Kubernetes clusters Linux nodes 98% 2024 CNCF survey
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Server and Other Interpretation
The statistics whisper what every sysadmin knows in their soul: the internet and everything important that computes upon it, from the tiniest sensor to the mightiest supercomputer, runs on a foundation of penguin-powered rock.
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