Windows holds 71.68 percent of the worldwide desktop operating system market. Android reaches 70.89 percent share among mobile devices globally. Linux runs on 96.3 percent of web servers.
Key Takeaways
- In US desktop OS, Windows 68.4% June 2024
- Worldwide desktop OS market share for Windows in June 2024 stood at 71.68%
- Global mobile OS market share Android 70.89% in June 2024
- Web servers running Linux 96.3% worldwide June 2024
Windows remains the most used operating system, powering the majority of system activity across our user base.
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01 · Category
Desktop Regional28 stats
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In US desktop OS, Windows 68.4% June 2024
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macOS US desktop 24.1% June 2024 StatCounter
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Linux US desktop 2.3% June 2024
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Chrome OS US desktop 3.5% June 2024
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UK desktop Windows 74.2% June 2024
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macOS UK desktop 17.8% June 2024
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Germany desktop Windows 78.9% June 2024
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Linux Germany desktop 3.1% June 2024
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France desktop macOS 19.4% June 2024
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China desktop Windows 92.1% June 2024
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India desktop Windows 89.7% June 2024 StatCounter
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Brazil desktop Windows 93.4% June 2024
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Australia desktop macOS 22.3% June 2024
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Japan desktop Windows 85.6% June 2024
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Canada desktop macOS 23.7% June 2024
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Russia desktop Windows 87.2% June 2024
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US mobile Android 44.2% June 2024
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iOS US mobile 55.3% June 2024
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UK mobile Android 65.1% June 2024
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iOS UK mobile 34.2% June 2024
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Germany mobile Android 78.9% June 2024
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France mobile Android 72.4% June 2024
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China mobile Android 74.5% June 2024 (incl Harmony)
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iOS China mobile 24.1% June 2024
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India mobile Android 95.2% June 2024
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Brazil mobile Android 87.6% June 2024
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Australia mobile Android 58.3% June 2024
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Japan mobile Android 52.1% June 2024
Interpretation
Desktop Regional Interpretation
In the Desktop Regional category, Windows dominates across both regions at 68.4% in the US and 74.2% in the UK, showing a consistently strong lead while macOS stays second with 24.1% in the US versus 17.8% in the UK.
02 · Category
Desktop Worldwide30 stats
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Worldwide desktop OS market share for Windows in June 2024 stood at 71.68%
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macOS held 15.42% of the global desktop OS market share in June 2024
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Linux's desktop market share worldwide reached 4.12% in June 2024 per StatCounter
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Unknown OS accounted for 2.45% on desktops globally in June 2024
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Chrome OS captured 3.21% of desktop OS usage worldwide in June 2024
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Windows 11's share among desktop OSes was 34.56% globally in June 2024
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Windows 10 maintained 34.21% desktop market share worldwide in June 2024
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macOS Ventura's desktop share was 12.34% worldwide in June 2024
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Ubuntu Linux held 1.23% of global desktop OS share in June 2024
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In Steam Hardware Survey June 2024, Windows 10/11 usage was 96.45% among gamers
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Linux on Steam reached 1.89% usage in June 2024 global survey
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macOS in Steam survey was 0.87% in June 2024 worldwide
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Global desktop Windows share Q1 2024 was 72.1% per Statista
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macOS global desktop share Q1 2024 at 16.5%
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Linux desktop worldwide Q1 2024 share 3.8%
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Chrome OS desktop global share grew to 2.9% in Q1 2024
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Windows XP still at 0.45% desktop share worldwide Q1 2024
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Windows 7 residual desktop share 1.2% globally Q1 2024
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Fedora Linux desktop share 0.67% worldwide 2024
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Debian Linux global desktop 0.89% in 2024
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Global desktop OS market revenue for Windows $18.2B in 2023
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macOS desktop installations worldwide estimated 120M in 2024
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Linux desktop users globally around 45M active in 2024
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Windows 11 adoption rate on desktops 45% of Windows users in June 2024
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Top 1% desktops worldwide use macOS Sonoma at 8.9% in 2024
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Linux Mint desktop share 1.45% globally June 2024
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Pop!_OS Linux global desktop 0.34% in 2024
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Worldwide desktop browser stats show Windows 72.3% in 2024
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macOS 28% in developer desktops per Stack Overflow 2024 survey
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Linux 48% among developers worldwide 2024 Stack Overflow
Interpretation
Desktop Worldwide Interpretation
For Desktop Worldwide in June 2024, Windows still dominates with 71.68% of desktop OS usage while macOS remains a distant second at 15.42%, and even Linux with 4.12% underscores how heavily the category is concentrated in a single platform.
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03 · Category
Mobile Worldwide27 stats
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Global mobile OS market share Android 70.89% in June 2024
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iOS mobile worldwide share 28.36% June 2024 per StatCounter
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Samsung Unknown OS 0.45% mobile global June 2024
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KaiOS mobile share 0.12% worldwide June 2024
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Android 14 version share 15.67% on mobile globally June 2024
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iOS 17.5 held 42.3% iPhone share worldwide June 2024
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Android 13 at 28.9% mobile OS version share June 2024
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Global smartphone shipments Android 87% in Q2 2024 per IDC
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iOS smartphone shipments 12.9% Q2 2024 worldwide IDC
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Android active devices 3.2 billion worldwide 2024
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iOS active devices 1.4 billion globally 2024 Statista
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Mobile web traffic Android 74.12% June 2024
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iOS 25.67% mobile browser usage worldwide 2024
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Android Pie residual 2.1% mobile share 2024
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iOS 16 share 18.4% on mobile June 2024
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Global mobile OS revenue Android ecosystem $450B 2023
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iOS app revenue $85B worldwide 2023
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Android 12 version 12.3% mobile share June 2024
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HarmonyOS mobile share 0.89% global June 2024
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Mobile OS market Android 71% Q1 2024 Statista
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iOS 28% Q1 2024 mobile worldwide
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Android 11 at 9.8% mobile version share 2024
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iOS 15 residual 4.2% mobile 2024
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Global mobile gaming Android 52% players 2024
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iOS 48% mobile gamers worldwide 2024 Newzoo
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Android tablet OS share 65% worldwide 2024
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iPadOS tablet share 34% global 2024
Interpretation
Mobile Worldwide Interpretation
For the Mobile Worldwide market in June 2024, Android clearly dominates with 70.89% share while iOS trails at 28.36%, and the latest iPhone adoption shows iOS 17.5 at 42.3% and Android 14 reaching 15.67%.
04 · Category
Server And Other20 stats
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Web servers running Linux 96.3% worldwide June 2024
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Unix-like OS 96.8% on top million websites June 2024 W3Techs
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Windows Server 1.2% on websites worldwide 2024
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Debian GNU/Linux 28.4% server OS share on web 2024
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Ubuntu server usage 33.2% top sites 2024 W3Techs
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Cloud servers AWS Linux 78% instances 2024
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Azure Linux VM share 65% global 2024
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Google Cloud Linux 90%+ server OS 2024
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Top supercomputers 100% Linux June 2024 TOP500
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RHEL/CentOS servers 42% enterprise 2024
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IoT devices Android Things 12% share 2023
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Linux IoT 35% market 2024
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Windows IoT 22% embedded 2024 Statista
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FreeRTOS IoT 28% share 2024
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Gaming consoles OS custom Linux 45% underhood 2024
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Steam Deck SteamOS (Linux) 2.1% Steam users June 2024
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Enterprise servers Windows Server 24% 2023 Gartner
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Linux servers 75% enterprise data centers 2024
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Docker containers Linux kernel 99.9% 2024
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Kubernetes clusters Linux nodes 98% 2024 CNCF survey
Interpretation
Server And Other Interpretation
For the Server And Other category, Linux dominates the stack with Unix-like operating systems at 96.8% and Linux-powered cloud instances at 78%, even though Windows Server is present on only about 1.2% of websites.
report visual · Breakdown
Desktop OS market share (June 2024)
Windows dominates desktop OS usage, with macOS and Linux far behind—while Chrome OS remains a small share.
3.5%
Chrome OS US desktop 3.5% June 2024
96.45%
In Steam Hardware Survey June 2024, Windows 10/11 usage was 96.45% among gamers
Reference
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APA
Gabrielle Fontaine. (2026, February 13). Operating System Usage Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/operating-system-usage-statistics
MLA
Gabrielle Fontaine. "Operating System Usage Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/operating-system-usage-statistics.
Chicago
Gabrielle Fontaine. 2026. "Operating System Usage Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/operating-system-usage-statistics.
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18 datasets cited across this report · attribution is report-level