Hold up. Is the year of Linux actually happening?
StatCounter data shows that the market share of the Linux operating system has tripled since May, climbing to over ten percent in the United States. Credit: Pexels The “year of Linux” has been a thing for literally decades, but never delivered. Yet 2026 seems to be an indication that it’s finally gaining traction.
- ▪StatCounter data shows that the market share of the Linux operating system has tripled since May, climbing to over ten percent in the United States.
- ▪Credit: Pexels The “year of Linux” has been a thing for literally decades, but never delivered.
- ▪Yet 2026 seems to be an indication that it’s finally gaining traction.
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| Publication time | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:19:15 +0000 |
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StatCounter data shows that the market share of the Linux operating system has tripled since May, climbing to over ten percent in the United States. Credit: Pexels The “year of Linux” has been a thing for literally decades, but never delivered. Yet 2026 seems to be an indication that it’s finally gaining traction. Before now, the gains have been anecdotal, largely borne out of the frustration users had with Microsoft’s Windows operating systems, and their myriad flaws. Now, the numbers are starting to indicate that the gains are real: in the last two months, the market share of Linux has tripled, cresting the 10 percent mark to 11.87 percent in the United States. That figure, compiled by StatCounter, isn’t replicated in other areas of the world. Yet.
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