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Technologies > Operating Systems > Unix > Linux

Usage statistics and market share of Linux for websites

This report shows the usage statistics and market share data of Linux on the web. See technologies overview for explanations on the methodologies used in the surveys. Our reports are updated daily.

Linux is used by 32.1% of all the websites whose operating system we know.


The diagram shows the percentage of websites using Linux as operating system.

How to read the diagram:
Unix is used by 65.3% of all the websites.
Linux is used by 32.1% of all the websites.

Unix
65.3%
Linux
32.1%
W3Techs.com, 20 May 2013
Percentage of websites using Linux

Subcategories of Linux

This diagram shows the percentages of websites using various subcategories of Linux.

How to read the diagram:
Debian is used by 32.7% of all the websites who use Linux.

Debian
32.7%
CentOS
27.1%
Ubuntu
24.0%
Red Hat
8.8%
Fedora
3.0%
SuSE
1.8%
Gentoo
1.6%
Scientific Linux
0.1%
Turbolinux
0.1%
Mandriva
0.1%
CloudLinux
0.1%
Asianux
less than 0.1%
PLD Linux
less than 0.1%
StartCom Linux
less than 0.1%
Unknown
0.5%
W3Techs.com, 20 May 2013
Percentages of websites using various subcategories of Linux

Historical trend

This diagram shows the historical trend in the percentage of websites using Linux.
Our dedicated trend survey shows more operating systems usage and market share trends.Historical trends in the usage of Linux

Market position

This diagram shows the market position of Linux in terms of popularity and traffic compared to the most popular operating systems.
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Market position of Linux

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Linux
Category: Operating Systems
Linux is a Unix-like open source operating system originally developed by Linus Torvalds.
Website: linux.org




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