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Linux desktop reaches an all-time high on Steam at 3.58%! 🚀

We saw it grow steadily since October last year. 💪

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Infographic titled “Desktop Linux Market Share: January 2026” by It’s FOSS. Green gradient background with multiple charts comparing desktop OS usage. StatCounter (left pie chart): Windows: 66.40% (−3.1%) macOS: 27.74% (−0.51%) Linux: 3.86% (+0.81%) Other/Unknown: 1.75% (−0.1%) Note: “Among the desktop operating systems available (Windows, macOS, and Linux), Linux usually tends to occupy the third position overall.” Total desktop OS share (center bar chart): macOS (OS X): 2.18% (+0.16%) Linux: 3.58% (+0.38%) Windows: 94.23% (−0.56%) Steam Survey – Linux distros (right pie chart, in total): Arch Linux: 0.34% (+0.02%) Ubuntu Core 24: 0.12% (+0.12%) Ubuntu 24.04.3: 0.14% (+0.02%) Linux Mint 22.1: 0.05% (+0.01%) Linux Mint 22.2: 0.28% (+0.04%) Manjaro: 0.06% (+0.01%) Debian: 0.06% (+0.01%) EndeavourOS: 0.08% (+0.01%) Fedora KDE: 0.07% (+0.07%) Fedora Workstation: 0.05% (+0.05%)

Linux Market Share Remains Above 3% for 3 Months in a Row [January 2026 Report]

Curious to know the latest market share percentage for Linux desktop? You don't have to do the research; we've done it for you. We update this report at the beginning of each month.
Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
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