According to the latest numbers from Statcounter, Linux-based desktop operating systems have reached a new milestone, sitting ...

Linux has been on a slow-but-steady rise for years, but as of July, it’s at 4.44 percent of the worldwide desktop market. If it keeps this pace up, it could break through five percent in early 2025.

Linux usage on desktop PCs has doubled since 2018, with the open-source operating system's market share now sitting at 3% - the highest to date.

This new milestone comes almost a year after desktop Linux surpassed 3% market share in June 2023 amid fierce ... many still prefer the idea of a traditional OS on their PC rather than using a ...

From 2022 to 2023, Apple’s PC market share went from 9.3 percent to 8.4 percent, according to IDC data. Statcounter’s newest numbers show an uptick in Linux usage over the past months.

After four years on the market, Windows 11 has finally surpassed Windows 10 to become the most dominant desktop OS platform in the world, according to Stat Counter.

In the consumer PC processor market, Intel maintained its lead while commanding a 75.4% unit market share in Q4 2024. However, AMD experienced strong growth, significantly increasing both revenue ...

As it stands, the figures show AMD managed to increase its share of the desktop CPU market (excluding IoT) to more than a quarter at 28.7%, versus 23% in the previous quarter and 19.2% a year ago.

To summarize, AMD's share of the Server market (in terms of CPU shipments) for Q1 2024 increased 5.6% year-over-year, with AMD's share of the Desktop market for Q1 2024 increased 4.7% year-over-year.

The desktop/laptop market has been pretty quiet for several years. Windows carved out its dominant space, and despite repeated claims that it would happen, Linux never really emerged as a ...

AMD now owns 28.7% of the desktop CPU market, up from 19.2% a year ago, though its mobile CPU share is a fair bit lower at 22.3%. This time last year, AMD owned 19.5% of the mobile CPU market.