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Linux continues hitting above 3% desktop user share on Statcounter

By Liam Dawe, Aug 3

Another month down and we can see that the Linux desktop user share is continuing to rise and not just on the recent Steam Survey.

Linux overtakes macOS users on Steam thanks to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2

Well it finally happened. According to the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2023 we can see that Linux users have overtaken macOS.

Linux hit over 3% desktop user share according to Statcounter

By Liam Dawe, Jul 11

Do my eyes deceive me? Apparently not. According to Statcounter, the Linux share on the desktop has actually now passed 3% for the first time.

Nearly 40% of Linux gamers on Steam are on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Jul 3

The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for June 2023, and it shows just how much the Linux share is now influenced by the Steam Deck.

Linux hits a multi-year high for user share on Steam thanks to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Jun 2

After some recent weirdness where March saw a big drop, the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for May 2023 is now showing the Linux share at a multi-year high.

The latest Steam Survey had a huge surge of Simplified Chinese

By Liam Dawe, Apr 13

After waiting a while to see if Valve issued any corrections, it seems that the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for March 2023 is staying as it is, with a huge surge of Simplified Chinese.

Linux use overtakes macOS on the Stack Overflow Survey

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3

Well this is a fun statistic, it seems Linux has become a fair bit more popular than macOS on the Stack Overflow Developer Survey for 2022.

Latest Steam Survey sees a minor dip for Linux & Steam Deck, still trending nicely overall

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3

December 2022 results are in for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey and overall the Linux share is down but the overall trend is still good.

November's Steam Survey shows another uptick for Linux thanks to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Dec 2, 2022

November is over which means a fresh Steam Hardware Survey, and it continues the trend we've been seeing with the Linux user share rising and now it's bigger than ever.

Steam Deck pushed Linux to the highest share on Steam in years

By Liam Dawe, Nov 2, 2022

A fresh month, which means a new Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out. Looking over the October 2022 data, it appears we've hit a fresh high point.

SteamOS and Steam Deck on top for Linux in the Steam Hardware Survey

By Liam Dawe, Oct 3, 2022

The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out now for September 2022, with it showing that clearly the Steam Deck with SteamOS is the most popular way now to game on Linux.

Steam ended 2021 with a slightly lower Linux user share ending the recent growth

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3, 2022

After 7 months of seeing the Linux user share on Steam continue to grow, December saw 2021 end with it dropping slightly.

November marked 7 months of Linux rising on Steam & 5 months above 1%

By Liam Dawe, Dec 2, 2021

I think we can now firmly say that we are the 1%? Another month is down as so the latest Steam Hardware Survey numbers are out and it continues being very positive for Linux gaming.

Linux has now seen 4 months of being above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey

By Liam Dawe, Nov 2, 2021

Something magical appears to be happening on Steam. Not only is Linux above 1% for another month but we've now seen 6 months of it continuing to rise.

For a third month in a row, Linux remains above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey

By Liam Dawe, Oct 2, 2021

I still can't quite believe it but the Linux user share on Steam has not only remained above 1% for three months, it's actually risen again.

Linux continues to remain above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey

By Liam Dawe, Sep 2, 2021

We don't usually comment directly on the Steam Hardware Survey every month, not unless it's something real interesting and this is the second month where it is because we're still officially above 1%!

Linux has finally hit that almost mythical 1% user share on Steam again

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2, 2021

The day I'm sure many have been waiting for, and just as many probably thought it wouldn't happen. Linux has finally hit 1% again on the Steam Hardware Survey.