Market share of the Linux desktop reaches 11% in France, why is it a big deal?
StatCounter, a company specialized in analytics, just released their global August 2025 report that contains multiple market share statistics related to tech and the web. Among those reports, StatCounter releases a Desktop Operating System Market Share report, and the August 2025 report contains some good news: the Linux desktop market share reaches 11% in France. A first in history It’s the first time Linux has this much popularity in the desktop field here in France. Of course, Linux already “wins” in a lot of fields, especially for smartphones (Android). But it’s the first time since the StatCounter reports were published (January 2009) that it has reached this point. Before August 2025, the highest market share ever recorded in France for Linux was in July 2009, reaching 6.3% back then. We can also see how Windows and macOS lost part of their respective market share in favor of Linux and other operating systems. ...