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Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey

By Liam Dawe, Nov 2

The Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for October 2024, and the Linux user share has gone back up again to exactly 2%.

China continues rising on the Steam Survey with Linux now at 1.87%

By Liam Dawe, Oct 2

Pretty much as expected, the Linux user share overall on Steam has dropped off a bit with the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for September 2024.

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Linux smashes another market share record for August 2024 on Statcounter

By Liam Dawe, Sep 2

Another fresh month and so we have the latest operating system market share details from Statcounter, and it's another impressive showing for Linux from August 2024.

Steam Survey for August 2024 shows Linux just below 2% as China surges

By Liam Dawe, Sep 2

The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out now for August 2024, so let's go over the details on where Linux stands right now.

Linux / Steam Deck user share on Steam stays flat for July 2024

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2

No news is good news, as the saying goes, or something like that. Valve updated the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2024 and for Linux / Steam Deck the changes were pretty minimal.

Linux hits another all-time high for July 2024 according to Statcounter

By Liam Dawe, Aug 1

Some more good news for you as according to statistics website Statcounter, Linux use hit another all-time high in July 2024. We've seen it slowly creep up over time, just like we've seen on the Steam Survey as well.

Linux remains above 2% on the Steam Survey for June 2024

By Liam Dawe, Jul 2

While there's been a clear drop, the Linux user share on Steam for June 2024 still remains about 2% showing the clear upwards trend overall.

Linux user share on Steam breaks 2% thanks to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Jun 2

A moment I've no doubt many Linux fans have been waiting to see. The Linux user share on Steam has smashed through the 2% barrier.

Steam Survey for April 2024 shows a small dip for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, May 2

Valve has now published the Steam Hardware & Software Survey: April 2024, and overall the movements are pretty small but there is a small dip for Steam Deck.

Linux share on Steam bounces back to nearly 2% for March 2024

By Liam Dawe, Apr 2

Thanks to all of Valve's effort with Proton, Steam Deck and their funding of people working on various other bits of Linux code like GPU drivers - the Linux share on Steam as of March 2024 bounced back to a near multi-year high.

Linux on the desktop breaks 4% for the first time on Statcounter

By Liam Dawe, Mar 4

Another month down according to Statcounter at least, Linux on the desktop is doing better than ever. Take it with your usual little pinch of salt like any survey sampling though.

Steam Survey for February 2024 shows a big bump in Simplified Chinese

By Liam Dawe, Mar 4

Seems like once again we're seeing an Asia influx on Steam, as the February 2024 Steam Hardware & Software Survey showed a big +7.62% bump in Simplified Chinese.

Linux remains above macOS on the Steam Survey for January 2024

By Liam Dawe, Feb 2

The monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey is here for January 2024, and while there was a drop for both Linux and macOS we're still seeing Linux be firmly in second place on Steam now.

31% of devs already using AI and the PC platform looks strong from GDC Survey

By Liam Dawe, Jan 22

The annual GDC Survey is out now and it's an interesting look into what developers are up to and how the industry is changing, and some of the info this time around is pretty eyebrow raising.

Linux hits nearly 4% desktop user share on Statcounter

By Liam Dawe, Jan 3

According to Statcounter, which should be taken with a pinch of salt of course like any sampling, the Linux share on the desktop hit nearly 4% in Decemeber 2023.

Linux use on Steam ends 2023 with a multi-year high (thanks Steam Deck)

By Liam Dawe, Jan 2

Valve's latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out now for December 2023, and it shows that Linux and Steam Deck overall finished 2023 on a very positive note.

Linux share on Steam back to nearly 2% thanks to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Dec 2, 2023

After a couple of months of the Linux user share on Steam dropping, the November 2023 Steam Hardware & Software Survey shows it shooting back up again. With Steam Deck continuing to push Linux gaming.

September 2023 Steam Survey: macOS and Linux dip but Linux remains above macOS

By Liam Dawe, Oct 2, 2023

The Steam Hardware & Software Survey for September 2023 is out now and shows that both macOS and Linux have dipped down, although Linux still remains above macOS.

Linux continues rising above 3% desktop user share on Statcounter

By Liam Dawe, Sep 6, 2023

Another month, another set of stats showing that Linux desktop seems to be doing better than ever. According to Statcounter, the Linux share has risen once again.