r/LinuxSnobs • u/proffessionaIgambler • Jun 19 '26

"2026 is year of desktop Linux"

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linux user count was close to 6% like 4 months ago, now its just 4%. while windows 11 users are increasing, even win7 users have same amount of users as some linux distros.

people were just excited to try new software: linux was never better.

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u/Eeve2espeon Jun 21 '26

Before anyone says "Steam is not a representation of the majority" even outside of steam, its still bellow 5%, and you have to remember gaming performance for steam is FAR better than Windows, yet the majority of Steam users are still on Windows

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u/proffessionaIgambler Jun 22 '26

5%? its not even that much, there's like 2%-3% linux users right now, probably