36.7% of the websites with known operating systems use Linux. 54.1% of professional developers use Linux as a platform in 2019. 83.1% of developers say Linux is the platform they prefer to work on. As of 2017, more than 15,637 developers from 1,513 companies had contributed to the Linux kernel code since its creation.

How many companies are using Linux?

We have data on 890,295 companies that use Linux. The companies using Linux are most often found in United States and in the Computer Software industry. Linux is most often used by companies with 10-50 employees and 1M-10M dollars in revenue. Our data for Linux usage goes back as far as 2 years.

What percent of companies use Linux?

In 2019, the Windows operating system was used on 72.1 percent of servers worldwide, whilst the Linux operating system accounted for 13.6 percent of servers. Compared to 2018, both companies experienced an increase to their overall market share.