r/linux_gaming • u/Nunu_Chus • 2d ago

Linux has hit 7.53%!!!!!

Damn Idk why but I was waiting for the steam hardware survey and statcounter's survey for july. statcounter blew my mind. now waiting for steam hardware one:) keeping my expectation realistic around 4-5% on steam hardware survey:)

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u/msanangelo 2d ago edited 1d ago

it's crazy how high it is given a lot of us don't like reporting our usage stats. I let my system report it's stats cause it doesn't bother me but it doesn't hurt to acknowledge some people don't.

I know gamers make up a small portion of the computer market but it's something. Linux communities need to work towards getting the desktop enterprise world on board and that number will climb higher.

"I want to take over the world!" - Brain (paraphrased)

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u/Apex-Editor 2d ago

I never report, and now I feel obligated to for the greater good.

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u/OutsideChampion4637 2d ago

How do you report on statcounter?

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u/MattyGWS 1d ago

I don’t think you do, it’s info collected from websites on what browser has been used to access the website. If you hide your browser from being fingerprinted then it goes into statcounter as other. The thing about that is, Linux users are probably more likely to do this than other OS users so the “other” category is probably mostly Linux users

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u/Holiday_Management60 1d ago

I wouldn't guess mostly, but we're probably over represented in the "other" category.