Operating system (OS) statistics
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Table of contents
1. Operating System (OS) Platform Statistics
2. Operating system (OS) platform statistics and trends
3. Operating system platform (OS) statistics
Operating System (OS) Platform Statistics
What is the usage of the operating system?
Operating system (OS) platform statistics and trends
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Statistics are very important information.
From the statistics below (based on the log files on W3CSchool in recent years), you can see the long-term trend in the use of the user's operating system on this site.
Operating system platform (OS) statistics
| 2014 | Win8 | Win7 | Vista | NT* | WinXP | Linux | Mac | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 16.6% | 55.2% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 7.3% | 5.1% | 10.0% | 4.2% |
| April | 15.8% | 55.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 8.0% | 5.0% | 10.3% | 4.0% |
| March | 15.0% | 55.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 9.4% | 4.9% | 9.9% | 4.0% |
| February | 14.2% | 55.0% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 10.1% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
| January | 13.4% | 55.3% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 11.0% | 4.9% | 9.6% | 4.0% |
| 2013 | Win8 | Win7 | Vista | NT* | WinXP | Linux | Mac | Mobile |
| December | 10.0% | 55.9% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 11.6% | 4.8% | 9.2% | 3.8% |
| November | 8.6% | 56.4% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 11.7% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 3.7% |
| October | 9.9% | 56.7% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 12.4% | 4.9% | 9.6% | 3.3% |
| September | 10.2% | 56.8% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 13.5% | 4.8% | 9.3% | 3.3% |
| August | 9.6% | 55.9% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 14.7% | 5.0% | 9.2% | 3.4% |
| July | 9.0% | 56.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 15.8% | 4.9% | 8.7% | 3.2% |
| June | 8.6% | 56.3% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 15.4% | 4.9% | 9.1% | 3.2% |
| May | 7.9% | 56.4% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 15.7% | 4.9% | 9.7% | 2.6% |
| April | 7.3% | 56.4% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 16.4% | 4.8% | 9.7% | 2.2% |
| March | 6.7% | 55.9% | 2.4% | 0.4% | 17.6% | 4.7% | 9.5% | 2.3% |
| February | 5.7% | 55.3% | 2.4% | 0.4% | 19.1% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 2.2% |
| January | 4.8% | 55.3% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 19.9% | 4.8% | 9.3% | 2.2% |
| 2012 | Win8 | Win7 | Vista | NT* | WinXP | Linux | Mac | Mobile |
| December | 2.5% | 55.6% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 21.1% | 4.7% | 8.7% | 2.2% |
| November | 56.5% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 20.8% | 4.8% | 9.4% | 2.0% | |
| October | 56.8% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 22.1% | 4.8% | 9.2% | 1.8% | |
| September | 55.7% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 23.6% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 1.8% | |
| August | 54.5% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 24.8% | 5.0% | 8.7% | 1.8% | |
| July | 53.8% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 26.1% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 1.7% | |
| June | 53.2% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 26.2% | 5.0% | 8.6% | 1.6% | |
| May | 52.3% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 26.8% | 4.9% | 9.0% | 1.6% | |
| April | 51.3% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 27.3% | 4.9% | 9.3% | 1.5% | |
| March | 49.9% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 28.9% | 4.9% | 8.9% | 1.4% | |
| February | 48.7% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 30.0% | 5.0% | 9.1% | 1.3% | |
| January | 47.1% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 31.4% | 4.9% | 9.0% | 1.3% | |
| 2011 | Win7 | Vista | Win2003 | WinXP | Linux | Mac | Mobile | |
| December | 46.1% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 32.6% | 4.9% | 8.5% | 1.2% | |
| November | 45.5% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 32.8% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 1.0% | |
| October | 44.7% | 5.5% | 0.7% | 33.4% | 5.0% | 8.9% | 1.0% | |
| September | 42.2% | 5.6% | 0.8% | 36.2% | 5.1% | 8.6% | 0.9% | |
| August | 40.4% | 5.9% | 0.8% | 38.0% | 5.2% | 8.2% | 0.9% | |
| July | 39.1% | 6.3% | 0.9% | 39.1% | 5.3% | 7.8% | 1.0% | |
| June | 37.8% | 6.7% | 0.9% | 39.7% | 5.2% | 8.1% | 0.9% | |
| May | 36.5% | 7.1% | 0.9% | 40.7% | 5.1% | 8.3% | 0.8% | |
| April | 35.9% | 7.6% | 0.9% | 40.9% | 5.1% | 8.3% | 0.8% | |
| March | 34.1% | 7.9% | 0.9% | 42.9% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 0.7% | |
| February | 32.2% | 8.3% | 1.0% | 44.2% | 5.1% | 8.1% | 0.7% | |
| January | 31.1% | 8.6% | 1.0% | 45.3% | 5.0% | 7.8% | 0.7% | |
| 2010 | Win7 | Vista | Win2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Linux | Mac | |
| December | 29.1% | 8.9% | 1.1% | 47.2% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 7.3% | |
| November | 28.5% | 9.5% | 1.1% | 47.0% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 7.7% | |
| October | 26.8% | 9.9% | 1.1% | 48.9% | 0.3% | 4.7% | 7.6% | |
| September | 24.3% | 10.0% | 1.1% | 51.7% | 0.3% | 4.6% | 7.2% | |
| August | 22.3% | 10.5% | 1.3% | 53.1% | 0.4% | 4.9% | 6.7% | |
| July | 20.6% | 10.9% | 1.3% | 54.6% | 0.4% | 4.8% | 6.5% | |
| June | 19.8% | 11.7% | 1.3% | 54.6% | 0.4% | 4.8% | 6.8% | |
| May | 18.9% | 12.4% | 1.3% | 55.3% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 6.7% | |
| April | 16.7% | 13.2% | 1.3% | 56.1% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 7.1% | |
| March | 14.7% | 13.7% | 1.4% | 57.8% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 6.9% | |
| February | 13.0% | 14.4% | 1.4% | 58.4% | 0.6% | 4.6% | 7.1% | |
| January | 11.3% | 15.4% | 1.4% | 59.4% | 0.6% | 4.6% | 6.8% | |
| 2009 | Win7 | Vista | Win2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Linux | Mac | |
| December | 9.0% | 16.0% | 1.4% | 61.6% | 0.6% | 4.5% | 6.5% | |
| November | 6.7% | 17.5% | 1.4% | 62.2% | 0.7% | 4.3% | 6.7% | |
| October | 4.4% | 18.6% | 1.5% | 63.3% | 0.7% | 4.2% | 6.8% | |
| September | 3.2% | 18.3% | 1.5% | 65.2% | 0.8% | 4.1% | 6.5% | |
| August | 2.5% | 18.1% | 1.6% | 66.2% | 0.9% | 4.2% | 6.1% | |
| July | 1.9% | 17.7% | 1.7% | 67.1% | 1.0% | 4.3% | 6.0% | |
| June | 1.6% | 18.3% | 1.7% | 66.9% | 1.0% | 4.2% | 5.9% | |
| May | 1.1% | 18.4% | 1.7% | 67.2% | 1.1% | 4.1% | 6.1% | |
| April | 0.7% | 17.9% | 1.7% | 68.0% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 6.1% | |
| March | 0.5% | 17.3% | 1.7% | 68.9% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 5.9% | |
| February | 0.4% | 17.2% | 1.6% | 69.0% | 1.4% | 4.0% | 6.0% | |
| January | 0.2% | 16.5% | 1.6% | 69.8% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 5.8% | |
| 2008 | Vista | W2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | Linux | Mac | |
| December | 15.6% | 1.7% | 71.4% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 3.8% | 5.3% | |
| November | 15.1% | 1.6% | 72.0% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 3.8% | 5.3% | |
| October | 14.4% | 1.7% | 72.2% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 5.5% | |
| September | 13.2% | 1.8% | 73.3% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 5.2% | |
| August | 12.5% | 1.9% | 73.9% | 2.4% | 0.2% | 3.9% | 4.9% | |
| July | 11.5% | 2.0% | 74.7% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 3.9% | 4.8% | |
| June | 10.0% | 1.9% | 74.6% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 3.7% | 4.8% | |
| May | 9.3% | 1.8% | 74.0% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 3.6% | 4.7% | |
| April | 8.8% | 1.9% | 73.3% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 3.7% | 4.6% | |
| March | 8.5% | 1.9% | 72.7% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 3.9% | 4.4% | |
| February | 7.8% | 1.8% | 72.4% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 3.8% | 4.3% | |
| January | 7.3% | 1.9% | 73.6% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 4.4% | |
| 2007 | Vista | W2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | Linux | Mac | |
| November | 6.3% | 2.0% | 73.8% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 3.9% | |
| September | 4.5% | 2.0% | 74.3% | 5.4% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 3.9% | |
| July | 3.6% | 2.0% | 74.6% | 6.0% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 4.0% | |
| May | 2.8% | 1.9% | 75.0% | 6.5% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 3.9% | |
| March | 1.9% | 1.9% | 76.0% | 7.2% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 3.8% | |
| January | 0.6% | 1.9% | 76.1% | 7.7% | 1.0% | 3.6% | 3.8% | |
| 2006 | Win2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | WinNT | Linux | Mac | |
| November | 1.9% | 74.9% | 8.0% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 3.6% | |
| September | 2.0% | 74.6% | 9.2% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 3.6% | |
| July | 2.0% | 74.3% | 10.1% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| May | 2.0% | 74.2% | 10.7% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| March | 1.8% | 72.9% | 11.9% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 3.4% | 3.5% | |
| January | 1.7% | 72.3% | 13.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 3.3% | 3.5% | |
| 2005 | Win2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | WinNT | Linux | Mac | |
| November | 1.7% | 71.0% | 14.6% | 2.7% | 0.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| September | 1.7% | 69.2% | 15.8% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 3.3% | 3.1% | |
| July | 1.6% | 65.3% | 17.7% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 3.5% | 3.0% | |
| May | 1.4% | 64.5% | 19.4% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 3.3% | 2.9% | |
| March | 1.4% | 63.1% | 20.2% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 3.2% | 3.0% | |
| January | 1.2% | 61.3% | 21.6% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 3.2% | 2.8% | |
| 2004 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | WinNT | Win95 | Linux | Mac | |
| November | 59.1% | 23.7% | 5.6% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 3.1% | 2.7% | |
| September | 55.9% | 26.2% | 6.4% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 3.1% | 2.6% | |
| July | 52.5% | 28.4% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3.1% | 2.4% | |
| May | 51.0% | 29.6% | 8.2% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.5% | |
| March | 48.0% | 31.1% | 9.4% | 2.4% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.4% | |
| January | 44.1% | 33.6% | 10.4% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 2.7% | 2.4% | |
| 2003 | WinXP | W2000 | Win98 | WinNT | Win95 | Linux | Mac | |
| November | 42.6% | 36.3% | 10.9% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.2% | |
| September | 38.0% | 37.9% | 12.1% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 2.0% | |
| July | 33.9% | 40.6% | 12.6% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.9% | |
| May | 31.4% | 41.0% | 13.9% | 5.8% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.8% | |
| March | 29.1% | 41.9% | 14.8% | 6.6% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.8% |
Operating system (OS) platforms below 0.5% are not listed above.
NT includes all Windows Server operating systems (e.g. Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and 2008)
Statistics can be misleading
As a web developer, you can't just rely on the statistics above. Statistics can be misleading.
Note: T he W3CSchool website has a large user base of web technology enthusiasts. T hey generally seek a more suitable alternative browser for installation use. The average user would prefer to use a pre-installed browser directly.
Tip: The global average may not be relevant to your site. D ifferent websites attract different users. Some sites attract professional developers who use professional hardware, while others attract amateurs who use old computers.
All in all, the years of statistics we've collected from the W3CSchool log file clearly illustrate the long-standing trend in the use of the operating system.
Reference
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