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OS Platform Statistics

What is the trend in operating systems usage?

Web Statistics and Trends

Statistics are important information. From the statistics below, collected from W3Schools' log-files over a period of seven years, you can read the long term trends of operating system usage.

OS Platform Statistics

Windows 7 and Windows XP are the most popular operating systems. The Windows family counts for over 80%:

2012 Win7 Vista Win2003 WinXP Linux Mac Mobile
April 51.3% 4.2% 0.6% 27.3% 4.9% 9.3% 1.5%
March 49.9% 4.3% 0.6% 28.9% 4.9% 8.9% 1.4%
February 48.7% 4.5% 0.7% 30.0% 5.0% 9.1% 1.3%
January 47.1% 4.7% 0.7% 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%

Platforms that count for less than 0.5% are not listed.

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Statistics Are Often Misleading

You cannot - as a web developer - rely only on statistics. Statistics can often be misleading.

Global averages may not always be relevant to your web site. Different sites attract different audiences. Some web sites attract professional developers using professional hardware, while other sites attract hobbyists using old low spec computers.

Quotes

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics."
Benjamin Disraeli

"Then there was the man who drowned crossing a stream with an average depth of six inches."
W. I. E. Gates


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