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Finland: Linux reaches desktop market share of 19.1% in July - up from 5.4% in January (gs.statcounter.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Scotty@scribe.disroot.org to c/linux@programming.dev

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cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/3907142

In all other countries worldwide, Linux market shares are well below 10%.

Linux market shares in July 2025:

Africa: 3.1%

Europe: 4.6%

Asia: 2.4

North America: 4.9%

South America: 3.6%

Oceania: 2.3%

Worldwide: 3.9%

What happens in Finland?

UPDATE: There was apparently a similar development in 2022 according to the stats when Linux market share in Finland went up to +18 by July and then dropped sharply to 4% by the end of the year. I don't understand that, but maybe the data is flawed? (My apologies for any confusion this may cause.)

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[–] krimson@lemmy.world 69 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What happens in Finland?

I can imagine Linus being from Finland is probably having some influence.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 59 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Did that only kick in in March 2025? That seems like a rather sudden onset of Finnishness for a 55 year old guy.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 13 points 2 days ago

Suddenly perkele.

[–] krimson@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Lol fair point.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

He finnished up

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 2 points 1 day ago

That and European countries wanting digital sovereignty.