{"id":286845,"date":"2026-07-07T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:50:08","slug":"windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years\/\">Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years\/\">https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-07 11:59:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"linuxiac.com\">linuxiac.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Windows\u2019 long-standing dominance of the desktop operating system market has taken a noticeable hit, according to StatCounter\u2019s latest worldwide desktop OS market-share data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June 2026, StatCounter reported that Windows made up 56.55% of global desktop OS usage, dropping Microsoft\u2019s share below 60%. This is a big change for an operating system that has shaped desktop computing for decades and usually led its competitors by a wide margin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linux, meanwhile, continues its gradual rise. StatCounter\u2019s June 2026 data puts Linux at 4.39% worldwide, one of its strongest recent showings in the company\u2019s desktop OS statistics. While still far behind Windows, the figure keeps Linux firmly above the symbolic 4% line, which only a few years ago would have looked highly optimistic for the desktop.<\/p>\n<p>StatCounter\u2019s June 2026 data puts Windows at 56.55% worldwide, while Linux reaches 4.39%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple\u2019s desktop platforms also remain a major part of the picture. StatCounter lists OS X at 11.89% and macOS at 4.48% for June 2026, meaning Apple\u2019s combined desktop presence remains comfortably ahead of Linux in the global chart. Chrome OS follows with 1.21%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, StatCounter\u2019s numbers should be read for what they are: web usage statistics, not a direct count of installed operating systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company calculates its Global Stats from page views across websites using its tracking code, analyzing details such as browser, operating system, and screen resolution. In other words, the figures reflect measured web activity rather than the number of machines actually installed worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, this trend is worth noting. Windows is still the world\u2019s most popular desktop operating system by a large margin, but dropping below 60% is a significant milestone. At the same time, Linux staying above 4% shows that open-source desktops are now a real part of the global market, not just a tiny fraction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few things may be helping Linux keep growing&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":286846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/windows-market-share-drops.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[71],"class_list":["post-286845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-linux","tag-linux"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286845"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":286847,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286845\/revisions\/286847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}