What is the trend in operating systems usage?
Statistics are important information.
From the statistics below (collected from W3Schools' log-files since 2003), you can read the long term trends of operating system usage.
| 2014 | Win8 | Win7 | Vista | NT* | WinXP | Linux | Mac | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 20.5% | 53.8% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 9.5% | 4.8% |
| November | 19.7% | 54.6% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 9.6% | 4.5% |
| October | 19.2% | 54.6% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 10.3% | 4.3% |
| September | 18.1% | 55.5% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 9.6% | 4.3% |
| August | 18.1% | 54.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 6.5% | 5.6% | 9.7% | 4.9% |
| July | 17.3% | 54.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 7.0% | 5.6% | 9.5% | 4.6% |
| June | 17.0% | 55.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 7.1% | 5.3% | 9.6% | 4.3% |
| 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% |
Platforms that count for less than 0.5% are not listed.
* NT includes all Windows Server operating systems (like Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and 2008)
You cannot - as a web developer - rely ONLY on statistics. Statistics can be misleading.
Note: W3Schools is a website for people with an interest for web technologies. These people are more interested in using alternative browsers than the average user. The average user tends to use the browser that comes preinstalled with their computer, and do not seek out other browser alternatives.
Tip: Global averages may not 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 computers.
Anyway, our data, collected from W3Schools' log-files, over many years, clearly shows the long term trends.
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