[daniel1212]

and if they were so bold as to include a category of "Servers", things would look very different.

Research shows:

96.3% of The top 1,000,000 web servers use Linux. (ZDNet) - https://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/stats/linux-statistics.html

• Linux statistics in 2024 report that Linux powers approximately 91.5% of the world’s supercomputers and 70% of web servers worldwide.
• Linux runs on 92% of virtual machines in cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
• Over 32 million developers work on Linux projects, mainly because of its use in cloud computing and AI.
• About 85% of businesses use Linux because it is flexible and saves money in production environments.
• As of 2024, almost 82% of smartphones worldwide use Android, which runs on the Linux kernel, showing Linux’s global influence. - https://www.coolest-gadgets.com/linux-statistics/

[dayglored]

> Research shows: ...

Yep, and a Big Thank You! for posting that research data.

I don't know this, but I'd be willing to bet (and would be fascinated to know) that the number of machines - metal and VM - running all versions of Linux (minus Android) exceeds the number of machines - metal and VM - running all versions of Windows including Windows Server.

I doubt it's possible to ever count reliably, since a huge number of machines are invisible behind corporate and AWS/Azure firewalls.

But it does make me wonder...