Random thought: Linux has a higher market share than Firefox if stat counter is to be believed

kenkenken , 4 hours ago

Right now statcounter shows:

Firefox: 2.74%
Linux: 1.61%

JustMarkov , 3 hours ago (edited 1 hour ago)

And even if you look at the desktop only, Firefox marketshare still will be higher:

Firefox: 6.64% Linux: 4.45%

lord_ryvan , 4 hours ago

In which country? For me the global stats and my country’s (NL) stats show otherwise.

NoiseColor , 3 hours ago

I know the Linux community doesn’t want to know, but Firefox is not as belowed as you might think.

kenkenken , 3 hours ago

But the majority of distros provides it as a default choice. FF for Linux is like Edge for Windows.

NoiseColor , 3 hours ago

So just to install chrome?

TheGrandNagus , 2 hours ago

Ew

gigachad , 2 hours ago

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/035f86f1-1708-4181-8e15-e7ea548ffb0d.jpeg

j4k3 , 3 hours ago

I never trust stat counters of any kind with linux. I often see stuff like that plastered on my whitelist firewall, like bumper insects on a high speed summer drive through Florida. There is usually some other stat of leet users. That’s Linux too. Then there are those times when I change my browser agent just for fun.

RootBeerGuy , 3 hours ago

Browsers are mostly identified by user-agent, or not? If so it isn’t surprising because people like to fake that. In the least to shut down such silly messages like “please use chrome/edge”

leopold , 3 hours ago

OS is also identified by user agent, so it’s no less vulnerable to fake agents. In any case, I’d wager the vast majority of users even on Linux use unaltered agents, though this isn’t something that can be backed up one way or another because there are no numbers for fake agents.

TheOctonaut , 2 hours ago

The number of people that do this is not going to even remotely shift the usage share percentage.

Shadow , 2 hours ago

I’d believe it. I’ve had hundreds of Linux servers that don’t have any desktop Gui at all deployed on them.

Linux desktop users make up an absolutely tiny fraction of Linux installs.

Morphit , 43 minutes ago

I don’t think that’s what ‘market share’ is trying to represent, but without any context - yeah. You can lump in android phones and set-top boxes and signage and industrial controllers while you’re at it.

TheGrandNagus , 2 hours ago

Statcounter does not say that.

• Firefox (all platforms): 2.74%
• Linux (all platforms): 1.61%
• Firefox (desktop): 6.64%
• Linux (desktop): 4.45%

Firefox has 50-70% more users than Linux.

Morphit , 49 minutes ago

Is OP adding the Android share to Linux? That would certainly do it.

• Android (all platforms): 45.19%

Only makes sense if you know their definition of ‘Linux’ though.

TheGrandNagus , 37 minutes ago

True, that could be it.

Although then the “Wild isn’t it” statement really isn’t wild at all - Android is by far and away the most popular OS, not far off double Windows. Of course if you lump that in with Linux, Linux would be more popular than Firefox.