The data illustrates the market share of computer operating systems in the U.S. from January 2012 to April 2018. In April 2018, 62.34% of desktop PCs, tablets and consoles were operated by Windows.
Operating systems – additional information An operating system (OS) is the most important software that runs on a computer. Operating systems enable the computer software to interact with the computer hardware. They further constitute a runtime environment for every other program on the computer. In 2013, the worldwide operating system revenue totaled to about 34 billion USD, a 7.
Jan '12 | 14.79 | 3 | 0.35 | 0.01 | 41.16 | 23.48 | 15.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 | 0.84 | ||
Feb '12 | 15.21 | 3.11 | 0.36 | 0.01 | 42.48 | 23.03 | 14.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.74 | 0.73 | ||
Mar '12 | 15.48 | 3.36 | 0.39 | 0.02 | 44.02 | 22.3 | 12.68 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.79 | 0.94 | ||
Apr '12 | 15.58 | 3.5 | 0.41 | 0.01 | 44.91 | 21.47 | 12.09 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.82 | 1.09 | ||
May '12 | 15.34 | 3.79 | 0.47 | 0.02 | 45.84 | 20.56 | 11.95 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.81 | 1.12 | ||
Jun '12 | 14 | 3.93 | 0.49 | 0.01 | 47.62 | 19.49 | 12.41 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 0.78 | 1.11 | ||
Jul '12 | 13.61 | 4.26 | 0.5 | 0.02 | 48.86 | 18.09 | 12.46 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.86 | 1.19 | ||
Aug '12 | 14.42 | 4.47 | 0.51 | 0.02 | 49.72 | 16.84 | 11.91 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.82 | 1.11 | ||
Sep '12 | 15.05 | 4.77 | 0.56 | 0.03 | 49.36 | 16.42 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 | 0.88 | 1.04 | ||
Oct '12 | 15.38 | 4.85 | 0.6 | 0.02 | 50.39 | 15.64 | 10.94 | 0 | 0.26 | 0 | 0.89 | 1.02 | ||
Nov '12 | 15.19 | 4.98 | 0.69 | 0.03 | 50.35 | 15.08 | 10.63 | 0 | 1.16 | 0 | 0.86 | 1.05 | ||
Dec '12 | 14.9 | 5.34 | 1.11 | 0.03 | 49.9 | 14.57 | 10.31 | 0 | 2.15 | 0 | 0.83 | 0.85 | ||
Jan '13 | 14.64 | 5.69 | 1.41 | 0.05 | 49.34 | 14.28 | 9.99 | 0 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.03 | 0.72 | ||
Feb '13 | 14.53 | 6.22 | 1.44 | 0.06 | 48.51 | 14.16 | 9.7 | 0 | 3.46 | 0 | 1.17 | 0.75 | ||
Mar '13 | 13.93 | 6.27 | 1.3 | 0.06 | 49.14 | 13.63 | 9.25 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 1.21 | 0.82 | ||
Apr '13 | 12.03 | 5 | 1.04 | 0.06 | 53.63 | 11.19 | 9.18 | 0 | 5.46 | 0 | 1.41 | 1.03 | ||
May '13 | 12.46 | 5.08 | 1.08 | 0.06 | 51.91 | 11.72 | 8.76 | 0 | 5.76 | 0 | 1.97 | 1.18 | ||
Jun '13 | 14.16 | 6.02 | 1.36 | 0.07 | 47.92 | 11.89 | 8.5 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 2.31 | 1.27 | ||
Jul '13 | 14.1 | 6.52 | 1.53 | 0.09 | 47.32 | 11.67 | 8.34 | 0.03 | 7.3 | 0 | 1.97 | 1.14 | ||
Aug '13 | 13.64 | 6.15 | 1.51 | 0.09 | 46.58 | 13.14 | 8.29 | 0.03 | 7.51 | 0 | 1.85 | 1.22 | ||
Sep '13 | 12.55 | 5.84 | 1.42 | 0.11 | 46.58 | 14.69 | 8.5 | 0.03 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.38 | 1.26 | ||
Oct '13 | 12.37 | 5.75 | 1.49 | 0.13 | 46.9 | 14.11 | 8.58 | 0.29 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.44 | 1.22 | ||
Nov '13 | 12.63 | 6.4 | 1.79 | 0.15 | 47.29 | 13.07 | 7.49 | 1.27 | 7.26 | 0 | 1.52 | 1.16 | ||
Dec '13 | 14.55 | 7.93 | 2.63 | 0.32 | 44.27 | 11.68 | 5.67 | 2.68 | 7.48 | 0 | 1.73 | 1.06 | ||
Jan '14 | 15.56 | 8.79 | 3.04 | 0.45 | 42.67 | 10.72 | 5.01 | 3.96 | 7.05 | 0 | 1.85 | 0.9 | ||
Feb '14 | 15.99 | 8.88 | 2.16 | 0.53 | 43.41 | 9.45 | 4.79 | 4.78 | 6.95 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.16 | ||
Mar '14 | 14.98 | 8.55 | 1.74 | 0.53 | 41.87 | 13.3 | 4.4 | 5.09 | 6.46 | 0 | 1.76 | 1.31 | ||
Apr '14 | 15.36 | 8.18 | 1.68 | 0.55 | 43.24 | 11.36 | 4.33 | 5.89 | 6.22 | 0 | 2.03 | 1.15 | ||
May '14 | 14.91 | 8.16 | 1.65 | 0.57 | 42.88 | 11.12 | 4.31 | 7.06 | 5.98 | 0 | 2.14 | 1.23 | ||
Jun '14 | 14.02 | 8.78 | 1.88 | 0.53 | 41.64 | 12.47 | 4.16 | 7.2 | 5.98 | 0 | 2.02 | 1.33 | ||
Jul '14 | 13.63 | 8.82 | 1.8 | 0.49 | 42.19 | 11.42 | 4.75 | 7.38 | 6.24 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.18 | ||
Aug '14 | 14.37 | 10.11 | 1.95 | 0.57 | 42.08 | 8.94 | 4.43 | 8.35 | 5.9 | 0 | 2.16 | 1.16 | ||
Sep '14 | 14.72 | 10.32 | 1.81 | 0.68 | 40.54 | 10.74 | 3.86 | 8.67 | 5.27 | 0 | 2.21 | 1.18 | ||
Oct '14 | 15.48 | 9.57 | 1.83 | 0.77 | 41.47 | 9.22 | 3.52 | 10.34 | 4.36 | 0.01 | 2.18 | 1.27 | ||
Nov '14 | 14.88 | 9.51 | 2.12 | 0.85 | 43.86 | 5.48 | 4.11 | 12.21 | 3.3 | 0.01 | 1.98 | 1.69 | ||
Dec '14 | 12.47 | 8.32 | 1.99 | 0.75 | 41.37 | 12.26 | 4.47 | 11.58 | 3.27 | 0.01 | 2.03 | 1.49 | ||
Jan '15 | 14.76 | 9.86 | 2.51 | 1.01 | 41.11 | 6.71 | 3.45 | 13.99 | 2.82 | 0.04 | 2.25 | 1.51 | ||
Feb '15 | 14.75 | 10.02 | 2.73 | 1.03 | 39.68 | 7.84 | 3.16 | 14.28 | 2.7 | 0.08 | 2.32 | 1.43 | ||
Mar '15 | 16.39 | 9.22 | 2.29 | 1.03 | 40.38 | 5.87 | 2.82 | 14.94 | 2.88 | 0.09 | 2.84 | 1.26 | ||
Apr '15 | 16.58 | 8 | 1.79 | 1.05 | 41.09 | 6.07 | 2.6 | 15.45 | 2.97 | 0.1 | 3.12 | 1.21 | ||
May '15 | 19.48 | 7.65 | 1.94 | 1.09 | 39.75 | 5.75 | 2.54 | 15.05 | 2.64 | 0.12 | 2.7 | 1.31 | ||
Jun '15 | 17.56 | 8.05 | 2.04 | 0.77 | 41.36 | 5 | 2.79 | 15.71 | 2.34 | 0.14 | 2.7 | 1.51 | ||
Jul '15 | 16.41 | 9.9 | 2.34 | 0.76 | 40.75 | 3.82 | 2.72 | 16.55 | 2.17 | 0.33 | 2.26 | 1.98 | ||
Aug '15 | 15.19 | 10.27 | 2.24 | 0.95 | 39.7 | 3.61 | 2.74 | 13.59 | 1.89 | 5.64 | 2.15 | 2.03 | ||
Sep '15 | 15.55 | 9.54 | 2.1 | 1.41 | 39.24 | 3.8 | 2.45 | 12.48 | 1.7 | 7.82 | 2 | 1.9 | ||
Oct '15 | 15.52 | 9.04 | 2.22 | 1.66 | 38.79 | 3.79 | 2.36 | 11.86 | 1.65 | 9.01 | 1.76 | 2.35 | ||
Nov '15 | 15.21 | 8.95 | 2.15 | 1.63 | 38.12 | 4.13 | 2.34 | 11.68 | 1.7 | 9.75 | 1.59 | 2.73 | ||
Dec '15 | 17.06 | 8.55 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 35.5 | 4.2 | 2.47 | 10.55 | 2.15 | 11.51 | 1.38 | 2.92 | ||
Jan '16 | 70.22 | 13.45 | 8.59 | 2.21 | 1.57 | 2.33 | ||||||||
Feb '16 | 68.89 | 13.94 | 8.86 | 2.43 | 1.78 | 2.49 | ||||||||
Mar '16 | 70.23 | 13.78 | 8.61 | 2.51 | 1.72 | 1.69 | ||||||||
Apr '16 | 69.93 | 13.74 | 8.48 | 2.41 | 1.73 | 1.92 | ||||||||
May '16 | 68.59 | 14.03 | 9.04 | 2.55 | 1.91 | 2.28 | ||||||||
Jun '16 | 67.95 | 14.66 | 9.11 | 2.7 | 1.21 | 2.73 | ||||||||
Jul '16 | 65.2 | 15.11 | 10.17 | 3.07 | 1.08 | 3.57 | ||||||||
Aug '16 | 65.26 | 15.38 | 9.69 | 2.81 | 1.28 | 3.87 | ||||||||
Sep '16 | 64.58 | 15.39 | 9.21 | 2.54 | 2.19 | 4.4 | ||||||||
Oct '16 | 61.51 | 17.8 | 10.23 | 2.64 | 2.59 | 3.74 | ||||||||
Nov '16 | 62.31 | 17.54 | 11.01 | 2.8 | 2.79 | 1.95 | ||||||||
Dec '16 | 63.44 | 16.92 | 11.21 | 3.04 | 2.63 | 1.09 | ||||||||
Jan '17 | 63.99 | 16.6 | 11.28 | 3.14 | 2.59 | 0.83 | ||||||||
Feb '17 | 62.8 | 17.14 | 11.62 | 3.24 | 2.84 | 0.69 | ||||||||
Mar '17 | 62.55 | 17.03 | 11.9 | 3.39 | 2.9 | 0.65 | ||||||||
Apr '17 | 62.02 | 17.79 | 11.44 | 3.33 | 2.6 | 0.75 | ||||||||
May '17 | 62.92 | 17.17 | 11.04 | 3.25 | 2.83 | 1.02 | ||||||||
Jun '17 | 63.69 | 16.58 | 11.62 | 3.75 | 1.61 | 0.81 | ||||||||
Jul '17 | 61.81 | 16.81 | 12.69 | 4.24 | 1.39 | 0.96 | ||||||||
Aug '17 | 61.72 | 17.81 | 11.72 | 3.81 | 1.8 | 1.07 | ||||||||
Sep '17 | 60.85 | 17.52 | 10.76 | 3.16 | 2.86 | 0.9 | ||||||||
Oct '17 | 62.8 | 17.86 | 9.78 | 2.92 | 3.16 | 0.41 | ||||||||
Nov '17 | 63.02 | 18.29 | 10.16 | 2.92 | 3.21 | 0.44 | ||||||||
Dec '17 | 62.87 | 18.88 | 9.97 | 3.09 | 2.85 | 0.54 | ||||||||
Jan '18 | 64.71 | 17.62 | 9.35 | 3.37 | 2.83 | 0.65 | ||||||||
Feb '18 | 66.05 | 15.77 | 9.17 | 3.4 | 3.29 | 0.78 | ||||||||
Mar '18 | 62.97 | 16.84 | 10.64 | 3.19 | 3.55 | 1.12 | ||||||||
Apr '18 | 62.34 | 17.64 | 10.31 | 3.36 | 3.63 | 0.9 |