Linux Counter Summary Report

This is the Linux Counter summary as of Fri Jul 30 06:32:39 2010

There are 126442 persons registered.
There are 134375 machines registered.

I guesstimate that between 0.2% and 5% of all Linux users have registered with the Linux Counter. So the total number of Linux users is probably between 2,528,840 and 63,221,000 people.

The history of the Linux user count

The top curve shows the number of registered Linux users.
The bottom curve shows the number of "active" Linux users - those who have visited their account on the counter in the last 2 years.
In November 2001, "inactive" users were removed from the count; since January, the inactive users are removed continuously.

WHERE LINUX USERS LIVE

The table is sorted by number of users divided by population

No		Country	Pers	Mach	P/Mpop	People
1	GS	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	7	1	350000.00	0K
2	PN	Pitcairn Islands	7	0	155556.00	0K
3	AQ	Antarctica	199	6	48359.70	4K
4	CC	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	27	0	44335.00	1K
5	TK	Tokelau	29	0	19568.20	1K
6	SH	Saint Helena	120	0	17693.90	7K
7	CX	Christmas Island	25	0	16744.80	1K
8	TV	Tuvalu	149	0	16555.60	9K
9	VA	Vatican City State (Holy See)	10	2	11904.80	1K
10	AI	Anguilla	124	0	11895.60	10K
11	NR	Nauru	107	0	10415.70	10K
12	MC	Monaco	264	7	8800.00	30K
13	FK	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	13	0	5475.99	2K
14	GI	Gibraltar	128	3	4368.60	29K
15	LI	Liechtenstein	129	8	4161.29	31K
16	SM	San Marino	100	10	3846.15	26K
17	NF	Norfolk Island	8	0	3621.55	2K
18	AD	Andorra	208	27	3250.00	64K
19	SJ	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	7	0	2578.27	3K
20	MS	Montserrat	30	1	2349.07	13K
21	AG	Antigua and Barbuda	131	7	1898.55	69K
22	GL	Greenland	106	17	1821.21	58K
23	AW	Aruba	146	4	1604.40	91K
24	FO	Faroe Islands (Føroyar)	77	20	1590.51	48K
25	CK	Cook Islands	26	1	1368.42	19K
26	IS	Iceland	278	109	964.61	288K
27	WF	Wallis and Futuna Islands	13	0	859.28	15K
28	KY	Cayman Islands	28	0	808.17	35K
29	VG	Virgin Islands (British)	9	0	682.08	13K
30	BM	Bermuda	32	1	533.33	60K
31	TC	Turks and Caicos Islands	7	0	489.44	14K
32	MT	Malta	162	35	413.26	392K
33	LU	Luxembourg	173	103	393.39	440K
34	FI	Finland	1867	2613	360.56	5.2M
35	CV	Cape Verde	129	2	295.19	437K
36	EE	Estonia	394	555	290.56	1.4M
37	QA	Qatar	166	6	288.70	575K
38	SC	Seychelles	21	7	276.32	76K
39	NO	Norway	1269	2048	271.09	4.7M
40	DK	Denmark	1428	1959	265.97	5.4M
41	KN	Saint Kitts and Nevis	10	0	238.09	42K
42	SE	Sweden	1721	2637	193.15	8.9M
43	BB	Barbados	51	3	190.30	268K
44	BS	Bahamas	55	13	178.57	308K
45	DM	Dominica	12	2	157.90	76K
46	KI	Kiribati	12	1	155.84	77K
47	BZ	Belize	36	14	155.84	231K
48	PL	Poland	5988	5903	155.00	38.6M
49	NL	Nederland	2473	3861	150.53	16.4M
50	SI	Slovenia	279	348	140.48	2.0M
51	NZ	New Zealand (Aotearoa)	543	851	139.95	3.9M
52	CH	Switzerland	958	1736	133.61	7.2M
53	BH	Bahrain	86	12	132.10	651K
54	ES	Spain	5535	5292	129.56	42.7M
55	CL	Chile	1985	1383	128.89	15.4M
56	BN	Brunei	42	3	125.37	335K
57	BE	Belgium	1278	1806	124.82	10.2M
58	IT	Italy	6753	7529	117.44	57.5M
59	AT	Austria	947	1701	117.28	8.1M
60	IE	Ireland	445	543	115.86	3.8M
61	GD	Grenada	11	8	115.79	95K
62	TO	The Kingdom of Tonga	12	1	112.71	106K
63	BG	Bulgaria	822	967	111.31	7.4M
64	CR	Costa Rica	439	214	106.73	4.1M
65	UY	Uruguay	343	309	102.05	3.4M
66	CA	Canada	3060	4256	98.66	31.0M
67	ST	Sao Tome and Principe	12	2	94.49	127K
68	HU	Hungary	937	1353	92.81	10.1M
69	AU	Australia	1791	2616	92.61	19.3M
70	CY	Cyprus	72	48	91.02	791K
71	DE	Germany	7172	11925	87.07	82.4M
72	ME	Montenegro	55	0	85.94	640K
73	CZ	Czech Republic	878	1125	85.58	10.3M
74	FM	Micronesia, Federated States of	9	0	84.91	106K
75	AL	Albania	266	15	84.58	3.1M
76	AN	Netherlands Antilles	17	15	78.34	217K
77	PT	Portugal	765	827	76.24	10.0M
78	VE	Venezuela	1801	975	73.12	24.6M
79	GB	United Kingdom	4249	6134	72.19	58.9M
80	VC	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	8	0	71.43	112K
81	GF	French Guiana	12	3	70.18	171K
82	FR	France	4325	6401	67.52	64.1M
83	MV	Maldives	20	3	66.67	300K
84	MK	Macedonia	130	58	65.00	2.0M
85	LV	Latvia	155	129	64.42	2.4M
86	NC	New Caledonia	14	12	63.64	220K
87	SR	Suriname	26	20	62.05	419K
88	LC	Saint Lucia	9	0	60.40	149K
89	US	United States Of America	18078	24212	59.50	303.8M
90	YT	Mayotte	6	0	59.50	101K
91	SK	Slovakia	320	339	59.22	5.4M
92	AR	Argentina	2213	1698	59.03	37.5M
93	HR	Croatia	274	233	58.86	4.7M
94	RO	Romania	1259	1384	58.05	21.7M
95	IL	Israel	342	382	55.40	6.2M
96	PF	French Polynesia	13	10	54.85	237K
97	OM	Oman	142	8	54.14	2.6M
98	EH	Western Sahara	14	4	53.85	260K
99	LT	Lithuania	188	198	50.96	3.7M
100	CG	Congo	158	1	50.79	3.1M
101	BR	Brasil	9703	6535	50.56	191.9M
102	WS	Samoa	8	0	50.31	159K
103	GR	Greece	524	559	49.32	10.6M
104	RS	Serbia	451	0	47.47	9.5M
105	CU	Cuba	499	203	44.41	11.2M
106	GT	Guatemala	500	181	42.78	11.7M
107	RE	Reunion	31	22	42.41	731K
108	BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina	158	88	41.60	3.8M
109	SG	Singapore	169	124	41.14	4.1M
110	MQ	Martinique	16	31	39.90	401K
111	PA	Panama	112	43	38.63	2.9M
112	VU	Vanuatu	7	0	34.83	201K
113	SV	El Salvador	213	108	33.28	6.4M
114	PR	Puerto Rico	127	82	32.14	4.0M
115	KM	Comoros	23	0	31.64	727K
116	AE	United Arab Emirates	82	45	30.91	2.7M
117	LB	Lebanon	105	30	29.53	3.6M
118	TL	East Timor (Timor Leste)	21	0	28.04	749K
119	CO	Colombia	1208	794	27.13	44.5M
120	TN	Tunisia	255	96	26.07	9.8M
121	MD	Moldova	87	66	25.69	3.4M
122	FJ	Fiji	21	10	25.55	822K
123	NI	Nicaragua	131	82	25.15	5.2M
124	PY	Paraguay	127	81	22.53	5.6M
125	EC	Ecuador	267	171	21.96	12.2M
126	PS	Palestine	57	10	21.91	2.6M
127	BY	Belarus	222	142	21.88	10.1M
128	UA	Ukraine	1037	828	21.81	47.5M
129	MX	Mexico	2380	1950	21.65	110.0M
130	RU	Russia	3034	2598	21.56	140.7M
131	KW	Kuwait	42	15	21.31	2.0M
132	BW	Botswana	32	0	20.59	1.6M
133	AM	Armenia	78	22	20.59	3.8M
134	DJ	Djibouti	13	0	20.22	643K
135	JO	Jordan	100	24	19.80	5.1M
136	MU	Mauritius	23	14	19.64	1.2M
137	BO	Bolivia	160	130	19.34	8.3M
138	SA	Saudi Arabia	404	56	19.21	21.0M
139	PE	Peru	496	264	19.01	26.1M
140	RW	Rwanda	147	8	18.49	7.9M
141	GY	Guyana	14	5	18.35	763K
142	MY	Malaysia	411	264	18.16	22.6M
143	NA	Namibia	31	42	17.34	1.8M
144	DO	Dominican Republic	145	62	17.04	8.5M
145	GQ	Equatorial Guinea	8	0	17.02	470K
146	DZ	Algeria	508	43	16.47	30.8M
147	TT	Trinidad and Tobago	21	17	16.15	1.3M
148	ZA	South Africa	606	685	13.67	44.3M
149	SB	Solomon Islands	6	0	12.96	463K
150	BT	Bhutan	27	0	12.61	2.1M
151	LY	Libya	62	6	11.46	5.4M
152	PH	Philippines	892	540	10.19	87.6M
153	BI	Burundi	63	0	9.69	6.5M
154	JM	Jamaica	25	5	9.62	2.6M
155	TR	Turkey	653	393	9.08	71.9M
156	AZ	Azerbaijan	72	8	8.89	8.1M
157	GA	Gabon	11	4	8.72	1.3M
158	ID	Indonesia	1967	834	8.28	237.5M
159	HN	Honduras	54	21	8.21	6.6M
160	PG	Papua New Guinea	40	3	8.13	4.9M
161	MN	Mongolia	20	6	7.82	2.6M
162	TW	台灣 - Taiwan	175	163	7.58	23.1M
163	AF	Afghanistan	168	1	7.48	22.5M
164	SZ	Swaziland	7	0	7.46	938K
165	GW	Guinea-Bissau	9	1	7.33	1.2M
166	MA	Morocco	238	46	7.05	33.8M
167	LK	Sri Lanka	144	45	7.04	20.4M
168	SY	Syria	114	20	6.86	16.6M
169	ER	Eritrea	25	0	6.55	3.8M
170	GE	Georgia	32	64	6.11	5.2M
171	EG	Egypt	492	131	6.02	81.7M
172	AO	Angola	79	9	5.84	13.5M
173	CF	Central African Republic	22	0	5.82	3.8M
174	SD	Sudan	178	4	5.60	31.8M
175	KZ	Kazakhstan	90	49	5.59	16.1M
176	LS	Lesotho	11	2	5.35	2.1M
177	GM	Gambia	7	0	5.24	1.3M
178	BJ	Benin	32	2	4.96	6.4M
179	IR	Iran	319	157	4.84	65.9M
180	IQ	Iraq	104	8	4.41	23.6M
181	ML	Mali	51	8	4.37	11.7M
182	KG	Kyrgyzstan	21	3	4.21	5.0M
183	HT	Haiti	34	2	4.11	8.3M
184	CM	Cameroon	62	19	4.08	15.2M
185	ZM	Zambia	42	1	3.94	10.6M
186	BF	Burkina Faso	41	0	3.46	11.9M
187	TD	Chad	27	0	3.32	8.1M
188	LR	Liberia	10	0	3.22	3.1M
189	LA	Laos	16	1	2.96	5.4M
190	YE	Yemen	55	2	2.88	19.1M
191	TJ	Tajikistan	17	0	2.77	6.1M
192	KH	Cambodia	37	6	2.75	13.4M
193	SL	Sierra Leone	12	21	2.62	4.6M
194	TG	Togo	12	3	2.58	4.7M
195	MR	Mauritania	7	0	2.55	2.7M
196	NP	Nepal	58	32	2.46	23.6M
197	TM	Turkmenistan	11	0	2.28	4.8M
198	KR	Korea, Republic of	107	65	2.26	47.3M
199	ZW	Zimbabwe	29	8	2.26	12.9M
200	MZ	Mozambique	42	8	2.25	18.6M
201	IN	India	2532	1315	2.21	1148.0M
202	UG	Uganda	51	0	2.12	24.0M
203	UZ	Uzbekistan	50	27	1.98	25.3M
204	CD	Democratic Republic of Congo	127	16	1.91	66.5M
205	KE	Kenya	59	26	1.89	31.3M
206	TH	Thailand	116	94	1.77	65.5M
207	JP	Japan	221	277	1.74	127.3M
208	VN	VietNam [Vie^.t Nam]	134	45	1.56	86.1M
209	SN	Senegal	15	2	1.55	9.7M
210	NE	Niger	15	4	1.34	11.2M
211	CI	Cote d'Ivoire	21	1	1.28	16.3M
212	MG	Madagascar	20	5	1.22	16.4M
213	GN	Guinea	10	0	1.21	8.3M
214	PK	Pakistan	179	111	1.07	167.8M
215	GH	Ghana	20	7	1.01	19.7M
216	BD	Bangladesh	138	49	0.90	153.5M
217	MW	Malawi	10	2	0.86	11.6M
218	TZ	Tanzania	28	11	0.78	36.0M
219	SO	Somalia	7	1	0.76	9.2M
220	MM	Myanmar	35	9	0.72	48.4M
221	NG	Nigeria	64	16	0.46	138.3M
222	ET	Ethiopia	33	23	0.42	78.3M
223	XW	Somewhere	2436	6	0.40	6069.2M
224	CN	China	526	279	0.40	1330.0M
225	KP	Korea (North)	8	0	0.36	22.4M
226	BV	Bouvet Island	35	0	0.00	0K
227	TF	French Southern Territories	23	2	0.00	0K
228	HM	Heard and McDonald Islands	10	0	0.00	0K

WHERE PEOPLE USE LINUX

Place	Users	Percent
not specified	6195	4.90%
work	66616	52.69%
not used	1	0.00%
school	30832	24.38%
home	111798	88.42%
somewhere	1035	0.82%

The total number of answers is 216477 for 126442 registered users.

WHEN PEOPLE STARTED USING LINUX

This graph shows when people say they started to use Linux, and also the rate of registration with the Linux Counter.

Note: This is based on the people who answered this question, less the answers that were not computable or wildly wrong (such as starttimes before 1991 or after the current year).

The peaks in December occur because unknown month names are moved to December, in order to avoid giving an impression of too early adoption of Linux.

The two first large peaks in the registration rate probably correspond to the opening of the counter and the introduction of Web-based registration.

Among the implications one can read out of this graph is that it may take a while from the time someone starts using Linux until he registers with the counter.