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 users

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

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.