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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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According to Pornhub data (yes seriously!) Linux market share in 2024 increased more than 40% relative to 5.1% of all users. (lemmy.ml)

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Here is all the data for 2024: https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2024-year-in-review

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[–] Spezi@feddit.org 18 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

2024 was the release of iOS 17.4, when Apple allowed third party browsers to use their own engine instead of WebKit/Safari as a layer beneath. So it could very well be that Firefox Mobile and Chrome Mobile on iOS don’t get registered as iOS Device in this survey due to their user agent.

[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

No browser uses a different engine yet (presumably because Apple only allows them to offer this in the EU, under draconian conditions).

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I was gonna say, I haven’t heard of any rewrites yet, and it is probably GDPR or some similar regulatory compliance.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 5 points 3 weeks ago

I don't think third parties engine-based browsers are even available for iOS, given that Apple only allows that for EU users.

[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 5 points 3 weeks ago

Even if true, that would only explain the difference for mobile users and not the decrease in mac os use.

[–] RadioFreeArabia@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is only for iOS and the user agent will still report the OS as iOS. For macOS it was always possible to run third party web engines.

[–] Spezi@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

But we don‘t know how pornhub analyzes their data. All the other statistics don‘t support their statistic.