Linux Has Millions Of Users

Because Linux is open-source, it's hard to tell just how many Linux users there are. When a single CD can be used to install hundreds of copies of Linux, when people can download a distribution over the Internet and install it, it's just about impossible to keep an accurate count.

Estimates based on website reports, CD sales, and voluntary registration are necessarily incomplete, but they support a figure of between 7 and 15 million Linux users worldwide, and that number appears to be doubling every twelve months. For more information, visit the Linux Counter Home Page. Also check out this article in InfoWorld.

Linux is the only non-Microsoft OS that is gaining market share.