Linux Counter Summary Report

This is the Linux Counter summary as of Sat Jul 4 00:32:29 2009

There are 129737 persons registered.
There are 144968 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 2,594,740 and 64,868,500 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	AQ	Antarctica	43	6	10449.60	4K
2	AD	Andorra	50	20	781.25	64K
3	AI	Anguilla	8	0	767.46	10K
4	FO	Faroe Islands (Føroyar)	35	19	722.96	48K
5	TK	Tokelau	1	0	674.76	1K
6	SM	San Marino	11	13	423.08	26K
7	FK	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	1	0	421.23	2K
8	FI	Finland	2041	2893	394.17	5.2M
9	SJ	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	1	0	368.32	3K
10	IS	Iceland	104	117	360.86	288K
11	DK	Denmark	1655	2116	308.25	5.4M
12	EE	Estonia	416	632	306.79	1.4M
13	NO	Norway	1375	2362	293.73	4.7M
14	LI	Liechtenstein	7	11	225.81	31K
15	TV	Tuvalu	2	0	222.22	9K
16	SE	Sweden	1957	2893	219.64	8.9M
17	GI	Gibraltar	6	1	204.78	29K
18	AG	Antigua and Barbuda	14	6	202.90	69K
19	NR	Nauru	2	0	194.69	10K
20	PL	Poland	6756	6582	174.88	38.6M
21	GL	Greenland	10	18	171.81	58K
22	LU	Luxembourg	74	115	168.27	440K
23	NL	Nederland	2735	4252	166.48	16.4M
24	MS	Montserrat	2	1	156.60	13K
25	AW	Aruba	14	6	153.85	91K
26	NZ	New Zealand (Aotearoa)	594	947	153.09	3.9M
27	VG	Virgin Islands (British)	2	0	151.57	13K
28	CH	Switzerland	1062	1871	148.12	7.2M
29	SH	Saint Helena	1	1	147.45	7K
30	SI	Slovenia	283	387	142.50	2.0M
31	CL	Chile	2188	1426	142.07	15.4M
32	ES	Spain	6061	5550	141.88	42.7M
33	BE	Belgium	1410	2024	137.71	10.2M
34	IT	Italy	7888	8022	137.18	57.5M
35	AT	Austria	1096	1931	135.73	8.1M
36	WF	Wallis and Futuna Islands	2	0	132.20	15K
37	BG	Bulgaria	927	1095	125.53	7.4M
38	IE	Ireland	464	563	120.80	3.8M
39	CA	Canada	3484	4661	112.33	31.0M
40	MT	Malta	44	36	112.25	392K
41	CR	Costa Rica	439	201	106.73	4.1M
42	HU	Hungary	1062	1600	105.19	10.1M
43	AU	Australia	1985	2918	102.64	19.3M
44	MC	Monaco	3	9	100.00	30K
45	DE	Germany	8125	13289	98.64	82.4M
46	UY	Uruguay	302	258	89.85	3.4M
47	CZ	Czech Republic	914	1151	89.08	10.3M
48	GB	United Kingdom	4834	6737	82.12	58.9M
49	FR	France	4894	6966	76.40	64.1M
50	PT	Portugal	751	856	74.85	10.0M
51	TC	Turks and Caicos Islands	1	0	69.92	14K
52	US	United States Of America	20677	26819	68.06	303.8M
53	VE	Venezuela	1676	966	68.04	24.6M
54	BM	Bermuda	4	1	66.67	60K
55	IL	Israel	398	418	64.47	6.2M
56	SK	Slovakia	327	373	60.51	5.4M
57	CY	Cyprus	47	34	59.42	791K
58	HR	Croatia	270	239	58.00	4.7M
59	AR	Argentina	2147	1676	57.27	37.5M
60	MV	Maldives	17	5	56.67	300K
61	FM	Micronesia, Federated States of	6	0	56.60	106K
62	RO	Romania	1195	1418	55.09	21.7M
63	CK	Cook Islands	1	1	52.63	19K
64	LT	Lithuania	194	214	52.59	3.7M
65	BH	Bahrain	34	11	52.23	651K
66	GR	Greece	547	568	51.49	10.6M
67	AN	Netherlands Antilles	11	14	50.69	217K
68	BR	Brasil	9693	6525	50.51	191.9M
69	LV	Latvia	120	145	49.88	2.4M
70	RS	Serbia	442	0	46.53	9.5M
71	MK	Macedonia	92	63	46.00	2.0M
72	SG	Singapore	181	131	44.06	4.1M
73	BZ	Belize	10	16	43.29	231K
74	CU	Cuba	484	229	43.07	11.2M
75	SR	Suriname	18	24	42.96	419K
76	BB	Barbados	11	3	41.04	268K
77	QA	Qatar	23	8	40.00	575K
78	DM	Dominica	3	3	39.47	76K
79	BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina	149	87	39.23	3.8M
80	MQ	Martinique	15	40	37.41	401K
81	BS	Bahamas	11	11	35.71	308K
82	RE	Reunion	25	23	34.20	731K
83	BN	Brunei	11	2	32.84	335K
84	NC	New Caledonia	7	6	31.82	220K
85	PR	Puerto Rico	124	80	31.38	4.0M
86	AE	United Arab Emirates	82	36	30.91	2.7M
87	ME	Montenegro	19	0	29.69	640K
88	SV	El Salvador	184	107	28.75	6.4M
89	GT	Guatemala	333	164	28.49	11.7M
90	CO	Colombia	1257	775	28.23	44.5M
91	TL	East Timor (Timor Leste)	21	0	28.04	749K
92	SC	Seychelles	2	10	26.32	76K
93	PA	Panama	76	48	26.22	2.9M
94	PF	French Polynesia	6	9	25.32	237K
95	GF	French Guiana	4	2	23.39	171K
96	EH	Western Sahara	6	4	23.08	260K
97	KW	Kuwait	44	17	22.32	2.0M
98	PS	Palestine	57	13	21.91	2.6M
99	MX	Mexico	2409	1948	21.91	110.0M
100	NI	Nicaragua	114	70	21.89	5.2M
101	EC	Ecuador	266	170	21.88	12.2M
102	TN	Tunisia	210	84	21.47	9.8M
103	GD	Grenada	2	5	21.05	95K
104	RU	Russia	2863	2588	20.35	140.7M
105	UA	Ukraine	966	835	20.32	47.5M
106	LB	Lebanon	69	36	19.40	3.6M
107	PE	Peru	504	249	19.32	26.1M
108	MD	Moldova	64	65	18.90	3.4M
109	PY	Paraguay	105	82	18.63	5.6M
110	BO	Bolivia	154	120	18.61	8.3M
111	BY	Belarus	175	129	17.24	10.1M
112	AL	Albania	54	15	17.17	3.1M
113	MY	Malaysia	382	270	16.88	22.6M
114	JO	Jordan	81	16	16.04	5.1M
115	SA	Saudi Arabia	317	53	15.08	21.0M
116	ZA	South Africa	638	758	14.39	44.3M
117	TT	Trinidad and Tobago	18	16	13.85	1.3M
118	MU	Mauritius	16	18	13.66	1.2M
119	LC	Saint Lucia	2	0	13.42	149K
120	DO	Dominican Republic	113	67	13.28	8.5M
121	DZ	Algeria	405	37	13.13	30.8M
122	KI	Kiribati	1	1	12.99	77K
123	PH	Philippines	940	580	10.73	87.6M
124	YT	Mayotte	1	1	9.92	101K
125	FJ	Fiji	8	10	9.73	822K
126	TR	Turkey	694	444	9.65	71.9M
127	TO	The Kingdom of Tonga	1	1	9.39	106K
128	OM	Oman	24	12	9.15	2.6M
129	NA	Namibia	16	37	8.95	1.8M
130	VC	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	0	8.93	112K
131	ID	Indonesia	1968	842	8.29	237.5M
132	TW	台灣 - Taiwan	185	171	8.02	23.1M
133	AM	Armenia	30	20	7.92	3.8M
134	ST	Sao Tome and Principe	1	2	7.87	127K
135	GY	Guyana	6	5	7.86	763K
136	JM	Jamaica	19	5	7.31	2.6M
137	CV	Cape Verde	3	1	6.86	437K
138	WS	Samoa	1	0	6.29	159K
139	HN	Honduras	40	19	6.08	6.6M
140	LY	Libya	30	5	5.55	5.4M
141	EG	Egypt	448	131	5.48	81.7M
142	MA	Morocco	177	43	5.24	33.8M
143	VU	Vanuatu	1	0	4.98	201K
144	LK	Sri Lanka	95	42	4.97	19.1M
145	IR	Iran	312	141	4.74	65.9M
146	GE	Georgia	24	72	4.58	5.2M
147	SY	Syria	74	12	4.46	16.6M
148	KZ	Kazakhstan	69	57	4.29	16.1M
149	BW	Botswana	5	0	3.22	1.6M
150	SZ	Swaziland	3	0	3.20	938K
151	IQ	Iraq	75	7	3.18	23.6M
152	KM	Comoros	2	0	2.75	727K
153	NP	Nepal	63	33	2.67	23.6M
154	AZ	Azerbaijan	21	13	2.59	8.1M
155	AF	Afghanistan	56	0	2.49	22.5M
156	KR	Korea, Republic of	113	76	2.39	47.3M
157	GA	Gabon	3	6	2.38	1.3M
158	MN	Mongolia	6	9	2.34	2.6M
159	IN	India	2532	1275	2.21	1148.0M
160	TH	Thailand	139	124	2.12	65.5M
161	AO	Angola	24	10	1.77	13.5M
162	KE	Kenya	53	20	1.69	31.3M
163	JP	Japan	203	276	1.59	127.3M
164	UZ	Uzbekistan	40	27	1.58	25.3M
165	ER	Eritrea	6	0	1.57	3.8M
166	YE	Yemen	30	2	1.57	19.1M
167	ZW	Zimbabwe	20	8	1.56	12.9M
168	LA	Laos	8	1	1.48	5.4M
169	SN	Senegal	13	2	1.35	9.7M
170	SD	Sudan	42	4	1.32	31.8M
171	TJ	Tajikistan	8	2	1.30	6.1M
172	PK	Pakistan	211	127	1.26	167.8M
173	ZM	Zambia	13	1	1.22	10.6M
174	KG	Kyrgyzstan	6	5	1.20	5.0M
175	VN	VietNam [Vie^.t Nam]	91	40	1.06	86.1M
176	CG	Congo	3	1	0.96	3.1M
177	BJ	Benin	6	1	0.93	6.4M
178	KH	Cambodia	12	6	0.89	13.4M
179	TG	Togo	4	1	0.86	4.7M
180	CM	Cameroon	13	19	0.86	15.2M
181	CI	Cote d'Ivoire	13	6	0.80	16.3M
182	MW	Malawi	9	2	0.78	11.6M
183	RW	Rwanda	6	8	0.75	7.9M
184	MR	Mauritania	2	0	0.73	2.7M
185	GH	Ghana	14	10	0.71	19.7M
186	BD	Bangladesh	108	50	0.70	153.5M
187	ML	Mali	8	9	0.69	11.7M
188	MG	Madagascar	11	4	0.67	16.4M
189	BI	Burundi	4	0	0.62	6.5M
190	PG	Papua New Guinea	3	3	0.61	4.9M
191	UG	Uganda	14	0	0.58	24.0M
192	SO	Somalia	5	1	0.55	9.2M
193	LS	Lesotho	1	2	0.49	2.1M
194	BT	Bhutan	1	1	0.47	2.1M
195	CN	China	612	312	0.46	1330.0M
196	TZ	Tanzania	16	11	0.44	36.0M
197	XW	Somewhere	2546	7	0.42	6069.2M
198	TM	Turkmenistan	2	0	0.41	4.8M
199	TD	Chad	3	1	0.37	8.1M
200	GN	Guinea	3	0	0.36	8.3M
201	NG	Nigeria	47	18	0.34	138.3M
202	MM	Myanmar	16	9	0.33	48.4M
203	LR	Liberia	1	0	0.32	3.1M
204	MZ	Mozambique	5	5	0.27	18.6M
205	HT	Haiti	2	2	0.24	8.3M
206	SL	Sierra Leone	1	17	0.22	4.6M
207	ET	Ethiopia	17	20	0.22	78.3M
208	NE	Niger	2	6	0.18	11.2M
209	BF	Burkina Faso	2	0	0.17	11.9M
210	CD	Democratic Republic of Congo	2	16	0.03	66.5M
211	BV	Bouvet Island	1	0	0.00	0K
212	HM	Heard and McDonald Islands	2	0	0.00	0K

WHERE PEOPLE USE LINUX

Place	Users	Percent
not specified	3187	2.46%
work	70163	54.08%
not used	2	0.00%
school	32826	25.30%
home	119762	92.31%
somewhere	540	0.42%

The total number of answers is 226480 for 129737 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.