Which Country Has the Highest Share of Linux Desktop Users?

There probably isn’t a definitive answer. Web-traffic statistics can provide a rough estimate by showing the operating system used to access websites, but they measure visits rather than unique people. They can also be affected by bots, servers, privacy tools, and differences in desktop-versus-mobile usage. To compare countries fairly, you’d need to combine OS percentages with the number of desktop users in each country.

India is a reasonable guess for both total users and possibly percentage, given its large population and government or institutional use of Linux-related software. Still, I haven’t seen reliable evidence proving it ranks first in primary desktop usage.

Country-level market-share sites can give you a rough comparison, but the figures should be treated cautiously. A country with a high percentage of Linux traffic may not have the most Linux users overall, while a highly populated country could lead in total users even with a smaller percentage.