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Market share of desktop operating systems in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2024

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Release date

March 2025

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2024

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Desktop operating systems: market share in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2024

Published by
Christy Tila,
Mar 12, 2025

Apple and Microsoft command over a ** percent share of the desktop operating system market in the United Kingdom (UK), as of 2024. Microsoft’s product, Windows, held percent of the market, while Apple’s macOS held ±è±ð°ù³¦±ð²Ô³Ù.Ìý

Browsers and search engines used on desktops

Desktop searches made up ** percent of search engine activity as of April 2023, ahead of the ** percent held by mobile phones. Google is not only the preferred search engine for **** percent of UK desktop users, it is also the developer of Chrome, the preferred browser for ** percent of internet users in the UK.

Share of households with home computers steady

The share of households with home computers in the UK has remained steady since 2015-16, with 88 percent of households owning such a machine according to the UK Office for National Statistics. The average weekly retail sales value of computers and telecommunications in the UK amounted to **** million British pounds in October 2023.

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4

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4

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7

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6

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