Linux Counter Project : Counting Linux Users and Statistics

How many Linux users are there in the world? The Linux Counter tells me “My guess at the number of Linux users: Twenty-nine million”.

The Linux Counter is run by a nonprofit membership organization called the Linux Counter Project. The aims of the project are quoted.

“the main purpose of the Linux Counter is to deal with statistics on all kinds of numbers related to Linux usage. It started with statistics on the number of Linux users and it extended to statistics on Linux users, the machines they use, software they use and in what part of the world Linux users are actually living.

A second purpose of the Linux Counter is to make it possible for Linux users to find each other. The Linux Counter is reporting Linux users sorted per almost any place in the world. So, when Linux users want their information to be public, you can quite simply find those users who live in places near you.”

If you are linux user, you can register yourself and your linux machine and get counted!