Steam on Linux Use Skyrocketed Above 5% in March
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- Steam on Linux marketshare jumped to 5.33% in March 2026, an all-time high and more than double macOS's 2.35% share.
- This represents a 3.1% spike from February's 2.23%, with Windows declining 4.28% to 92.33%.
- Part of the increase is attributed to Valve adjusting Steam China numbers, leading to a 31.85% drop in Simplified Chinese language use.
- Around a quarter of Linux gamers use Steam OS, and nearly 70% of Steam on Linux gamers use AMD CPUs.
- The growth reflects a significant shift from pre-Steam-Deak days when Linux marketshare was around 1%.