Africa · October 2026 · market share of tracked page views / usage
Top 7 Operating systems (detailed) (Desktop) in Africa
In October 2026, Win11 led operating systems (detailed) (desktop) in Africa at 57.71% (market share of tracked page views / usage). Win10 ranked second at 21.66%, followed by Linux at 6.35%.
| Rank | Brand | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Win11 | 57.71%
| n/a |
| 2 | Win10 | 21.66%
| n/a |
| 3 | Linux | 6.35%
| n/a |
| 4 | macOS | 4.15%
| n/a |
| 5 | OS X | 2.73%
| n/a |
| 6 | Chrome OS | 0.29%
| n/a |
| 7 | Win7 | 0.24%
| n/a |
Source & licence
Data: Statcounter Global Stats (https://gs.statcounter.com), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).
Derived rankings on this site are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), relying on CC BY-SA 3.0 section 4(b), which permits adaptations under a later version.
Measured via page views with detailed OS versions (e.g. Windows 10/11 split).
Last updated 2026-11-14.
FAQ
- Which item leads operating systems (detailed) (desktop) in Africa?
- Win11 leads at 57.71% in October 2026 (market share of tracked page views / usage). Source: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/desktop/africa.
- What does the market share of tracked page views / usage metric mean?
- Figures are market share of tracked page views / usage from the cited source for October 2026. They are not invented estimates.
- What are the top three for operating systems (detailed) (desktop) in Africa?
- Win11 (57.71%), Win10 (21.66%), Linux (6.35%) in October 2026.