Worldwide · 2025 · share of surveyed developers
Top 10 Developer Operating Systems in Worldwide
In 2025, Windows led developer operating systems in Worldwide at 31.81% (share of surveyed developers). MacOS ranked second at 21.11%, followed by Ubuntu at 17.8%.
| Rank | Brand | Share | YoY |
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| 1 | Windows | 31.81%
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| 2 | MacOS | 21.11%
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| 3 | Ubuntu | 17.80%
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| 4 | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | 10.79%
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| 5 | Linux (non-WSL) | 10.70%
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| 6 | Android | 7.63%
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| 7 | iOS | 6.77%
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| 8 | Debian | 6.69%
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| 9 | Red Hat | 3.64%
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| 10 | Arch | 2.96%
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Source & licence
Data: Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025 (https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/) , licensed ODbL 1.0 (data) / DbCL 1.0 (contents) (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/) .
Derived rankings are shared under ODbL 1.0 share-alike (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/) .
Derived from Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025 (ODbL 1.0 / DbCL 1.0). Share-alike applies to the derived database.
Percent of Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025 respondents who reported using the item (multi-select). Not sales market share.
Last updated 2026-11-14.
FAQ
- Which item leads developer operating systems in Worldwide?
- Windows leads at 31.81% in 2025 (share of surveyed developers). Source: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/.
- What does the share of surveyed developers metric mean?
- Figures are share of surveyed developers from the cited source for 2025. They are not invented estimates.
- What are the top three for developer operating systems in Worldwide?
- Windows (31.81%), MacOS (21.11%), Ubuntu (17.8%) in 2025.