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You know, I do wonder how many of these statistics are influenced by Linux users tendancy to use adblockers and block tracking. Linux could be more popular than it looks.
Also, they should tell us how much of that increase is due to the Steam Deck. :P
Only a very tiny number of Linux users spoof their browser's user agent, which these statistics are based on.
The issue is whether the data is collected by a known third party tracker domain which would be blocked by an adblocker
Large sites usually have their own first-party analytics. Often they don't want third parties to be in possession of detailed analytics data.
Pornhub mentions that they use Google Analytics about halfway down the page in the section “Proportion of Female Visitors”
True, btw I am on Windows 10 Chrome 😉
Unfortunately, due to the constant willful or untested shenanigans of various website I have set up all my system's Firefox profiles to spoof by default its user agent (and other JavaScript properties) as Windows 11, x86_64, Firefox LTS (even if I use latest, Aurora or beta). Some blantant recent example: YouTube uses lower quality options on browsers running on Arm-based systems — misreporting as an x86 CPU appears to be a widespread browser fix
Doing so has helped me and many friends/family I switched to a flavor of Linux (mostly Mint, but sometimes LMDE or Ubuntu or specific requirements/demands) avoid numerous dumb problems.
Even on mobile sometimes UX breaking issues creep up.
An adblocker does not hide the os
No but it could potentially block the tracker that's used to verify it
How many Steam deck users are looking up porn?
At least one!
I hope you dock it first or you’re going to end up with a sprained wrist and a sticky deck.
... Don't kink shame me
Is it comfortable to use with a single hand? Asking for a friend.
Nah, it's pretty heavy
They meant the steam deck
New-to-me technology never feels broken in and truly "mine" until that first wack
Dozens of us! Dozens!
That's my go to comment for most posts here 🥲
I missed the "PornHub" in the corner at first. Maybe I won't share this with colleagues...
A reasonable concern but also a shame, because data is data and PornHub has a massive userbase. I trust Backblaze stats for hard drives because they just have a shit-ton of real-world metrics. I'm inclined to trust PornHub stats for the same reason.
Agreed. PornHub is probably a pretty solid representation of all web traffic. --Todo: insert obvious joke here--.
If we combine that with the stat of 91.3% mobile users vs. 7.2% desktop users (ignoring the 1.5% tablets), that means:
93.8% of all Pornhub visitors used an OS based on BSD or Linux.
( 100 x 0.913 x 0.998 + 100 x 0.072 x 0.368 )
Linux is cumming my friends. 🥳
I hate when people say “oh we had 100% growth!” Ignoring the fact they went from 4 to 8 clients. Meanwhile the one that only shows 0.5% growth considers 8 people a rounding error.
There’s liars, damn liars and statisticians.
Okay, so here's some more easily interpreted numbers. In addition to having the largest change in traffic share relative to its previous share, Linux actually had the largest change in actual traffic share. It was just BARELY above Mac OS. If more significant digits were allowed here, Linux rose 0.0085 while Mac OS rose 0.0082.
| OS | 2023 Share | 2022 Share | Share Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | 0.632 | 0.647 | -0.015 |
| Mac OS | 0.292 | 0.284 | 0.008 |
| Linux | 0.036 | 0.027 | 0.009 |
| Chrome Book | 0.029 | 0.026 | 0.003 |
| Other | 0.011 | Unknown* | 0.005* |
2022 percentages computed as:
share_2022 = share_2023 / ( 1 + relative_percent_change )
and percent change computed as:
absolute_percent_change = share_2023 - share_2022
* The relative percent change for "other" is not reported in the graphic. There is a remainder of 0.005 in the Share Change which is, presumably, attributable to change in the "other" category.
I just found last year's results. It looks like my math bears out, though it appears that they rounded differently.
Notably, last year's changes were very different.
| OS | 2022 Share | 2021 Share | Share Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | 0.647 | 0.646 | 0.001 |
| Mac OS | 0.284 | 0.273 | 0.011 |
| Linux | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.000** |
| Chrome Book | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.000** |
| Other | 0.011 | Unknown*** | 0.015*** |
** Linux and Chrome Book's absolute change was less than 0.0005.
*** As with 2023, the percentage change for "other" is not reported in the graphic. There is a remainder of 0.012 in the Share Change which is, presumably, attributable to change in the "other" category. This seems large, though, given that the total traffic share for "other" is only 0.016. That would imply a change from 0.001 to 0.012. Looking at the 2021 numbers this doesn't appear to be correct.
Nah, it was all me. All of it.
There are dozens of us!
The three linux users finally found a friend to masturbate with. Leading to a 33% increase in linux user visit.
Year of the Steamdeck. Praise Gaben!
6.5% of all desktop users is insane
What's other? Freebsd?
What about the streaming share? Like, who is watching the most?
Other: TempleOS
Heresy. It was gods will to not include networking capabilities.
There are heretical forks that add it in though
Other can be consoles
Is it that Linux is getting popular, or that most people don't buy new computers anymore now that their phone does everything they used it for, so it's only the enthusiasts still buying?
Much as it has been for the past 15 years.
I'm actually looking into buying a new laptop and seriously considering choosing some Linux distro as my new OS (I've always used Windows before, and Mac once for work)
How do y'all recommend which laptop I should choose?
I've been happy with every thinkpad I've put Mint on.
Look at the refurbished ones on ebay
Whatever you do, pick one that ships with Linux or is at least explicitly marked as compatible.
You do not want the headache of having a laptop with this one component that genuinely doesn't work properly. Most will work, but for example fingerprint scanners are a very touchy subject. My freakin battery is not properly recognized by anything that isn't Windows. It's stupid, some just don't care about existing, well defined, open standards.
Personally I'd go with a Framework laptop. Otherwise Tuxedo or System76 might have something you like.
Haha Pornhub - proof that most visitors use Windows, and they're a bunch of wankers.
Blows my mind that 50% of mobile visitors are Apple, when 80% of the world uses Android (Though I guess Ph is probably more popular in anglo/european countries which uses more iPhones anyway)
