Desktop operating systems (OS) used in Belgium 2009-2023
Microsoft Windows has been the leading operating system (OS) on desktops and laptops in Belgium from 2009 to 2023, although Microsoft lost market share to mainly OS X (Apple Mac OS) over the years. In 2009, Windows had a market share of roughly 93 percent, which fell to nearly 74 percent in 2020, while the market share of OS X increased from roughly 6 percent in 2009, to more than 23 percent in 2020. As of March 2023, Windows had a market share of 76.5 percent, whereas the market share of OS X reached almost 15 percent, and Chrome OS saw its market share increase to more than six percent.
