Federica Laricchia
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Apple and Microsoft own a combined 93.6 percent share of the desktop operating system market in the United Kingdom (UK), as of 2021. Microsoft’s product, Windows, held 67.12 percent of the market, while Apple’s OS X held 26.48 percent of the market.
Browsers and search engines used on desktops
Desktop searches made up the 47.51 percent of search engine activity as of September 2021, just behind of the 46.73 percent held by mobile phones. Google is not only the preferred search engine for 84.55 percent of desktop users, it is also the developer of Chrome, the preferred browser for 59.65 percent of internet users in the UK.
Share of households with home computers steady
The share of households with home computers in the UK has remained steady since 2015-16, with 88 percent of households owning such a machine according to the UK Office for National Statistics. The average weekly retail sales value of computers and telecommunications in the UK amounted to 118 million British pounds in December 2021.
Browsers and search engines used on desktops
Desktop searches made up the 47.51 percent of search engine activity as of September 2021, just behind of the 46.73 percent held by mobile phones. Google is not only the preferred search engine for 84.55 percent of desktop users, it is also the developer of Chrome, the preferred browser for 59.65 percent of internet users in the UK.
Share of households with home computers steady
The share of households with home computers in the UK has remained steady since 2015-16, with 88 percent of households owning such a machine according to the UK Office for National Statistics. The average weekly retail sales value of computers and telecommunications in the UK amounted to 118 million British pounds in December 2021.
