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Global number of internet users 2012-2017, by operating system
Population of internet users worldwide from 2012 to 2017, by operating system (in millions)
by Shanhong Liu,
last edited
Jun 7, 2018
The statistic depicts an estimate of the number of internet users worldwide, from 2012 to 2017, by operating system. In 2015, there were an estimated 1.3 billion internet users using a version of the Windows operating system.
Population of internet users worldwide from 2012 to 2017, by operating system (in millions)
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by Shanhong Liu,
last edited
Jun 7, 2018
The statistic depicts an estimate of the number of internet users worldwide, from 2012 to 2017, by operating system. In 2015, there were an estimated 1.3 billion internet users using a version of the Windows operating system.
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- August 2017
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- 2017
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For this statistic, the data represents a combination of the estimated number of internet users reported by the ITU on May 28th, 2015, available here, combined with the reported operating system market share provided by StatCounter.
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For this statistic, the data represents a combination of the estimated number of internet users reported by the ITU on May 28th, 2015, available here, combined with the reported operating system market share provided by StatCounter.
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