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Estimated desktop PCs global shipments by OS 2014-2018
Estimated desktop personal computer (PC) shipments worldwide, from 2014 to 2018, by operating system (in millions)
by Arne Holst,
last edited
Jul 19, 2019
This statistic shows an estimate of global desktop computer shipments from 2014 to 2018, by operating system. In 2018, based on global operating system shares and annual computer shipments, an estimated 76 million Windows-based desktop computers were shipped worldwide.
Estimated desktop personal computer (PC) shipments worldwide, from 2014 to 2018, by operating system (in millions)
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by Arne Holst,
last edited
Jul 19, 2019
This statistic shows an estimate of global desktop computer shipments from 2014 to 2018, by operating system. In 2018, based on global operating system shares and annual computer shipments, an estimated 76 million Windows-based desktop computers were shipped worldwide.
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- March 2019
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- 2014 to 2018
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For this statistic, the data represents a combination of the estimated number of desktop computer shipments, available here, combined with the reported operating system market share provided by StatCounter.
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- Worldwide
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- 2014 to 2018
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For this statistic, the data represents a combination of the estimated number of desktop computer shipments, available here, combined with the reported operating system market share provided by StatCounter.
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