Overview
- Valve's March 2026 Steam Survey reports Linux at 5.33 percent, the highest share on record.
- Windows' share fell 4.28 points to 92.33 percent, while macOS rose to 2.35 percent.
- Valve also logged a 31.85 percent drop in Simplified Chinese usage and a 16.82 percent rise in English to 39.09 percent after correcting Steam China reporting.
- About one quarter of Steam's Linux players reported using SteamOS, the Arch Linux–based system that powers Steam Deck.
- The surge followed a February low of 2.23 percent, highlighting how this opt-in sample can swing with measurement changes as well as real user shifts.