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ovroniil
January 27th, 2010, 07:14 PM
Just curious... Does anyone know how many *buntu (* means Ubuntu, kubuntu,xubuntu etc all the derivatives of Ubuntu) users are out there? In this post (http://zenbuntu.com/30-reasons-why-ubuntu-is-here-to-stay/) in the second point, it is mentioned that "According to Wikipedia, Ubuntu passed 100 million users in April 2009" but without any reference.

I am wondering how many people are using Ubuntu (and it's derivatives) these days!
speedwell68
January 27th, 2010, 07:46 PM
Just curious... Does anyone know how many *buntu (* means Ubuntu, kubuntu,xubuntu etc all the derivatives of Ubuntu) users are out there? In this post (http://zenbuntu.com/30-reasons-why-ubuntu-is-here-to-stay/) in the second point, it is mentioned that "According to Wikipedia, Ubuntu passed 100 million users in April 2009" but without any reference.

I am wondering how many people are using Ubuntu (and it's derivatives) these days!

Is that users or the number of machines with an Ubuntu based distro installed. I am a single user but I have three machines with an Ubuntu based distro installed (1 x Ubuntu, 1 x Ubuntu Netbook Remix, 1 x Mint).
Hyporeal
January 27th, 2010, 08:23 PM
in the second point, it is mentioned that "According to Wikipedia, Ubuntu passed 100 million users in April 2009" but without any reference.

The Wikipedia page on Ubuntu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28operating_system%29) cites a New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/business/11ubuntu.html?_r=2&th&emc=th) from January 2009 noting that "more than 10 million people are estimated to run Ubuntu today". Your source may be off by a factor of ten.
joey-elijah
January 27th, 2010, 08:24 PM
Canonical once said there were 8 Million users.

http://www.internetnews.com/software/article.php/3780651
ticklemehomeboi
January 27th, 2010, 08:34 PM
7.
RabbitWho
January 27th, 2010, 08:50 PM
7.


Woah! I was going to say 5.. but 7.. wow! great work lads! keep it up!
ticklemehomeboi
January 27th, 2010, 08:54 PM
Woah! I was going to say 5.. but 7.. wow! great work lads! keep it up!

lolol
ovroniil
January 27th, 2010, 10:47 PM
lolol
:-k
blueshiftoverwatch
January 27th, 2010, 10:50 PM
In short, nobody really knows. Because unlike Windows and Macintosh. Linux users aren't numbered, registered, and tracked.
Dayofswords
January 27th, 2010, 10:52 PM
i vote for the next census to include operating system use!
whiskeylover
January 27th, 2010, 10:54 PM
I know not everyone registers here (http://counter.li.org/).

I'm #483683, by the way.
the8thstar
January 27th, 2010, 11:02 PM
I've seen the Na'vi use Ubuntu in the movie Avatar. But I don't how many of them there are... :D
the8thstar
January 27th, 2010, 11:03 PM
In short, nobody really knows. Because unlike Windows and Macintosh. Linux users aren't numbered, registered, and tracked.

"Our name is Legion, for We are many."
ovroniil
January 30th, 2010, 12:43 AM
"Our name is Legion, for We are many."
Ha ha ha ... that's a good one!

Seriously is there no statistics or any estimation about the total Ubuntu users??
Kai69
January 30th, 2010, 12:51 AM
Found at the bottom of the forum

Threads: 1,274,879, Beans: 8,179,002, Members: 1,006,903, Active Members: 59,190
ovroniil
January 30th, 2010, 02:02 AM
Found at the bottom of the forum

Threads: 1,274,879, Beans: 8,179,002, Members: 1,006,903, Active Members: 59,190

But... those are the statistics of this forum only not the actual or estimated user number... it means this forum has 1,006,903 members... and this must not be the user quantity...