Wikimedia Visitor Log Analysis Report - Operating Systems

Daily averages, based on sample period: 1 Nov 2009 - 30 Nov 2009

 This analysis is based on a 1:1000 sampled server log (squids) ⇒ all counts x 1000.
 See also: Requests by destination or by origin / Methods / Scripts / Skins / Crawlers / Op.Sys. / Browsers / Google
 
The following overview of page requests by operating system is based on the user agent information that accompanies most server requests.
Please note that agent information does not follow strict guidelines and some programs may provide wrong information on purpose.
This report ignores all requests where agent information is missing, or contains any of the following: bot, crawl(er) or spider.

Wikipedia: NT 5.0 = Windows 2000, NT 5.1/5.2 = XP + Server 2003, NT 6.0 = VISTA + Server 2008, NT 6.1 = Windows 7.
Wikipedia: OS X 10.4 = Tiger, 10.5 = Leopard, 10.6 = Snow Leopard.
Wikipedia: Ubuntu 7.10 = Gutsy Gibbon, 8.04 = Hardy Heron, 8.10 = Intrepid Ibex, 9.04 = Jaunty Jackalope, 9.10 = Karma Koala.

In order of popularity

Operating SystemRequestsPercentage
Windows3,933,52288.18%
Mac301,2826.75%
Linux69,3541.55%
iPhone44,4511.00%
BlackBerry16,1320.36%
SymbianOS5,8290.13%
DoCoMo6540.01%
SunOS4860.01%
FreeBSD4420.01%
OpenBSD360.00%
Total4,460,684100%
 
Breakdown per platform for Mac and Linux
Mac Intel260,9155.85%
Mac PowerPC40,0500.90%
Linux Ubuntu31,4790.71%
Linux Debian4,5600.10%
Linux Fedora3,3490.08%
Linux SUSE2,9210.07%
Linux Android2,0870.05%
Linux Gentoo9700.02%
Linux Red Hat6420.01%
Linux CentOS4980.01%
Linux Motor440.00%
 
Breakdown per OS version, non mobile
Windows NT 5.12,534,09256.81%
Windows NT 6.01,155,16625.90%
Windows NT 6.1158,0773.54%
Mac Intel OS X 10.5148,7293.33%
Mac Intel OS X 10.666,2811.49%
Other55,3151.24%
Windows NT 5.038,2710.86%
Mac Intel OS X 10.436,5340.82%
Windows NT 5.228,3790.64%
Mac PowerPC OS X 10.421,5780.48%
Linux21,2130.48%
Linux Ubuntu 9.1013,2500.30%
Linux Ubuntu 9.0410,2620.23%
Windows 989,5130.21%
Mac Intel OS X9,3660.21%
Mac PowerPC OS X 10.58,5780.19%
Mac PowerPC OS X4,4560.10%
Mac PowerPC OS X Mach-O4,3300.10%
Linux Ubuntu 8.044,3190.10%
Windows2,5370.06%
Linux Debian 3.02,3870.05%
Linux Ubuntu 8.102,1750.05%
Windows 321,6520.04%
Linux Fedora 3.51,4650.03%
Linux SUSE 3.01,2680.03%
Windows XP1,2080.03%
Mac PowerPC1,0880.02%
Linux Debian 2.01,0710.02%
Linux Gentoo9640.02%
Linux Fedora 2.08590.02%
Linux SUSE 3.57800.02%
Linux Fedora 3.07090.02%
Total4,355,60297.6%
 
Breakdown per OS version, mobile
iPhone OS 3.128,5100.64%
Java ME17,6490.40%
iPhone OS 3.07,3300.16%
PlayStation7,1970.16%
BlackBerry 4.55,8950.13%
iPhone OS 2.25,4630.12%
BlackBerry 4.63,9530.09%
Mobile other3,0510.07%
SymbianOS 9.22,8650.06%
BlackBerry 4.72,7680.06%
Windows CE2,2390.05%
iPhone1,9030.04%
SymbianOS 9.41,6790.04%
BlackBerry 5.01,3200.03%
Samsung1,3100.03%
Danger1,2490.03%
BlackBerry 4.31,0630.02%
BlackBerry 4.21,0290.02%
Linux Android 1.61,0230.02%
Wii9470.02%
SymbianOS 9.37780.02%
SonyEricsson7230.02%
Total105,0822.4%

In alphabetical order

Operating SystemRequestsPercentage
BlackBerry16,1320.36%
DoCoMo6540.01%
FreeBSD4420.01%
iPhone44,4511.00%
Linux69,3541.55%
Mac301,2826.75%
OpenBSD360.00%
SunOS4860.01%
SymbianOS5,8290.13%
Windows3,933,52288.18%
Total4,460,684100%
 
Breakdown per platform for Mac and Linux
Linux Android2,0870.05%
Linux CentOS4980.01%
Linux Debian4,5600.10%
Linux Fedora3,3490.08%
Linux Gentoo9700.02%
Linux Motor440.00%
Linux Red Hat6420.01%
Linux SUSE2,9210.07%
Linux Ubuntu31,4790.71%
Mac Intel260,9155.85%
Mac PowerPC40,0500.90%
 
Breakdown per OS version, non mobile
Linux21,2130.48%
Linux Debian 2.01,0710.02%
Linux Debian 3.02,3870.05%
Linux Fedora 2.08590.02%
Linux Fedora 3.07090.02%
Linux Fedora 3.51,4650.03%
Linux Gentoo9640.02%
Linux SUSE 3.01,2680.03%
Linux SUSE 3.57800.02%
Linux Ubuntu 8.044,3190.10%
Linux Ubuntu 8.102,1750.05%
Linux Ubuntu 9.0410,2620.23%
Linux Ubuntu 9.1013,2500.30%
Mac Intel OS X9,3660.21%
Mac Intel OS X 10.436,5340.82%
Mac Intel OS X 10.5148,7293.33%
Mac Intel OS X 10.666,2811.49%
Mac PowerPC1,0880.02%
Mac PowerPC OS X4,4560.10%
Mac PowerPC OS X 10.421,5780.48%
Mac PowerPC OS X 10.58,5780.19%
Mac PowerPC OS X Mach-O4,3300.10%
Other55,3151.24%
Windows2,5370.06%
Windows 321,6520.04%
Windows 989,5130.21%
Windows NT 5.038,2710.86%
Windows NT 5.12,534,09256.81%
Windows NT 5.228,3790.64%
Windows NT 6.01,155,16625.90%
Windows NT 6.1158,0773.54%
Windows XP1,2080.03%
Total4,355,60297.6%
 
Breakdown per OS version, mobile
BlackBerry 4.21,0290.02%
BlackBerry 4.31,0630.02%
BlackBerry 4.55,8950.13%
BlackBerry 4.63,9530.09%
BlackBerry 4.72,7680.06%
BlackBerry 5.01,3200.03%
Danger1,2490.03%
iPhone1,9030.04%
iPhone OS 2.25,4630.12%
iPhone OS 3.07,3300.16%
iPhone OS 3.128,5100.64%
Java ME17,6490.40%
Linux Android 1.61,0230.02%
Mobile other3,0510.07%
PlayStation7,1970.16%
Samsung1,3100.03%
SonyEricsson7230.02%
SymbianOS 9.22,8650.06%
SymbianOS 9.37780.02%
SymbianOS 9.41,6790.04%
Wii9470.02%
Windows CE2,2390.05%
Total105,0822.4%
Requests from mobile devices are recognized as follows:
Agent string contains any of the following terms (last upd: June 2009 ):
Android, BlackBerry, Windows CE, DoCoMo, iPod, iPhone, HipTop, LGE, Linux arm, Mobile,
MIDP, NetFront, Nintendo, Nokia, Obigo, Opera Mini, Palm Pre, Playstation, Samsung, SoftBank,
SonyEricsson, SymbianOS, UP.Browser, Vodafone, WAP, webOS, Wikiamo, Wikipanion

Generated on Tuesday December 15, 2009
Author:Erik Zachte (Web site)
Mail: ezachte@### (no spam: ### = wikimedia.org)
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