No Linux distribution has ever maintained dominance
| Ubuntu Linux | Mint Linux | Arch Linux | Centos Linux | Fedora Linux | Debian Linux | Slackware Linux | Openesuse Linux | Gentoo Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 90 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| April 2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 89 | 26 | 0 | 37 |
| Aug 2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 78 | 27 | 0 | 36 |
| Dec 2004 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 34 |
| Jan 2005 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 83 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
| April 2005 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 33 |
| Aug 2005 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| Dec 2005 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| Jan 2006 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| April 2006 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| Aug 2006 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Dec 2006 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Jan 2007 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| April 2007 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Aug 2007 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| Dec 2007 | 87 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Jan 2008 | 68 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| April 2008 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Aug 2008 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Dec 2008 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Jan 2009 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| April 2009 | 70 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Aug 2009 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 2009 | 64 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Jan 2010 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| April 2010 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Aug 2010 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 2010 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 2011 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| April 2011 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 2011 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 2011 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 2012 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| April 2012 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 2012 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 2012 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 2013 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| April 2013 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 2013 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 2013 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 2014 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| April 2014 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Sources:
redmonk.com
google.com
