Steam Survey Results For January 2026
After Steam on Linux gaming hit a record high in December of 3.58%, the January 2026 numbers are now published.
One year ago for January 2025 Steam on Linux was around 2.0% and for January 2024 it was coming in under 2%, and back in January 2023 at 1.3%. If going back a decade, Steam on Linux was at just 0.95% for January 2016. For January 2026 it ended up dipping 0.2% from December down to a still-strong 3.28%.
Windows increased by 0.39% to 94.62% and macOS was at 2.01% to Linux's 3.38%.
Steam OS usage accounted for around a quarter of the Linux gamers.
And AMD CPU usage accounted for 67% of Linux gaming systems, thanks in large part to the Steam Deck using a custom AMD APU.
All the survey data for January can be found at SteamPowered.com.
One year ago for January 2025 Steam on Linux was around 2.0% and for January 2024 it was coming in under 2%, and back in January 2023 at 1.3%. If going back a decade, Steam on Linux was at just 0.95% for January 2016. For January 2026 it ended up dipping 0.2% from December down to a still-strong 3.28%.
Windows increased by 0.39% to 94.62% and macOS was at 2.01% to Linux's 3.38%.
Steam OS usage accounted for around a quarter of the Linux gamers.
And AMD CPU usage accounted for 67% of Linux gaming systems, thanks in large part to the Steam Deck using a custom AMD APU.
All the survey data for January can be found at SteamPowered.com.