Ubuntu is growing faster on Windows 11 than on native Linux PCs, says Canonical
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With the end of Windows 10, users began to look at Windows 11 and Linux differently. Now, Canonical predicts that the number of Ubuntu installations will see...
Read the original note in the following link: The resounding success of Linux on Windows: Canonical projects that it will surpass native installations during 2026 We are fully aware that the open source ecosystem is going through a fairly positive time, attracting even beginner users who dare to install it. However, a recent report published by the Windows Latest medium reveals an extremely curious fact, since the use of Linux on Windows, specif…
Canonical believes that Ubuntu is growing so fast within Windows via WSL that, in the coming months, there are expected to be more users running Ubuntu on Windows than using Ubuntu natively on PC. The forecast comes from Canonical’s very own Jon Seager, Vice President of Engineering. The executive explained that during the last year the growth of Ubuntu through Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has been “significantly greater” than that register…
According to Canonical, the number of Ubuntu users via the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) should exceed the number of native system installations by the end of 2026. This growth is carried by developers who receive a Windows PC from their company, but whose artificial intelligence projects require a Linux environment.
Canonical Says Ubuntu On Windows 11 Will Outnumber Native Desktop Installs Before 2026 Ends, Driven By WSL Surge
Seeing this coming from Canonical, it seems unbelievable at first, but the numbers don't lie. Canonical Expects Ubuntu Installations Through WSL to Overtake Native Ubuntu Desktop Installations Within the Next Few Months It might seem unbelievable, but according to this report, Ubuntu on Windows 11 PCs might overtake systems with native Ubuntu OS pretty soon. According to Canonical VP of Engineering Jon Seager, Ubuntu's user base through the Micr…
Ubuntu is growing faster on Windows 11 than on native Linux PCs, says Canonical
Canonical’s VP of Engineering says Ubuntu’s user base inside Windows Subsystem for Linux is growing significantly faster than its native desktop user base, and he expects WSL to overtake native Ubuntu installations within months. Jon Seager made the comment in a deep dive with The Pragmatic Engineer‘s Gergely Orosz, published April 28, 2026. Funnily enough, Microsoft built WSL so developers could use Linux without leaving Windows. Instead, it tu…
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