data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>Steam’s December 2025 survey is now live. In November 2025, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/linux” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/linux”>Linux gained a small but notable amount of momentum, giving some users hope that the trend would continue into December.
Instead, Linux’s install base has stalled. It even slipped by 0.01% month on month, which is minor, but still an unexpected pause after several months of gradual growth. For Windows users, the picture looks very different. Windows 11 recorded a sizeable jump, rising by 5.24% overall.
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