Steam On Linux Usage Receded A Bit In June

Written by Michael Larabel in Valve on 1 July 2026 at 08:23 PM EDT. 12 Comments
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Back in March Steam on Linux use shot up to 5.33% as a big 3.1% improvement over February. In April it dropped to 4.52% and then fell to 3.99% in May. Valve just published the Steam Survey numbers for June and it points to another minor setback from the recent all-time high of Steam on Linux.

The Steam Survey numbers for June put Linux at 3.69%, a decrease of 0.3% compared to May. Or down 1.64% from the all-time high in March. Linux dropped while macOS was up by 0.05% to 2.21% and WInmdows increased by 0.25% to 94.1%.

Steam on Linux OS stats for June


For what it's worth, in the June survey, Simplified Chinese use shot up by 2.34% to 24.19% of all Steam users. Usually when there is a big increase to the Chinese Steam user-base it correlates to decreased Linux usage.

Steam OS / Linux OS stats for June


SteamOS continues to account for around 23% of all Linux gamers.

Linux CPU usage for June


AMD CPU usage among Linux gamers came in at just under 67%. The Steam Deck and Steam Machine are powered by an AMD custom SoC and AMD CPUs being popular in general with Linux gamers/enthusiasts in part for the company's open-source reputation.

Those wanting to go through all of the June statistics from the Steam Survey can do so at SteamPowered.com.
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