Linux: A Search Engine’s View

Published on May 9, 2008 in General by Rami Taibah

In May’s issue of Linux Journal, their segment “LJ Index” featured some tidbits or trends about which countries are actually Googling “Linux.” It is always interesting where Linux is gaining public interest, which countries are falling behind. (Source: Google Trends)

• Russia claimed the top spot
• India came in second
• Number of Asian countries in the top ten: 3
• Number of European countries in the top ten: 7
• Number of North American countries in the top ten: 0
• Position of Russian among all languages: 1

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I then decided to play around with Google trends on my own, here are some interesting results:

• Recently, the two terms “Ubuntu” and “Linux” became almost at par:

• Norway leads in searching “Ubuntu”:

• Over the years “Microsoft” and “Linux” are almost at par; with a slight edge for Microsoft since 2005:

• Ubuntu is trailing behind Mac and Vista:

What other interesting finds could you find? Share them with me!

About Rami Taibah

Rami Taibah the founder of The Linuxologist and a self proclaimed geek and Linux aficionado. This fall, he will be pursuing an MIMS degree at UC Berkeley, California. You can follow him on Twitter @rtaibah.