CentOS
CentOS is a discontinued open-source Linux distribution compatible with RHEL.
According to our data, CentOS is the 5th most popular operating system on the web.
It has 4.3% of the operating system market share and is detected on 0.6% of all websites.
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Wikipedia📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Operating Systems
- Rank: 5
- Market share: 4.3%
- Legacy
- Rank: 10
- Market share: 3%
🏆 CentOS Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Japan in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Panama in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Panama in the Legacy category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Japan in the Legacy category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Korea in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Taiwan in the Legacy category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Taiwan in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Philippines in the Legacy category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Tunisia in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Paraguay in the Operating Systems category.
⚡ Sites Using CentOS
We have data on 19,038 websites that use the CentOS operating system. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using CentOS is espn.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #141 | English | ||
| 2 | #199 | English | ||
| 3 | #1,181 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 4 | #3,018 | Sweden | Swedish | |
| 5 | #3,293 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 6 | #3,329 | United States | Spanish | |
| 7 | #3,339 | English | ||
| 8 | #3,399 | Thai | ||
| 9 | #3,426 | Argentina | Spanish | |
| 10 | #3,636 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #3,730 | Brazil | Portuguese | |
| 12 | #3,787 | Philippines | English | |
| 13 | #4,272 | United States | Spanish | |
| 14 | #4,765 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 15 | #4,771 | Netherlands | English | |
| 16 | #5,464 | Taiwan | Chinese | |
| 17 | #6,143 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 18 | #6,168 | Italy | Italian | |
| 19 | #6,246 | United States | English | |
| 20 | #6,453 | Italy | Italian |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use CentOS:
- are located in Japan
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using CentOS are from Japan, the United States, and Germany.
- Japan 21.6%
- United States 17%
- Germany 5.9%
- Korea 4.8%
- Italy 3.3%
- Netherlands 3.2%
- Russia 3.1%
- Taiwan 2.9%
- United Kingdom 2.7%
- Other 35.5%
Most CentOS users speak English, Japanese, or Chinese.
- English 44%
- Japanese 19.6%
- Chinese 4.3%
- Spanish 4%
- Korean 3.8%
- Russian 3.4%
- German 3.1%
- Italian 2.3%
- Dutch 2.2%
- Other 13.3%
The CentOS operating system is especially popular on .com, .net, and .org top-level domains.
- .com 42.3%
- .net 5.5%
- .org 5%
- .jp 4.7%
- .ru 2.3%
- .de 2.2%
- .it 2.1%
- .co.jp 2%
- .nl 1.9%
- Other 32%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing CentOS include business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 14.6%
- Education/Reference 10.5%
- Marketing/Merchandising 7.9%
- Internet Services 6.9%
- Entertainment 6%
- Online Shopping 5.4%
- Blogs/Wiki 4.7%
- Software/Hardware 3.3%
- General News 2.9%
- Other 37.8%
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Windows💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind CentOS?
CentOS is owned by Red Hat, Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
Which country uses CentOS the most?
The majority of CentOS users are from Japan.
Who uses CentOS?
According to our data, CentOS is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as espn.com,
go.com, and
educacao.sp.gov.br.
Is CentOS used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by educacao.sp.gov.br. Overall, we found CentOS on 4 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use CentOS?
Yes. The most notable of these is usf.edu. In total, we know of 46 academic websites in the United States that use CentOS.
How does CentOS compare to its competitors?
CentOS is a fairly popular operating system, ranking ahead of 17 other operating systems we track.
What are the alternatives to CentOS?
Alternatives and possible competitors to CentOS may include 
TurboLinux, Scientific Linux, and
Linux.
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