Debian

New York, United States

Debian is a free and open source Linux distribution.

According to our data, Debian is the 4th most popular operating system on the web.
It has 6.6% of the operating system market share and is detected on 0.9% of all websites.

πŸ’Έ Pricing

Debian is available for free.

Free βœ”οΈOpen source

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† Debian Awards

⚑ Sites Using Debian

We have data on 29,240 websites that use the Debian operating system. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Debian is ziare.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 ziare.com #2,470 Cyprus Romanian
2 taz.de #2,481 Germany German
3 kemdiktisaintek.go.id #2,904 Indonesia Malay
4 pdf24.org #3,438 Germany English
5 absolup**n.com #3,506 France French
6 tiwar.ru #3,766 Russia
7 full-count.jp #3,841 Japan Japanese
8 qvc.jp #4,551 Japan Japanese
9 eleman.net #4,733 Turkey Turkish
10 the-ans.jp #4,951 Japan Japanese
11 s*xosur.cl #5,289 Chile Spanish
12 cpuid.com #5,989 France English
13 test-ipv6.com #6,353 English
14 ballotpedia.org #6,440 English
15 ksl.com #6,505 United States English
16 uw.edu.pl #6,957 Poland Polish
17 delonghi.com #7,445 American English
18 rtsports.com #7,598 United States English
19 st-andrews.ac.uk #7,644 United Kingdom English
20 gp.se #7,749 Sweden Swedish

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Debian:

Most of the sites using Debian are from Germany, France, and the United States.

  • Germany 17.5%
  • France 11.6%
  • United States 7.8%
  • Czech Republic 7.8%
  • Italy 4.9%
  • United Kingdom 4.1%
  • Russia 3.7%
  • Spain 3.7%
  • Poland 3.2%
  • Other 35.7%

Most Debian users speak English, German, or French.

  • English 35.2%
  • German 15.4%
  • French 10.7%
  • Czech 6.6%
  • Spanish 4.9%
  • Russian 4.4%
  • Italian 3.8%
  • Polish 2.6%
  • Hungarian 2.4%
  • Other 14%

The Debian operating system is especially popular on .com, .de, and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 26.1%
  • .de 11.5%
  • .org 6.9%
  • .cz 6.1%
  • .fr 4.1%
  • .net 3.7%
  • .it 3.3%
  • .ru 2.9%
  • .pl 2.1%
  • Other 33.3%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Debian include business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 14.3%
  • Education/Reference 10.4%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 7.8%
  • Online Shopping 6.7%
  • Internet Services 6.5%
  • Travel 4.4%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.1%
  • Software/Hardware 4.1%
  • Entertainment 3.7%
  • Other 38%

πŸ”’ Debian Versions

The most popular version of Debian is 7, used by 40.8% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 24.3% of sites use Debian 8, and 15.1% use Debian 10.

  • 7 40.8%
  • 8 24.3%
  • 10 15.1%
  • 9 8.4%
  • 11 6.9%
  • 12 4.8%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Debian alternatives.

RankName
1
Linux
San Francisco, California, United States

A family of open-source, Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, originally created by Linus Torvalds and now maintained by a global community of contributors.

FreeOpen source
3
Ubuntu
London, United Kingdom

A free operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux, designed for use on desktops, laptops, servers, and mobile devices.

FreeOpen source$500+/year
5
CentOS
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

A discontinued open-source Linux distribution compatible with RHEL.

Legacy
7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

A commercial Linux distribution developed by Red Hat for the enterprise market.

$383.90+
8
AlmaLinux
Estero, Florida, United States

An open-source, community owned and governed, free enterprise Linux distribution focused on long-term stability.

FreeOpen source

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Debian's headquarters?

Debian is located in New York, United States.

Can I use Debian for free?

Yes, it is a free operating system.
It is also an open source solution and its code can be found on sources.debian.org.

Which country uses Debian the most?

The majority of Debian users are from Germany.

Who uses Debian?

According to our data, Debian is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as ziare.com, taz.de, and kemdiktisaintek.go.id.

Is Debian used on government websites?

In total, we found Debian on 7 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Debian?

Yes. The most prominent of these are uw.edu.pl and st-andrews.ac.uk. Overall, we know of 47 academic websites in the United States that use Debian.

How does Debian stack up against the competition?

Debian is one of the most popular operating systems, second only to Linux, Windows, and Ubuntu.

What are the alternatives to Debian?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Debian may include Linux, Ubuntu, and CentOS.

πŸ‘‰ See Also

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For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.