Unix

San Francisco, California, United States

Unix is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems.

According to our data, Unix is the 6th most popular operating system on the web.
It has 3.2% of the operating system market share and is detected on 0.4% of all websites.

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

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⚑ Sites Using Unix

We have data on 14,242 websites that use the Unix operating system. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Unix is dcinside.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 dcinside.com #221 Korea Korean
2 mediaset.it #1,075 Italy Italian
3 imss.gob.mx #1,945 Mexico Spanish
4 pokemon.com #2,014
5 mapquest.com #2,164 United States English
6 pitc.com.pk #2,744 Pakistan British English
7 epfl.ch #3,704 Switzerland British English
8 myfantasyleague.com #5,463 United States English
9 pokemongo.com #5,816 English
10 tcl.com #6,805 China American English
11 minna.cc #6,937 United States Japanese
12 careersafeonline.com #8,714 United Kingdom British English
13 brocardi.it #8,973 Italy Italian
14 cellc.co.za #9,604 South Africa English
15 vagas.com.br #11,633 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
16 consumentenbond.nl #11,811 Netherlands Dutch
17 hkcsl.com #12,274 Hong Kong Chinese
18 nporadio1.nl #12,770 Netherlands Dutch
19 cau.ac.kr #13,119 Korea Korean
20 hc-sc.gc.ca #13,185 Canada English

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Unix:

Most of the sites using Unix are from Germany, Japan, and the United States.

  • Germany 42.3%
  • Japan 10.5%
  • United States 8.7%
  • Korea 5.6%
  • Netherlands 4%
  • Spain 2.9%
  • United Kingdom 1.7%
  • France 1.7%
  • India 1.5%
  • Other 21.1%

Most Unix users speak German, English, or Japanese.

  • German 33.4%
  • English 29%
  • Japanese 9.7%
  • Dutch 5.7%
  • Korean 4.8%
  • Spanish 3.8%
  • Chinese 1.7%
  • French 1.5%
  • Portuguese 1.3%
  • Other 9.1%

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

  • .de 30.9%
  • .com 30%
  • .org 5.4%
  • .net 3.9%
  • .nl 2.7%
  • .jp 1.9%
  • .co.kr 1.8%
  • .eu 1.3%
  • .info 1%
  • Other 21.1%

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

  • Business 15.4%
  • Education/Reference 9%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 7.3%
  • Internet Services 6.9%
  • Online Shopping 6.1%
  • Entertainment 5.9%
  • Software/Hardware 4.8%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.3%
  • Travel 3.7%
  • Other 36.6%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Unix 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
2
Windows
Redmond, Washington, United States

A family of proprietary operating systems from Microsoft used on personal computers, servers, and virtualized environments.

$1,176+
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
4
Debian
New York, United States

A free and open source Linux distribution.

FreeOpen source
5
CentOS
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

A discontinued open-source Linux distribution compatible with RHEL.

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Unix's headquarters?

Unix is located in San Francisco, California, United States.

Which country uses Unix the most?

The majority of Unix users are from Germany.

Who uses Unix?

According to our data, Unix is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as dcinside.com, mediaset.it, and imss.gob.mx.

Do academic institutions use Unix?

Yes. The most notable of these is cau.ac.kr. Overall, we know of 13 academic websites in the United States that use Unix.

How does Unix stack up against its competitors?

Unix is a moderately popular operating system, ranking ahead of 16 other operating systems we track.

What are the alternatives to Unix?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Unix may include Linux, Windows, and Ubuntu.

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