Unix
Unix is a family of multitasking, multi-user operating systems originally developed at Bell Labs that became one of the foundations of modern server, networking, and enterprise computing.
It introduced portable 
C-based system architecture, hierarchical file systems, command-line shells, pipelines, user permissions, background processes, and a modular design philosophy built around combining small utilities through standard text-based interfaces.
Its architecture and standards heavily influenced modern operating systems, including 
Linux, macOS, 
FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX, and HP-UX.
According to our data, Unix is the 6th most popular operating system on the web.
It has 3.3% of the operating system market share and is detected on 0.4% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
- </> Source code
- 👨👩👦👦 Community
Wikipedia
Reddit
Stack Overflow💸 Pricing
Unix is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Operating Systems
- Rank: 6
- Market share: 3.3%
🏆 Unix Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Germany in the Operating Systems category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Japan in the Operating Systems category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Korea in the Operating Systems category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Denmark in the Operating Systems category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Turkey in the Operating Systems category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the Netherlands in the Operating Systems category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Spain in the Operating Systems category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in India in the Operating Systems category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in China in the Operating Systems category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Hong Kong in the Operating Systems category.
⚡ Sites Using Unix
We have data on 15,734 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.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #221 | Korea | Korean | |
| 2 | #1,870 | United States | English | |
| 3 | #1,945 | Mexico | Spanish | |
| 4 | #2,014 | |||
| 5 | #2,128 | Germany | German | |
| 6 | #2,163 | United States | English | |
| 7 | #2,164 | United States | English | |
| 8 | #2,744 | Pakistan | British English | |
| 9 | #3,704 | Switzerland | British English | |
| 10 | #5,463 | United States | English | |
| 11 | #6,404 | United States | English | |
| 12 | #6,805 | China | English | |
| 13 | #6,929 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #6,937 | United States | Japanese | |
| 15 | #7,223 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #9,604 | South Africa | English | |
| 17 | #11,193 | India | American English | |
| 18 | #11,540 | United States | English | |
| 19 | #11,554 | United States | English | |
| 20 | #11,633 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Unix:
- are located in Germany
- have content in German
- use the .de domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Unix are from Germany, Japan, and the United States.
- Germany 43.6%
- Japan 9.9%
- United States 8.2%
- Korea 5.7%
- Netherlands 3.8%
- Spain 2.9%
- United Kingdom 1.7%
- France 1.7%
- India 1.5%
- Other 21%
Most Unix users speak German, English, or Japanese.
- German 35.1%
- English 28.1%
- Japanese 9.2%
- Dutch 5.4%
- Korean 4.8%
- Spanish 4%
- Chinese 1.7%
- French 1.6%
- Portuguese 1.3%
- Other 8.8%
The Unix operating system is especially popular on .de, .com, and .org top-level domains.
- .de 32.2%
- .com 29.2%
- .org 5.3%
- .net 3.8%
- .nl 2.6%
- .jp 1.9%
- .co.kr 1.8%
- .eu 1.3%
- .es 1.1%
- Other 20.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Unix include business, education and reference, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 15.5%
- Education/Reference 8.8%
- Marketing/Merchandising 7.6%
- Internet Services 6.5%
- Online Shopping 6.1%
- Entertainment 5.8%
- Software/Hardware 4.9%
- Blogs/Wiki 4.4%
- Travel 3.7%
- Other 36.7%
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Where is Unix's headquarters?
Unix is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Is Unix free?
Yes, it is a free operating system.
It is also an open-source solution, and its code is available on 
GitHub.
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,
sfgate.com, and
imss.gob.mx.
Do academic institutions use Unix?
Yes. In total, we know of 15 academic websites in the United States that use Unix.
How does Unix compare to its competitors?
Unix is a moderately popular operating system, ranking ahead of 16 other operating systems we track.
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,604,716 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.