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Line 12: {{as of\|2024\|09\|}}, [[Android (operating system)\|Android]] is the most popular operating system with a 46% market share, followed by [[Microsoft Windows]] at 26%, [[iOS]] and [[iPadOS]] at 18%, [[macOS]] at 5%, and [[Linux]] at 1%. Android, iOS, and iPadOS are mobile operating systems, while Windows, macOS, and Linux are desktop operating systems.<ref name="gs.statcounter.com">{{Cite web \|title=Operating System Market Share Worldwide \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share \|access-date=2024-12-20 \|website=StatCounter Global Stats \|language=en}}</ref> [[Linux distribution]]s are dominant in the server and supercomputing sectors. Other specialized classes of operating systems (special-purpose operating systems),<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/operating-system-concepts/9780471694663/pt07.html\|title=VII. Special-Purpose Systems - Operating System Concepts, Seventh Edition [Book]\|website=www.oreilly.com\|access-date=8 February 2021\|archive-date=13 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613190049/https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/operating-system-concepts/9780471694663/pt07.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.acs.eonerc.rwth-aachen.de/cms/E-ON-ERC-ACS/Studium/Lehrveranstaltungen/~lrhs/Spezial-Betriebssysteme/?lidx=1\|title=Special-Purpose Operating Systems - RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems - English\|website=www.acs.eonerc.rwth-aachen.de\|access-date=8 February 2021\|archive-date=14 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614034001/https://www.acs.eonerc.rwth-aachen.de/cms/E-ON-ERC-ACS/Studium/Lehrveranstaltungen/~lrhs/Spezial-Betriebssysteme/?lidx=1\|url-status=live}}</ref> such as [[Embedded system\|embedded]] and real-time systems, exist for many applications. [[Security-focused operating system]]s also exist. Some operating systems have low system requirements (e.g. [[light-weight Linux distribution]]). Others may have higher system requirements. Some operating systems require installation or may come pre-installed with purchased computers ([[OEM]]-installation), whereas others may run directly from media (i.e. [[live CD]]) or flash memory (i.e. a LiveUSB from a ~~usb~~[[USB flash drive\|USB]] stick). ==Definition and purpose==

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