--- title: 'infographic: How many people use Ubuntu?' description: Discover the range of industries, people and services that are using Ubuntu right now. Netflix. Snapchat. Dropbox. Uber. Tesla…and the International space station – what do they all have in common? They run on Ubuntu. To celebrate our upcoming 16.04 LTS we wanted to shine a bit of light on how many people in the […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-is-everywhere?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Alexia Emmanoulopoulou](https://canonical.com/blog/author/alexia-emman "More about Alexia Emmanoulopoulou") 7 April 2016 # infographic: How many people use Ubuntu? [cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/cloud) [IoT](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/iot) [Phone](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/phone) [Tablet](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/tablet) [Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu) --- Share the article Discover the range of industries, people and services that are using Ubuntu right now. [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/gb/). [Snapchat](https://www.snapchat.com/). [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/). [Uber](https://www.uber.com/). [Tesla](https://www.teslamotors.com/en_GB/)…and the International space station – what do they all have in common? They run on Ubuntu. To celebrate our upcoming 16.04 LTS we wanted to shine a bit of light on how many people in the world actually use Ubuntu. As users aren’t required to register their installation, devices are pre-loaded with the software and servers powered by Ubuntu – this means it’s not as easy to track users. However the reality is, hundreds of millions of  PCs, servers, devices, virtual machines, and containers have booted Ubuntu to date and are in use! Thanks to a blog [Dustin Kirkland](https://plus.google.com/+DustinKirkland/posts), a member of our Product team, wrote we’ve put together an infographic to show you where Ubuntu lives! [Learn more about Ubuntu]( http://www.ubuntu.com/?utm_source=Infographic&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=FY16Q%24_Ubuntu_Infgraphic&) [Download Ubuntu](http://www.ubuntu.com/download?utm_source=Infographic&utm_medium=Infographic&utm_campaign=FY17Q1_Ubuntu_Infographic&) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 [### Advantech AOM-2721 is now Ubuntu Certified](https://canonical.com/blog/advantech-aom-2721-ubuntu-certified) Canonical announces that the Advantech AOM-2721 is officially joining the list of Ubuntu Certified Hardware. [Mikhail Khazov](https://canonical.com/blog/author/khazov-m) 13 August 2026 [### Canonical becomes Gold Sponsor of Trifecta Tech Foundation](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-becomes-gold-sponsor-of-trifecta-tech-foundation) Canonical is pleased to announce it is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit that creates open source building blocks for critical infrastructure... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 30 June 2026 [### Ubuntu Summit 26.04: connected by open source](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-summit-26-04-connected-by-open-source) What an incredible experience! Ubuntu Summit 26.04 has officially drawn to a close, but the energy from our global community is still buzzing – in the comments section, on... [ilvipero](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ilvipero) 22 June 2026