Top Websites Running Linux (2018)
Every year or so, I enjoy going through some of the top websites in the world, and finding out exactly what OS their server is running. Usually, it's always some flavor of Linux. It's been a few years, so it makes sense to give it a fresh look.
Data is provided from Alexa and Netcraft.
Let's begin with the top 10 websites in the world:
| Ranking | Site | OS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux | |
| 2 | Youtube | Linux |
| 3 | Linux | |
| 4 | Baidu | unknown |
| 5 | Wikipedia | Linux |
| 6 | Linux | |
| 7 | Yahoo | Linux |
| 8 | Google (India) | Linux |
| 9 | Linux | |
| 10 | Taobao | Linux |
So, as we can see, Linux is the clear choice for the top websites (and therefor, busiest websites) in the world.
I have cherry picked a few other popular websites which most people will recognize:
| Ranking | Site | OS |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amazon | Linux |
| 12 | Linux | |
| 16 | Linux | |
| 30 | Netflix | Linux |
| 43 | eBay | Linux |
Personally, I always use Linux servers, specifically Ubuntu, due to its ease of use but also its overwhelming popularity means that if you do run into trouble, you can find a wealth of information on the Internet to help you out-- but I'll save that for another post.
Previous posts: Top Websites Running Linux 2015, Top Websites Running Linux 2011