The pie charts illustrate the global market share of three different computer operating systems—OS1, OS2, and OS3—in comparison to other systems from 2012 to 2015.
Overall, the three main systems—OS1, OS2, and OS3—exhibited only minor changes in their popularity. However, over the course of three years, OS1 experienced steady growth and maintained its dominance in the market, while OS2 remained almost unchanged. In contrast, other systems saw a decline during this period.
According to the pie charts, in 2012, other systems held the highest popularity at 48%, followed by OS1 with 20%. OS2 and OS3 followed closely behind with 17% and 15%, respectively. In 2013, the popularity of other systems dropped to 35%, while OS1 increased to 38%. OS3 experienced a 5% decline, remaining at 10%, while OS2 did not change.
In 2014, the market share of other systems fell sharply by 12%, leaving them with 23%. Meanwhile, OS1’s share increased slightly to 47%, and OS3 rose to 12%. OS2 saw a modest gain of just 1%, reaching 18%. By 2015, OS1 emerged as the most popular system, capturing 52% of the market. OS2 followed with 18%, while both OS3 and other systems shared the same market share of 15%. Notably, the increase in OS3’s popularity contrasted with the decline of other systems.