The “Top 10 Computer Operating System Brands of 2025” is a significant release by the technical research department of CN10 and the brand data research department of CNPP. This list of the top ten computer operating system brands was compiled by the CN10/CNPP brand data research department through data collection and organization, based on big data statistics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, voting, and professional evaluations according to market and parameter changes. The aim is to attract widespread social attention, guide industry development directions, and promote the rapid development of more computer operating system brands, providing a platform for many powerful computer operating system companies to showcase their strengths. The ranking is not in any particular order and is for reference only.

1. Windows

Windows is an operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation in the United States, with its first version released in 1985. It has become the most widely used operating system globally. Windows employs a graphical user interface to enhance system usability and has good hardware adaptability, supporting a wide range of hardware platforms, providing a broad and free development environment for hardware manufacturers.

The Windows operating system, developed by Microsoft Corporation, was first released in 1985. Initially, it was an MS-DOS emulation environment, but due to continuous updates and upgrades by Microsoft to improve usability, Windows has become the most widely used operating system.

It uses a graphical user interface (GUI), which is more user-friendly compared to the previous MS-DOS command-line interface. With the continuous upgrades of computer hardware and software, Windows has also been continuously upgraded, evolving from 16-bit, 32-bit to 64-bit architectures, with system versions ranging from the original Windows 1.0 to the well-known Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server enterprise-level operating systems. Microsoft has been committed to the development and improvement of the Windows operating system.

2. Android

• Brand Origin: United States

• Founded: 2003

Android is a free and open-source operating system based on Linux, primarily used in mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, developed and led by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It does not have a unified Chinese name, with many users in mainland China referring to it as “安卓” or “安致”.

3. iOS

• Brand Origin: United States

• Founded: 2007

iOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. It was first announced by Apple on January 9, 2007, at the Macworld conference, initially designed for the iPhone, and later adapted for the iPod touch and iPad. iOS, like Apple’s macOS, is a commercial operating system based on Unix.

4. HarmonyOS

Huawei’s HarmonyOS was officially released on August 9, 2019, at the Huawei Developer Conference in Dongguan.

HarmonyOS is a next-generation intelligent terminal operating system that provides a unified language for the intelligence, interconnectivity, and collaboration of different devices. Devices can achieve features such as one-touch networking, visual operation, and direct access to original factory services. Through simple and intelligent services, it enables the intelligent upgrade of the device industry.

HarmonyOS allows your applications to freely cross devices. The HarmonyOS atomic service is a new type of lightweight service that offers new service and interaction methods, can be split or combined, and supports features like no installation required, simplifying the application process and making services easily accessible.

5. macOS

macOS is an operating system developed by Apple for Macintosh computers, first released in 1984, and is one of the earliest successful implementations of a graphical user interface in the commercial sector.

macOS is a graphical operating system based on the XNU hybrid kernel, which generally cannot be installed on standard PCs. There are also versions of macOS that run on PCs (Hackintosh).

Mac OS can be divided into two series of operating systems:

One is the old and unsupported “Classic” Mac OS (which was installed on the first Mac sold in 1984 and its descendants, with the final version being Mac OS 9). It used Mach as its kernel and was referred to as “System x.xx” before macOS 7.6.

The new Mac OS X combines elements of BSD Unix, OpenStep, and Mac OS 9. Its lowest layer is based on Unix, and its code is known as Darwin, which is partially open source.

6. OpenEuler

openEuler is an open-source project incubated and operated by the OpenAtom Foundation.

The Euler operating system (openEuler, abbreviated as “Euler” or “openEuler”) is an operating system aimed at digital infrastructure, supporting applications in servers, cloud computing, edge computing, and embedded systems, and is committed to providing a secure, stable, and user-friendly operating system. It aims to provide deterministic assurance capabilities for applications in the OT field and the integration of OT and ICT.

The Euler open-source community builds a diverse and inclusive software ecosystem in collaboration with global developers, incubating support for various processor architectures and covering all scenarios of digital infrastructure, promoting the prosperous development of the software ecosystem for enterprise digital infrastructure.

7. Kylin Software (KYLINSOFT)

Kylin Software Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Kylin Software”) is a technology enterprise under China Electronics Corporation, formed in December 2019 by the strong integration of Tianjin Kylin Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhongbiao Software Co., Ltd.

Kylin Software focuses on secure and trustworthy operating system technology, creating innovative operating system products for general and specialized fields. It has developed a product line that includes desktop operating systems, server operating systems, intelligent terminal operating systems, embedded operating systems, and cloud operating systems, achieving a high level of security domestically, fully supporting mainstream domestic CPUs such as Feiteng, Kunpeng, and Longxin, and excelling in system security, stability, usability, and overall performance, providing secure and trustworthy operating system support for government, industry informatization, and major national engineering projects.

Kylin Software emphasizes core technology innovation, has passed CMMI Level 5 assessment, and has established post-doctoral workstations, provincial and ministerial-level enterprise technology centers, and provincial and ministerial-level basic software engineering centers. It has applied for 799 patents, of which 378 have been authorized, and has registered 619 software copyrights, leading and participating in the drafting of over 70 national, industry, and alliance technical standards, recognized by the National Intellectual Property Office as a “National Intellectual Property Advantage Enterprise”.

Kylin Software has branches in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, Nanchang, Jinan, Nanning, Chengdu, Shenyang, and Xiamen, with service points covering all 31 provincial capitals, municipalities directly under the central government, and 2 separately planned cities.

In July 2023, it released the first desktop open-source root operating system, openKylin 1.0.

8. Tongxin UOS

Tongxin Software Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as Tongxin Software) was jointly established by advanced domestic operating system manufacturers in 2019, headquartered in Beijing, with local technical support institutions, research and development centers, and general software and hardware adaptation centers established in Wuhan, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi’an, Taiyuan, and Shenzhen.

Tongxin Software aims to “create an innovative ecosystem for operating systems, providing better choices for the world” and focuses on the research and development and service of operating systems, developing and building an innovative ecosystem centered on Chinese technology, dedicated to providing secure, stable, and intelligent products and solutions for various industries, striving to become a major global software supplier within ten years.

9. Zhongke Fangde

Zhongke Fangde Software Co., Ltd. is one of the core manufacturers of domestic operating systems and a key national software enterprise. Established in 2006 as the project legal entity of the “National Engineering Research Center for Basic Software” approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, its technical team’s work can be traced back to 1999, with over 20 years of deep cultivation in the operating system field.

Zhongke Fangde is committed to the advancement of operating system technology and industry, ensuring the security of national party and government information systems, and developing China’s independent innovation in basic software. It strives to provide users with trustworthy and user-friendly domestic operating system products, tools, solutions, and services.

Zhongke Fangde is headquartered in Beijing, with subsidiaries in Shanghai, Chongqing, Harbin, Qingdao, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Xi’an, Shenyang, Changsha, Wuxi, and Fuzhou, establishing a nationwide collaborative network for product research and development, application promotion, adaptation services, and technical support, closely cooperating with upstream and downstream software and hardware manufacturers to provide solutions for the localization and legalization of basic software and hardware, supporting IT system innovation upgrades and application migration, focusing on industries such as e-government, telecommunications, finance, education, energy, and transportation.

10. Puhua

Puhua Basic Software Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Puhua Basic Software) was established in 2008 and is an important platform for the development of basic software, established by China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) based on national strategic requirements and integrating the group’s advantageous resources.

In the field of general basic software, Puhua Basic Software is based on open-source Linux, combining the company’s long-term technical accumulation in enterprise-level critical business applications, optimizing and improving system performance, security, reliability, and usability, and launching server operating system products tailored to different market needs, supporting architectures such as X86, ARM, and SW64, including domestic chips like Feiteng, Shenwei, and Haiguang, meeting the application needs of information infrastructure, office systems, management systems, business systems, and production operation systems, providing customers with full lifecycle service support.

While creating a series of secure and trustworthy operating system products, Puhua Basic Software has also launched Puhua Cloud Operating System, Puhua Virtualization Software Platform, comprehensive operation and maintenance monitoring platform, and high-availability cluster products for cloud computing environments, creating cloud computing and data center solutions, and providing customized solutions for different application needs.

In the automotive basic software field, Puhua Basic Software independently developed the Puhua Intelligent Vehicle Control Operating System and Puhua Intelligent Driving Operating System, providing a full lifecycle toolchain for design, development, configuration, integration, testing, and localized one-stop service for automotive software to Chinese vehicle manufacturers and first-tier suppliers, as well as ecological support for automotive chips.

Puhua Basic Software joined the international AUTOSAR organization in 2010, is a senior partner of AUTOSAR in the field of basic software in China, serves as the vice-chairman unit of the Software Branch of the China Automotive Industry Association, and is a basic software enterprise certified by TUV Rheinland for the highest level of ASIL D product certification. In 2010, Puhua Basic Software launched the first domestically developed safety automotive software platform, becoming the first domestic automotive software platform successfully deployed on a large scale in Chinese vehicles.

In response to the technological development trends of electrification, intelligence, and connectivity in the automotive industry, Puhua Basic Software has launched automotive open system architecture software solutions, standardizing the interfaces and architectures of different operating systems, underlying hardware, and protocol software, achieving a service-oriented software architecture that comprehensively covers the software development of intelligent connected vehicles’ perception, decision-making, and control systems, supporting the rapid development of China’s intelligent connected vehicle industry.

The above brand list was compiled by the CN10/CNPP brand data research department through data collection and big data statistical analysis, and the ranking is not in any particular order, provided for your reference.

Famous computer operating system brands include: the top ten computer operating system brands + RedHat, WindRiver, OpenAnolis, openKylin, Deepin, Ningsi, ZTE New Start, Kylin Xin’an, Ubuntu Kylin, OpenCloudOS, Loongnix, Hongdao Intewell, RT-Thread, and Red Flag Linux.

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