LineageOS Installation Statistics Analysis
LineageOS Installation Statistics Analysis
LineageOS maintains over 1.46 million active installations
LineageOS currently has 1,468,683 total active installs. A critical takeaway from the data is the prevalence of unofficial builds, which account for 74% (1,093,323) of the total install base, while official builds make up only 26% (375,360).
Waydroid and legacy hardware dominate device usage
Virtualization and older hardware represent the largest segments of the LineageOS user base. The most active "device" is not a physical phone but waydroid_x86_64 with 232,974 installs, indicating a high volume of users running LineageOS in containers on Linux desktops.
Among physical hardware, the top devices include:
- Xiaomi Mi 9T/K20 (dipper): 112,333 installs
- ocean: 50,609 installs
- Samsung Galaxy S8 (herolte): 42,917 installs
- channel: 39,551 installs
- apollon: 38,396 installs
Version 20.0 is the most widely adopted release
LineageOS 20.0 is the most common version in use, with 438,640 installs. This is followed by version 18.1 (348,275) and 17.1 (210,727). The data shows a long tail of legacy support, with some users still active on versions as old as 1.0 and 1.1.
Global distribution is led by the US, China, and Brazil
LineageOS has a global footprint spanning 211 countries. The three largest markets by installation volume are:
- United States: 340,463 installs
- China: 299,581 installs
- Brazil: 281,935 installs
Other significant regions include Russia (63,206), Vietnam (56,106), and Indonesia (39,847).
Carrier data is largely anonymous
Most LineageOS users do not have a recognized carrier associated with their installation, with 1,041,914 installs listed as "Unknown." Among identified carriers, Chinese providers are the most prominent, led by China Mobile (52,897), China Unicom (34,945), and China Telecom (25,634), followed by Viettel in Vietnam (23,607) and Claro BR in Brazil (20,866).