Valve's Hardware Survey for July 2013 shows an increase in usage for every recorded Linux distribution, with each distribution seeing increases between 7-22%. As every single distribution seems to be increasing in popularity, I interpret this to mean that as time goes on more people are trying gaming on Linux and they are staying with Linux.
| Distribution | Proportion of users | Increase as proportion of total users | Relative increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit | 0.43% | +0.03% | +7% |
| Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS 64 bit | 0.20% | +0.02% | +10% |
| Ubuntu 13.04 | 0.13% | +0.01% | +8% |
| Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS | 0.11% | +0.01% | +9% |
| Linux 64 bit | 0.10% | +0.01% | +10% |
| Linux Mint 15 Olivia 64 bit | 0.09% | +0.02% | +22% |
| Total | 1.06% | +0.10% | +9% |
Note that due to the precision of data that is provided there are likely to be rounding issues, so the relative result in the right hand column could be +/- a few percent.
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