Oracle is the #1 Relational Database

Gartner 2008 Worldwide RDBMS Market Share Reports 48.9% Share for Oracle (*)

Gartner has published their market share numbers by operating system for 2008 based on total software revenues. According to Gartner, Oracle

• Continues to be #1 overall with 48.9 per cent share
• Continues to hold more market share than its six closest competitors combined
• Continues to be #1 on Linux with 75.8 per cent share

(*) Source: Market Share: Relational Database Management System Software by Operating System, Worldwide, 2008 - Colleen Graham, Bhavish Sood, Horiuchi Hideaki, Dan Sommer - June 12, 2009