LibreOffice 26.8 drives 9.4 million downloads in eight weeks
Key Takeaway
LibreOffice 26.8's release pushed weekly downloads past one million, reaching 9.4 million total between August 24 and October 18.
Summary
The Document Foundation reports that LibreOffice 26.8, announced in late August, accelerated download rates above one million per week. The eight-week total of 9.4 million excludes Windows updates and older versions, which are tracked separately and remain substantial. The foundation notes that 2026 download totals have already surpassed all of 2025 with ten weeks remaining, though it attributes this growth only speculatively to the project's long-standing advocacy for digital sovereignty and open document standards.
Download breakdown and data caveats
- 9.4 million downloads: LibreOffice 26.8 from August 24 to October 18
- 11.4 million visits to the main downloads site (not all convert to downloads)
- 90.0 million visits to the Windows updates site, counted separately
- 39.7 million visits to older versions site
- Pre-26.8 baseline was slightly below one million downloads per week
- 2026 annual total already exceeded full-year 2025 with ten weeks remaining
- Figures derived from Matomo analytics; CSV data available for download
Original reference: blog.documentfoundation.org →