Over the last decade or so, Linux adoption hovered between 1 and 2 percent - where earlier in 2024 it broke the 3 percent. That was a massive deal for the Linux community, but for regular computer users, it remained unnoticed. Until now - the stat counter closed in July 2024 with 4.45% of all desktop computers running one Linux flavour or another. This is big news! Almost 5% - and what if we break the 5%? Sounds like a small number, but it is one in every five desktop computers. And there are millions, hundreds of millions of desktops out there.
So.. it is kind of a big deal.
Who are these users?
You can look far and wide, but you will not find many in Australia, where merely 1.81% of computer users make use of one Linux distro or another on the desktop. India seems to be a lot more advanced in the Linux adoption with 16.21% of all desktops recorded using Linux in July 2024.
India - you say - that is a "technology hub without money". Partly true... It is a technology hub - a lot (A LOT) of software development is done in India. And yes.. the GDP per capita is different than in Australia - so people do not want to pay (overpay?) for computers? Let's take that argument and put it to the test. Would you say Norway has a GDP per capita challenge similar to India? Is Norway a technology hub (in particular IT development) like India? Let's see what the numbers tell us.
According to the Stat Counter, Norway enjoys a 29.1% adoption in Linux. That is for every 100 desktop computers in Norway, 29 are running Linux. And Norway also has a low adoption of Windows, where MacOS seems relatively stable across the regions. I cannot tell you what is different in Norway that makes them have such a Linux adoption. What interests me is why Australia is lagging by so much

Did the penguin turn its back to Australia?
Linux does not love Australia - it simply does not work in the uniquely Australian desktop use environment.... What makes Australia so special? My observation (I have lived and worked in quite a few countries before settling in Australia) is that Australians are laid-back, bordering lazy when it comes to change. We know Windows 7 is no longer supported - so we moved (some more reluctantly than others) to Windows 10. Virtually nobody sees the point of Windows 11 - and with Microsoft adding ads, having a more and more problematic reputation when it comes to stability and privacy - nobody seems to mind too much. Windows 10 is going out of support in October 2025 - one would think that would trigger some movement.. but no. Australians are still waiting. Nevermind that you need to buy a new PC everytime Windows updates to a new version. Nevermind the additional costs of all software for productivity and security.
There is NOTHING stopping you from moving to Linux
Linux is no longer the difficult, too hard to master operating system used by nerds. You do not need to type commands in the terminal (that black screen with white characters making up unpronounceable words that instruct the computer what to do). Everything is logically placed - settings nicely packed in the settings app (not like Windows, where, frankly, it still is a bit of a mess). Hardware just works, no need to scour the Internet for a driver. Network printers are just detected and work. Even games (if you are a gamer) work quite well due to the investment of Valve (the company behind Steam).
But as a Zoho user, there really is no need to fear the move to Linux - perhaps only if you are chained to the Adobe-suite (but with getting close to 5% of the desktop market share, it is likely Adobe will revise the strategy).
there is no reason to stick with Office365 either - Linux comes with a free office suite - but if you are a Zoho user, you could consider moving to the WorkDrive, Writer, Sheet, and Show alternatives. Zoho Mail is a fantastic mail server, and client. You can drop Microsoft and Google as fast as you can drop your Windows.

Recommendations
It is difficult to recommend one particular Linux distribution over the other. However, if you are a Zoho user, I would recommend staying with an "Ubuntu based" distro, as Zoho has the most support for these - my personal recommendations are:
POP!_OS from System76 - the hardware company that makes laptop and desktop computers (with a very open philosophy where you have access to the schematics for the hardware). I recently purchased a LemurPro laptop and will post my experience with that soon (you don't need to buy the hardware to download POP!_OS - it is free, you can get it from here.
Zorin is another Ubuntu based distro, which looks very familiar to Windows users. Zorin Pro is the paid version, and I can recommend that if you have the funds to spare, and wish to support the development (I have a paid copy used on one of our machines). There is also Zorin Core - which is forever free, but just as usable. You can download Zorin here.