is linux really more secure?

Hello friends, I love linux. I made the switch from Windows a few years ago. Love the fact I dont have to worry about upgrades or buying a new OS later on. Can constanly update packages etc and stay up to date. I feel ike LInux is more secure than windows from the research I have done. From what I read online this seems to be the general consensus as well. I am interested to get the communities overall thoughts on this. Do you feel in general a Linux user is less prone to get malware on their machine from browsing the web?