The popularity of Windows 11 is growing slowly but surely

In anticipation of the end of support for Windows 10, the popularity of Windows 11 is growing – 35.5% of all Windows PCs in the world are already running it. Nevertheless, the “ten” continues to lead the ranking of Microsoft operating systems by a wide margin. The company is aware that not every PC meets the minimum system requirements of Windows 11, so it offers an additional year of support for Windows 10 at a cost of $30.

Image source: Microsoft

According to the latest data from Statcounter, Windows 11 is becoming increasingly popular, and the pace of its deployment is significantly accelerating. In October 2024, Microsoft’s OS increased its market share by 2.13 points and reached a record share of 35.55% of all PCs running Microsoft’s OS since its release. A year ago, the share of Windows 11 hovered around 26.17% for many months, sometimes falling even below this value.

Changes in the popularity of Windows operating systems from 2016 to 2024 / Image source: Statcounter

As the popularity of Windows 11 grows, the “ten” is proportionally losing its market share. It is close to falling below 60% for the first time since September 2019. Today, according to Statcounter, about 60.95% of all Windows users use Windows 10.

Changes in the popularity of Windows operating systems over the past year / Image source: Statcounter

This is what the OS popularity rating from Microsoft looks like in the Statcounter version:

  • Windows 10 — 60.95% (-1.8 pp.)
  • Windows 11 — 35.55% (+2.13 pp.)
  • Windows 7 — 2.62% (-0.22 pp.)
  • Windows 8.1 — 0.31% (-0.05 p.p.)
  • Windows XP — 0,28 % (-0,06 п. п.)

As for the general rating of operating systems, Windows takes second place in it:

  • Android — 44.62% (-0.54 p.p.)
  • Windows — 26.83% (+0.13 p.p.)
  • IOS — 18.49% (+0.37 p.p.)
  • MacOS — 5.67% (+0.06 п. п.)
  • Unknown – 1.77% (+0.07 p.p.)

Please be aware that Statcounter’s analytical methods are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. Detailed information about how the service collects information is available on the official website.

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