Windows 11 becomes more popular as the end of Windows 10 gets closer

Windows 11 becomes more popular as the end of Windows 10 gets closer

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Microsoft is not publishing official stats about its working system (in late October 2023, it was reported that Home windows 11 had roughly 400M+ customers), so third-party companies like Statcounter are the one option to know what’s going on with the Home windows market. In keeping with the newest findings, Home windows 11 is getting extra widespread in mild of the upcoming finish of Home windows 10 assist.

Statcounter experiences that in February 2025, 38% of all Home windows customers ran Home windows 11 on their techniques. The working system gained 1.35 factors and reached a brand new all-time excessive since its launch in October 2021. Yr-over-year development is 9.84 factors. For reference, it took two years for Home windows 10 to get the identical share of the market.

In some international locations, Home windows 11 has a better market share than the worldwide common. For instance, in Canada, Home windows 11 is now lower than 10% away from Home windows 10. It has 44.46%, whereas Home windows 10 has 53.35%. Within the UK, nonetheless, Home windows 11 lastly grew to become extra widespread than Home windows 10. 50.41% use Home windows 11, whereas Home windows 10 is on 48.18% of all PCs.

Though Home windows 10 is simply seven months away from the top of mainstream assist, it nonetheless holds sturdy and stays the most well-liked Home windows model with 58.83%. In February 2025, Home windows 10 misplaced 1.5 factors.

Home windows 10 and 11, the one supported Home windows variations, share over 97% of the Home windows market. The remaining 3% are cut up by Home windows 7, Home windows XP, and Home windows 8/8.1. Home windows 7 is at 2.3% (+0.06 factors), Home windows 8.1 is at 0.31% (+0.01 factors), and Home windows XP has 0.29% (+0.02 factors).

Supply: Statcounter
  1. Home windows 10 – 58.83% (-1.5 factors)
  2. Home windows 11 – 38% (+1.35 factors)
  3. Home windows 7 – 2.3% (+0.06 factors)
  4. Home windows 8.1 – 0.31% (+0.01 factors)
  5. Home windows XP – 0.29% (+0.02 factors)

You’ll find extra details about the worldwide Home windows market on the official Statcounter web site (click on right here to learn the way the service gathers its information).

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