Windows 11’s market share dropped in November 2024

Windows 11’s market share dropped in November 2024

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December 2024 is formally right here, which implies it’s time to take a look at the most recent adjustments within the Home windows market in November 2024. Statcounter launched the most recent findings, exhibiting that Home windows 11 dipped a little bit after a number of consecutive months of regular progress. Home windows 10, alternatively, elevated its market share accordingly.

Statcounter says that Home windows 11 at present holds about 34.94%, which is a lower of 0.64 factors in a single month. With Microsoft having solely two supported Home windows variations, a discount in Home windows 11’s market share means just one factor: Home windows 10 goes up. In November 2024, Home windows 10 went as much as 61.83%, 0.88 factors up.

As for year-over-year progress, Home windows 11 elevated its market share from 26.63% in November 2023 to 34.94% in November 2024 (+8.31 factors). In November 2023, Home windows 10 was at 68.02%, and over final yr, it misplaced 6.19 factors.

Here’s what the Home windows market at present appears to be like like:

  1. Home windows 10: 61.83% (+0.88 factors)
  2. Home windows 11: 34.94% (-0.64 factors)
  3. Home windows 7: 2.47% (-0.15 factors)
  4. Home windows 8.1: 0.31% (no change)
  5. Home windows XP: 0.25% (-0.03 factors)

You possibly can learn the way Statcounter gathers its information within the official FAQ part.

With Home windows 10’s finish of assist coming in barely greater than ten months, its market share of over 61% appears to be like fairly regarding. To hurry up the migration to Home windows 11, Microsoft is now focusing on Home windows 10 customers with full-screen adverts selling varied elements of Home windows 11 and Copilot+ PCs.

Microsoft understands that not everybody can improve proper now, so it affords the choice to pay $30 for yet another yr of safety updates. And people who don’t wish to pay Microsoft can contemplate a number of different choices that might save outdated Home windows 10 from obsolescence or landfill. One other viable choice is to replace your unsupported laptop to Home windows 11, assuming you’ll be able to cope with the working system’s quirks.

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