Windows 11's market share hits 35.55% in October 2024 as Windows 10's imminent death looms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The recent gain represents one of the biggest month-to-month leaps in the past year. It also ascends Windows 11 to its highest market share yet, eclipsing the previous high set in October 2024.

According to the October 2023 report, Windows 11 experienced a notable jump in its market share, climbing from 23.64% in September to 26.14% in October 2023.

Windows 11 increased its market share to nearly 28%, according to Statcounter. In January 2024, it continued its slow but steady climb, getting closer to Windows 10 with its 66% market share.

At the same time, Windows 11—launched two years ago on Oct. 5, 2021—is seemingly stuck in the 20% range, with its market share barely increasing for almost all of 2023.

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That means Windows 11 is clawing back about 1% of market share a month, and it only has about 50 points left until it overtakes Windows 10. Doing some napkin math, that means sometime around 2027.

Put simply, as things currently stand, I’d be hugely surprised if Windows 11 manages to hit a 10% market share before the end of this year. In fact, I don’t even think it’s going to come via ...

As Windows 11 rises, Windows 10 sees a decline in its market share. It has now fallen below 65 per cent, standing at 64.99 per cent, a drop of 1.06 points in one month.

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Meanwhile, Windows 11's market share dropped slightly from 35.58 percent (in October) to 34.94 percent. Windows 7 is still in use on millions of internet-facing PCs, holding a 2.47 percent market ...