Windows 11 market share is only 15%

Windows 11 market share We are still not achieving our goals provided by Microsoft, while Windows 10 is still the “king” of desktop computersaccording to data from Statistics counter.

The monthly report published by the analytics company says that Windows 11 gained 1.83 percentage points in October 2022, from 13.61% to 15.44%. A good monthly increase, certainly driven by the launch of the new version 22H2, but not enough to achieve a usage quota that we can consider important for the latest version of Windows.

By contrast, Windows 10 remains in an inaccessible area (for now) with a share of 71.29%. Windows 7 still has 9.61%, which is a huge share for an operating system that has long lost its official support and has maximum expression in companies, as It is used more than Windows 11 According to Lansweeper data. The rest of Windows users split between Windows 8.1 (2.51%), Windows 8 (0.69%), and Windows XP is alive with 0.39%.

The above data shows that the Windows ecosystem has the extension 75.93% of the global market for desktop operating systems, a significant decline since 2022. Here we must mention Mac computer sales soar and with it macOS share up to 15.74%.

For its part, Linux still does not take the share that its quality, freedom and reward deserve and remains at 2.6%. That’s yes, it will be necessary to add 2.38% of Chrome OS that Statcounter sets before the Linux base that Google uses. And we always talk about desktop computers because if we have mobile devices, then the movie is completely changing and there is another Linux like Android ruling the global world.

Statcounter data differs significantly from other data such as AdDuplex, which allocates more than 23% to Windows 11. It is to some extent that the share that a recent Steam survey showed us, like previous data, helps us assess trends, since Microsoft does not provide official numbers about its system thus The exact values ​​remain unknown.

The difference in the results is explained by the different methods of data collection. AdDuplex gets its stats from apps that use the SDK (5000 only), while Steam’s is loyal, but only refers to its clients, PC players to be exact. Compared to them, Statcounter reports are more “open” because they are based on information collected from more than 1.5 million sites.

Why not increase the quota of Windows 11?

The analysis of the data and the general assessment of analysts and users – in general – is quite clear: Windows 11 did not fall in love with Windows users and only a small part of the previous versions were carried over. 15% is too little. This can add preinstalls on new PCs that all come with Windows 11.

The causes are known and stem from the increase in Minimum hardware requirements And chaotic management of the same, with directional changes in just weeks from Microsoft itself. Added to this are bugs in updates, which keep happening on every update and unfulfilled promises in features that haven’t arrived yet.

In addition, although it offers a breath of fresh air in the visual aspects and user interface, and it must be appreciated that it supports a good part of the legacy of the giant Windows ecosystem, it is still basically Windows 10 ‘tuned’. Windows 10 is ‘guilty’ too From the low market share of Windows 11. It has become more stable and will have official support until 2025.

There is time to move to Windows 11. Or better, Wait for windows 12 which is already under development at Redmond HQ.