2023-12-01 13:14:39
O Windows is the most used computer operating system (OS) in the world, with a 68.8% market share in October 2023, according to Statcounter. Even considering operating systems on all platforms, Microsoft still held 31.23% of the market in October this year, according to Statcountersecond only to Android, which is the most used operating system.
By analyzing only Windows and its versions, it is also possible to obtain numbers of how many people use it and which Microsoft operating system is currently most used. Check out the Windows numbers below!
How many people use Windows in the world?
Windows numbers. How many people use it today. Source: Oficina da Net
According to the EarthWeb websiteconsidering all versions of Windows, about 1.6 billion people currently use the Microsoft operating system.
What is the most used version of Windows in the world?
Of the 1.6 billion Windows users in the world, 69,35% of the facilities belong to the Windows 10which is the most used version of Windows in the world as of October 2023, according to Statcounter. This means that today 1.1 billion of people use Windows 10 globally.
Distribution of the share of Windows versions in 2023. Source: Statcounter
How many people use Windows 11 in the world?
Windows 11 was used by 418.2 million (26.14%) of people in the world in October 2023, according to data from Statcounter and EarthWeb. This number is considerably lower compared to Windows 10, which has 1.1 billion users.
Windows 11’s share in October 2023 was just 26.14% worldwide. Source: Statcounter
The growth in the number of users over the years
Launched in 2015, Windows 10 is the most used version of Microsoft’s operating system today. It also stood out in its pace of adoption, surpassing Windows 8.1 in January 2016. Two years later, Windows 10 already surpassed Windows 7, reaching a 45% presence in the Windows PC market.
The peak share of Windows 10, considering Microsoft’s main operating systems, was in December 2021, where the OS reached 82.49%. Even in February 2023, Windows 10 was still at 72.18%, while Windows 11 was only at 18.66%.
Windows 10 peaked in usage in December 2021 with 82.49% of the PC market running Microsoft’s operating system. Source: Statcounter
The most used versions throughout history
O Windows XP It was one of the most used Microsoft operating systems in the world. Launched in 2001, the OS remained at the top for a long time, reaching a market share of almost 80% in 2009, according to Statista. However, it was this year that Windows 7 debuted and in just two years it surpassed Windows XP.
The evolution of the most used versions of Windows in the history of the operating system. Source: Oficina da Net
For many years the Windows 7 reigned supreme, as Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 were failures. Launched in 2012, Windows 8 suffered a lot of criticism due to its extremely different interface, in addition to the lack of the traditional Start menu button. Perhaps for this reason, Microsoft decided to skip Windows 9.
In 2015, Microsoft launched the Windows 10, which was very well accepted by users of the operating system. As we mentioned above, this is the most used version of the OS in the world to date. However, in January 2023, oddly enough, approximately 10% of users still used Windows 7, showing the great strength of this version in the history of the operating system.
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