In October 2024, the Windows 11 reached an all-time high market share, climbing to over 35,5%, according to Statcounter. This increase was followed by an unexpected drop when the functional system he lost users continuously for three months and history repeats itself, Windows 11 is on the decline again.
The latest figures from Statcounter show that Windows 11 has lost over 1,48% units in two consecutive months. In December 2024, OS went from 34,94% to 34,1% (-0,84 points). Windows 10, on the other hand, has regained some of its lost users, even though it will end support in less than eleven months.
So far, Windows 10 remains Microsoft's dominant version of Windows, with a market share reaching 62,73% (+0,9 points). It will be interesting to see what happens as we approach October 2025, as many users are unable to update to Windows 11 since Microsoft does not want to compromise on the requirements it has imposed on the hardware, such as TPM 2.0.
If you can't officially update and don't want to buy a new device yet, you can opt for Microsoft's official Extended Security Program which grants additional updates for 12 months and costs $30, or use third-party solutions such as 0patch, to get up to five years of additional support (don't be happy it's not free). Another option is to bypass the Windows 11 hardware requirements with various tweaks that are out there.
The latest data from Statcounter (Microsoft does not give official Windows market share data):
Statcounter Windows Market Share Dec 2023 – Dec 2024
Windows 10: 62,73% (+0,9 points)
Windows 11: 34,1% (-0,84 points)
Windows 7: 2,4% (-0,07 points)
Windows 8.1: 0,29% (-0,02 points)
Windows XP: 0,23% (-0,02 points)
You can find more information at Statcounter from the official website.
