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.

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.

Statcounter has released its March 2024 report, showing the latest changes in the Windows market, such as Windows 11 falling 28.16% to 26.72% and Windows 10 climbing from 67.23% to over 69%.

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.

For example, in China, Windows 10 still has the largest market share, with Windows 10 at 51.86% and Windows 11 at 32.39% as of July 2025. Windows 7 also has 11.96% remaining.

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.

Two months ago, Windows 10 market share hit 70% for the first time since late 2023 as Windows 11 saw a slow slide throughout Q1. But Microsoft's latest OS appears poised for a comeback, as ...

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.

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 ...

Windows 11 has just reached a new all-time high market share. Statcounter reports that almost 31% of all Windows users have upgraded their systems to Windows 11, while Windows 10 goes below 65%.