As reported 24 ChannelsThis situation becomes clear according to the data of the service that monitors the global usage of the operating system.

Windows 10’s market share shows moderate growth

Windows 10 accounted for 61.83% of all Microsoft OS devices in November 2024, up from 60.95% in October.

That’s modest but unexpected growth for an operating system that’s nearly a decade old and will lose free support next year. Users who want to continue using Windows 10 and receive security updates from 2025 will have to pay extra for this.

Windows 10 has become more popular / Photo: Statcounter

Windows 11 is losing popularity

Interestingly, this growth for Windows 10 contrasts with the decline in Windows 11’s market share, from 35.58% in October to 34.94% in November.

At the beginning of the year, Windows 11’s share increased steadily, from 27.67% in May to 35.58% in October.

Older versions of Windows also retain some popularity among users.

• Although Windows 7 has been unsupported for many years, it is still active on 2.47% of devices.
• Other older systems, including Windows 8.1 (0.31%), Windows XP (0.25%), and Windows 8 (0.16%), continue to run on millions of computers worldwide.

Statcounter collects data through a built-in tracking tool on more than 1.5 million websites worldwide. This allows the service to provide objective information about software trends for Internet-connected devices.