Windows 11’s market share is growing rapidly
- December 2, 2022
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Here is the latest Valve report showing the hardware and software preferences of Steam users. The November 2022 Steam Hardware and Software Survey found a significant increase in
Here is the latest Valve report showing the hardware and software preferences of Steam users. The November 2022 Steam Hardware and Software Survey found a significant increase in Windows 11 market share and a corresponding decrease in Windows 10 user numbers.
According to Valve, Windows 11 on Steam is experiencing one of the most significant user influx since its launch. The November 2022 report shows that Windows 11 grew by 27.98%, +4.61% over the previous month. Windows 10 lost 3.31 points to settle at 65.60%. One possible explanation for this increase is the release of the Windows 11 2022 update and its gaming-related features (however, Microsoft has blocked access to some updates due to confirmed performance degradation).
Windows 7 64-bit remains the third most popular version of Windows on Steam at 1.88% (-1.71%), while Windows 8.1 64-bit is fourth at 0.41% (+0.01). is located. 32-bit Windows 7 closes the top five with a meager 0.11% market share.
- Windows 10: 65.60% (-3.31)
- Windows 11: 27.98% (+4.61)
- Windows 7 64-bit: 1.88% (-1.71)
- Windows 8.1 64-bit: 0.41% (+0.01)
- Windows 7: 0.11%
Overall Windows is at 96.11% (-0.39) on Steam. Apple’s macOS is second with 2.45% (+0.22), while Linux is last with 1.44% (+0.16). Now to the hardware parameters. One notable change is the Nvidia GTX 1650, which is currently the most popular graphics card on Steam.
| Steam Hardware Survey – October 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| processors | information | AMD | Microsoft |
| 67.10% (-3.89) | 32.87% (+3.88) | 0.03% (+0.01) | |
| physical cores | 6 cores | 4 cores | 8 cores |
| 32.60% (-3.58) | 30.06% (+1.09) | 19.76% (+0.57) | |
| Memory | 16 GB | 8GB | 32GB |
| 52.62% (-1.55) | 21.24% (+1.76) | 13.38% (-1.39) | |
| graphics cards | Nvidia | AMD | information |
| 75.69% (-3.15) | 15.15% (+2.02) | 8.94% (+1.09) | |
| graphics card models | NVIDIA GTX 1650 | NVIDIA GTX 1060 | NVIDIA RTX 2060 |
| 6.05% (+0.62) | 5.58% (-1.81) | 4.48% (-1.42) | |
| Graphics card memory | 8GB | 6GB | 4GB |
| 26.22% (+0.47) | 19.97% (-3.04) | 15.63% (+2.23) | |
| Screen resolution | 1920×1080 | 2560×1440 | 1366×768 |
| 65.06% (-0.02) | 11.34% (-2.08) | 5.7% (+0.44) |
You can learn more about Valve’s latest hardware and software developments in a report on the official website. Also, check out Statcounter’s latest report detailing desktop browsers and operating systems.
Source: Port Altele
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