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.

Linux hits 5% of desktop OSes in the US, Apple's share grows — and Windows slowly falls, according to StatCounter.

Windows overall, which includes Windows 11, 64-bit Windows 10, and 64-bit Windows 7, runs on 96.56% of all Steam users. 52.98% of them use Windows 11, and last month, that number increased by 4.18 ...

Statcounter data shows that 52% of global Windows users are now using Windows 11, compared with 44.59% who are using its predecessor.

Windows 11 Market Share is on the decline as Humans Are Sticking with Windows 10 Over the last month, Windows 11’s percentage fell by 0.5% from 43.72% to 43.22%.

WIndows 11 might have a bigger market share, but Windows 10 is still alive. Kind of Even as its market share is finally eclipsed by Windows 11, Windows 10 is still alive and in need of fixes.