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Windows 11 is spiking in popularity – even if Windows 10 remains way more popular, and Windows 7 just refuses to die

Windows 11 could be turning a corner, finally, if some fresh stats are to be believed.

TechRadar

Windows 11 skips past 50% market share milestone in latest Steam survey

Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system strode past a major market share milestone in August. The newest version of Windows gained an impressive 3.36% market share, according to the newest Steam Hardware Survey data, to reach 50.81% share.

Tom’s Hardware

Steam statistics prove Windows users can't fight the future

Windows users aren't shy about their preferences in operating system versions, but a recent hardware survey from Valve's Steam gaming platform shows the inevitable.

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Linux market share approaching 4.5% for first time, could hit 5% by 1Q25

Linux's market share has jumped by over 40% in a year.

Tom’s Hardware

One chart perfectly encapsulates why Google might be broken up

Google has cornered roughly 90% of the search engine market for more than a decade.

Fortune

Microsoft's aggressive ad strategy, Windows 10's death, and Copilot+ PCs have FINALLY pushed Windows 11's market share to an all-time high since launch

According to Statcounter, Windows 11 now holds 30.83% of the market share — the highest bar none since its launch.

Windows Central

Windows 11 hits 30% adoption (and it’s about time) – so is Microsoft’s AI gamble finally starting to pay off?

Windows 11 finally hits 30% adoption – but it’s scary how long this has taken, frankly.

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This is why Y2K24 was so much worse than the real Y2K

After the CloudStrike outage: Are we just one bad bit of code away from disaster?

TechRadar

Windows 11 is within striking distance of Windows 10 for PC gaming dominance

The latest figures from Steam show that less than half of Steam users are on Windows 10. The gap between Windows 10 and Windows 11 continues to shrink, and the latter is posed to be used by the majority of Steam users within a few months.

Windows Central

Windows 11 finally gets some love, but it feels more like a 'necessary evil' than a voluntary upgrade with Windows 10's death on the horizon

Statcounter's latest report suggests a slight upward trajectory for Windows 11 — with 29.7% of the market share. Windows 10 continues to dominate the category with 66.1%.

Windows Central

Windows 11 has never been so popular - but is a fresh surge of installations coming from a place of love or mere tolerance?

Almost 30% of all Windows PCs now run on Windows 11 - a slow but steady victory as more users are begrudgingly accepting the new operating system.

TechRadar

Windows 10 is gaining on Windows 11, and high-end system requirements are to blame

Windows 10 continues to grow its market share, surpassing Windows 11. With Windows 10 losing support in October 2025, this isn't news Microsoft wants.

Laptop

Steam gamers adopt Windows 11 much quicker than everyone else, but why?

The latest Steam hardware survey and Statcounter figures shows that gamers upgrade to Windows 11 at a much higher rate than non-gamers. I took an educated guess as to why.

Windows Central

Windows 11 market share declines as users seemingly shift back to Windows 10

Despite many efforts by Microsoft, many users are still sticking with Windows 10 while the new reports by Statcounter showing many users worldwide migrated from Windows 11 last year.

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PC Gamer

Windows 11 just isn't enticing Windows 10 users to upgrade, and its market share is actually falling

It's not winning the hearts and minds.

TechRadar

Bing blew up last year but it's still miles behind Google

Microsoft's CEO just boasted some big Bing numbers that sound great until you compare it to Google

Windows Central

Windows 10 still has more than double the market share of Windows 11, and that doesn't look like it will change any time soon

Windows 11 launched in 2021, but it still lags behind Windows 10 in terms of market share. Recent data shows that Windows 10 not only dominates, but that it could continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Android Central

Fewer Android users switched to iOS last year, but it's still a problem

Fewer Android users switched to iOS last year, but the five-year trends show that they are steadily flipping to iPhone.

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Microsoft’s Edge browser is now more popular than ever – but why?

Edge has hit an all-time high for market share, so what is Microsoft doing right now?

Windows Central

Even Microsoft Copilot can't help Bing touch the dominance in search from Google

Bing's market share in search remains stagnant despite Microsoft's heavy investment in AI. Its market share stood at 3.4% at the end of last year, with Google asserting its dominance in the category with a whopping 91.6%.

PC Gamer

A year of constant updates to Windows 11 hasn't done anything to shift people away from Windows 10

Will a potential Windows 12 launch this year fare any better?

Windows Central

The best holiday gift was Mac losing out to Windows, at least according to these stats

The latest desktop OS market share stats for December 2023 are out and they show an interesting trend when it comes to Windows vs Mac

TechRadar

Microsoft is getting desperate for more Bing users – but this annoying Edge pop-up is definitely not the way to go about it

Microsoft is catching flak for pushing Bing search – isn’t it about time these kinds of pop-ups were stopped?

Android Central

Google still has nothing to worry about following Bing's AI resurgence

New market share numbers show that Bing hasn't really grown in popularity after its AI resurgence earlier this year.

TechRadar

Bing AI may be getting crushed in the battle against Google search – but Microsoft might not care

There could be a different way of thinking about Bing AI at Microsoft now.

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