Windows 10 Catching Up to Windows 7 With 35% OS Market Share: Netmarketshare

Jul. 2, 2018

While StatCounter believes thatWindows 10finally went past Windows 7 last January in terms of total usage, Netmarketshare is still reporting that Microsoft’s latest OS is some distance away from grabbing pole position. The latest figures released by the latter, however, suggests that Windows 10 is fast catching up with its illustrious predecessor with a 35 percent market share, even as Windows 7 remains the most-used Windows OS with 43 percent of the market.

Windows 7 43% 📈Windows 10 35% 📈Windows 8.1 5% 📉Windows XP 4% 📉pic.twitter.com/fCcVHL3PTa

Interestingly, though, both Windows 7 and Windows 10 received a slight bump in June, while the once-beloved Windows XP and the much-reviled Windows 8/8.1 continued their slide downward. While XP user base has now hit a low of 4 percent, 8/8.1 is now believed to be installed on around 5 percent of all PCs.

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