Windows 10 holds 70.03% market share, while Windows 11 continues to decline

Windows 11 has aged a bit now, but it’s still struggling to catch up with the market share of its predecessor. At least, that’s what the recent reports from Statcounter are suggesting. We see yet another drop in the latest report, from 26.68% in March to 25.65% in April. That’s 1.03% of the market share dropped, and it seems almost all those users went back to Windows 10.

More specifically, Statcounter reported that Windows 10 had a market share of 69.07% in March, which went up to 70.03% in April. That’s a 0.96% increase, and it’s the first time the operating system went over the 70% mark since September of last year.

For many, it’s not really hard to point out the reasons why Windows 11 is struggling to win over users. For example, Microsoft is killing some of the unique features that made the operating system good, which includes the Windows Subsystem for Android. Also, the number of ads on the OS has been increasing and has even made their way to the Start menu.

Of course, Microsoft does have some plans to make Windows 11 a bit better than what it currently is. The company will soon be introducing new AI features for the operating system, which could make some Windows 10 users try the newer version again (Windоws 11 Home available on Amazon). However, recent rumors are suggesting that some of the exciting AI features might not be available on existing hardware.

If that’s the case, Windows 10 users will have little to no reason to upgrade their operating system if they don’t get a new PC. Getting back to the latest Statcounter report, it’s interesting to see Windows 7 currently holds 3% of the market share. Microsoft fully discontinued it in January of last year, with most of the mainstream browsers and apps ending support a couple of months ago. If you want to get a better idea of the current market share of Windows versions, check out the chart attached below.