Windows 11 continues to grow among Steam users as Linux pulls back

Valve has published the results from the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey, and in April 2026, Windows 11 saw yet another growth. To look back, in March 2026, the operating system had 66.65% of the user base, and in April, the OS saw a notable 0.89% growth.

At the current stage, 67.74% of all Steam users are using Windows 11. As for the last-gen Windows 10, it also saw a noticeable growth in April 2026. The share of the operating system has risen from 25.36% to 25.63%, which translates to 0.27% improvement.

With Windows 7 currently holding 0.07% of the users, Windows in general holds 93.47% of the share. Linux, on the other hand, was able to finally surpass the 5% mark in March 2026, but last month, the numbers dropped again. Currently, Steam on Linux has pulled back to 4.52%.

On the hardware side, 16GB of system RAM still remains at the top, with 40.86% of the Steam users having this amount of memory on their systems. Of course, many appear to have upgraded to 32GB of RAM, as this segment saw a 0.93% of growth, currently standing at 37.55% (32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB CL32 DDR5 kit curr. $439.99 on Amazon).

In terms of the GPU, the RTX 3060 holds the largest share, and among all users, 8GB of VRAM still remains popular. More details about the survey can be found on the official website, and for those interested in taking a look at the March 2026 results, check out our coverage from last month.