Some may be surprised at the install rate thus far, but it is not all that great compared to earlier operating systems. It took roughly 14 months for Windows 10 to hit 400 million active installs, and just under five years to reach one billion active installs.
StatCounter reveals that Windows 10 is still in firm command of the desktop Windows space with a healthy 71.62 percent of the pie. Windows 11, meanwhile, accounts for 23.64 percent of all Windows desktop installs. Former front runner Windows 7, for those keeping score, is down to just 3.33 percent market share and Windows XP barely registers a blip at 0.34 percent.
