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      "source_title": "Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 - Microsoft Lifecycle",
      "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-iot-enterprise-ltsc-2019",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 11/13/2018 8:00:00 AM 1/10/2024 6:59:59 AM 1/10/2029 6:59:59 AM",
      "locator": "Support Dates table, row Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019, Extended End Date",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-lifecycle-win10-ltsc",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Microsoft's lifecycle pages render end dates as a timestamp of 6:59:59 AM Pacific Time on the following day (for example 10/15/2025 6:59:59 AM for the 14 October 2025 end of support stated in the page's own callout); the calendar day before the timestamp is the date Microsoft uses in prose and is the date recorded here.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-lifecycle-win10-iot-ltsc-2019-extended-end-2029-01-09",
      "citation_text": "Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 reaches the end of extended support on 9 January 2029 (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 - Microsoft Lifecycle\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-iot-enterprise-ltsc-2019). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-lifecycle-win10-iot-ltsc-2019-extended-end-2029-01-09."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-support-win10-will-continue-to-function-2025",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Microsoft states that a Windows 10 computer will not stop working after the 14 October 2025 end of support, but will no longer receive security updates (Microsoft, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "statement",
      "display_value": "will continue to function",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10-14",
      "population": "Windows 10 PCs after end of support",
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      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025",
      "source_url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "No. Support for Windows 10 is discontinued, but the software will continue to function. However, after October 14, 2025, your computer running Windows 10 will no longer receive security updates.",
      "locator": "FAQ 'Will my Windows 10 computer stop working?'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The learn.microsoft.com ESU page says the same for organisations: 'Windows 10 PCs will continue to work, but we recommend customers upgrade eligible PCs to Windows 11'. The page URL redirects to support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/updates-lifecycle/windows-10-support-has-ended-on-october-14-2025.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-win10-will-continue-to-function-2025",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft states that a Windows 10 computer will not stop working after the 14 October 2025 end of support, but will no longer receive security updates (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025\" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-win10-will-continue-to-function-2025."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-support-win10-end-of-support-means-no-updates-2025",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "After 14 October 2025 Microsoft provides no technical support, software updates or security fixes for Windows 10, and says unpatched PCs are at greater risk from viruses and malware (Microsoft, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "statement",
      "display_value": "no security updates",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10-14",
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      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025",
      "source_url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "While you could continue to use a PC running Windows 10, without continued software and security updates, your PC will be at a greater risk for viruses and malware.",
      "locator": "FAQ 'What does end of support mean?'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Association only; the page's own list: technical support of any issue, software updates, security updates or fixes.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-win10-end-of-support-means-no-updates-2025",
      "citation_text": "After 14 October 2025 Microsoft provides no technical support, software updates or security fixes for Windows 10, and says unpatched PCs are at greater risk from viruses and malware (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025\" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-win10-end-of-support-means-no-updates-2025."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-blog-defender-antivirus-security-intelligence-updates-win10-through-october-2028",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 keeps receiving Security Intelligence Updates through October 2028, three years past end of support (Microsoft, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "date",
      "display_value": "October 2028",
      "display_label": "Security Intelligence Updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 (Microsoft)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Microsoft Defender Antivirus security intelligence updates on Windows 10",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2028-10",
      "population": "Windows 10 PCs with Microsoft Defender Antivirus",
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      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Stay secure with Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs and Windows 365 before support ends for Windows 10 (Windows Experience Blog)",
      "source_url": "https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-24",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Microsoft will continue to provide Security Intelligence Updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 through October 2028.",
      "locator": "Section 'Microsoft 365 Apps' paragraph, Windows Experience Blog post of 24 June 2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-aftercare-dates",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "No day given, only the month. Microsoft's post-EOS statement quoted by TechRadar (15 October 2025) repeats 'through October 2028' and adds 'Defender Antivirus alone isn't a comprehensive risk mitigation posture'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-blog-defender-antivirus-security-intelligence-updates-win10-through-october-2028",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 keeps receiving Security Intelligence Updates through October 2028, three years past end of support (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Stay secure with Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs and Windows 365 before support ends for Windows 10 (Windows Experience Blog)\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-blog-defender-antivirus-security-intelligence-updates-win10-through-october-2028."
    },
    {
      "id": "techradar-2025-10-15-restates-defender-updates-october-2028",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Microsoft's statement after end of support, quoted by TechRadar on 15 October 2025, says security intelligence updates for the built-in Defender Antivirus continue through October 2028 for Windows 10 customers without Defender for Endpoint (TechRadar, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "date",
      "display_value": "October 2028",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2028-10",
      "population": "Windows 10 PCs with built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "TechRadar",
      "source_title": "Microsoft Defender will still protect Windows 10 PCs now support has ended",
      "source_url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-defender-will-still-protect-windows-10-pcs-now-support-has-ended-but-dont-make-the-mistake-of-relying-on-antivirus",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "For Windows 10 customers without Defender, Microsoft will continue to provide security intelligence updates for the built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus protection through October 2028.",
      "locator": "Paragraph 4, quoting Microsoft's statement",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-aftercare-dates",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Secondary restatement of the Microsoft statement; the phrase 'without Defender' in Microsoft's wording refers to customers without the Defender for Endpoint product. Same date as the June 2025 blog; Microsoft Q&A quotes a variant 'through at least October 2028'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2025-10-15-restates-defender-updates-october-2028",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft's statement after end of support, quoted by TechRadar on 15 October 2025, says security intelligence updates for the built-in Defender Antivirus continue through October 2028 for Windows 10 customers without Defender for Endpoint (TechRadar, 2025). Source: TechRadar, \"Microsoft Defender will still protect Windows 10 PCs now support has ended\" (https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-defender-will-still-protect-windows-10-pcs-now-support-has-ended-but-dont-make-the-mistake-of-relying-on-antivirus). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2025-10-15-restates-defender-updates-october-2028."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-m365-apps-win10-security-updates-end-2028-10-10",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 keep receiving security updates for three years after Windows 10's end of support, until 10 October 2028 (Microsoft, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "date",
      "display_value": "10 October 2028",
      "display_label": "security updates for Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 (Microsoft)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10: security updates end",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2028-10-10",
      "population": "Microsoft 365 Apps (including Project and Visio subscription apps) on Windows 10",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 end of support and Microsoft 365 Apps",
      "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/end-of-support/windows-10-support",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Microsoft will continue providing security updates for Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 for three years after Windows 10 reaches end of support. These updates will be delivered through the standard update channels, ending on October 10, 2028.",
      "locator": "Paragraph 3 of the article; 'Last updated on 2026-07-28'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-aftercare-dates",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Using Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 is an unsupported configuration; support cases are accepted but may be limited to troubleshooting.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-m365-apps-win10-security-updates-end-2028-10-10",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 keep receiving security updates for three years after Windows 10's end of support, until 10 October 2028 (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 end of support and Microsoft 365 Apps\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/end-of-support/windows-10-support). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-m365-apps-win10-security-updates-end-2028-10-10."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-m365-apps-win10-feature-updates-stop-version-2608",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 stop receiving feature updates at Version 2608, the August 2026 build, and then receive only security updates until 10 October 2028 (Microsoft, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 2608,
      "unit": "Microsoft 365 Apps version number",
      "display_value": "Version 2608",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-08",
      "population": "Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10",
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      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 end of support and Microsoft 365 Apps",
      "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/end-of-support/windows-10-support",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Devices running Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 will receive feature updates and Copilot support (where eligible) until Version 2608 is released. Devices will remain on Version 2608, receiving only security updates until October 10, 2028.",
      "locator": "Paragraph 4 of the article",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-aftercare-dates",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The June 2025 Windows Experience Blog says 'feature updates through August 2026' for Current Channel; Monthly and Semi-Annual Enterprise Channels get their final feature updates in October 2026 and January 2027.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-m365-apps-win10-feature-updates-stop-version-2608",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 stop receiving feature updates at Version 2608, the August 2026 build, and then receive only security updates until 10 October 2028 (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 end of support and Microsoft 365 Apps\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/end-of-support/windows-10-support). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-m365-apps-win10-feature-updates-stop-version-2608."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-edge-webview2-win10-22h2-updates-until-at-least-october-2028",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 Runtime continue to receive updates on Windows 10 22H2 until at least October 2028, and ESU enrolment is not required for them (Microsoft, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "date",
      "display_value": "at least October 2028",
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      "row_label": "Microsoft Edge and WebView2 on Windows 10 22H2",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2028-10",
      "population": "Microsoft Edge and WebView2 Runtime on Windows 10 version 22H2",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Microsoft Edge supported Operating Systems",
      "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-supported-operating-systems",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Microsoft Edge and the Microsoft WebView2 Runtime will continue to receive updates on Windows 10 22H2 until at least October 2028, coinciding with the end of the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program.",
      "locator": "Important callout at the top of the article; page dated 08/31/2026",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-aftercare-dates",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Next sentence on the page: 'The ESU program won't be required for devices to continue receiving Microsoft Edge or WebView2 Runtime updates.'",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-edge-webview2-win10-22h2-updates-until-at-least-october-2028",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 Runtime continue to receive updates on Windows 10 22H2 until at least October 2028, and ESU enrolment is not required for them (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft Edge supported Operating Systems\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-supported-operating-systems). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-edge-webview2-win10-22h2-updates-until-at-least-october-2028."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-support-office-2016-2019-support-ended-2025-10-14-office-2021-ends-2026-10",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 ended on 14 October 2025 on all operating systems, the day Windows 10 support ended, and support for Office 2021 and Office LTSC 2021 was to end a year later, in October 2026 (Microsoft, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "date",
      "display_value": "14 October 2025",
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      "period": "2025-10-14",
      "population": "Non-subscription Office versions",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025",
      "source_url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-10-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 will end, across all operating systems. Office 2024 and Office 2021 (including Office LTSC versions) will continue to run on Windows 10 but will no longer be supported.",
      "locator": "FAQ 'How will end of support for Windows 10 affect my Microsoft Office apps?'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-aftercare-dates",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same FAQ: 'support for Office 2021 and Office LTSC 2021 will end one year later, in October 2026.'",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-office-2016-2019-support-ended-2025-10-14-office-2021-ends-2026-10",
      "citation_text": "Support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 ended on 14 October 2025 on all operating systems, the day Windows 10 support ended, and support for Office 2021 and Office LTSC 2021 was to end a year later, in October 2026 (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025\" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-office-2016-2019-support-ended-2025-10-14-office-2021-ends-2026-10."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-lifecycle-win11-release-2021-10-04",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Windows 11 Home and Pro has a lifecycle start date of 4 October 2021 (version 21H2); the public release was announced for 5 October 2021 (Microsoft, 2021).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "unit": "date",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2021-10-04",
      "population": "Windows 11 Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, SE",
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      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Home and Pro - Microsoft Lifecycle",
      "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-11-home-and-pro",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 Home and Pro 10/4/2021 8:00:00 AM In Support",
      "locator": "Support Dates table, row Windows 11 Home and Pro; Releases table row Version 21H2 10/4/2021 8:00:00 AM",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-lifecycle-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Contradiction to note: the brief and most press give 5 October 2021 (the day the rollout began worldwide); Microsoft's lifecycle data stores 4 October 2021 8:00 AM PT, which is 5 October in time zones east of UTC+9. The page carries no visible date; published_at is the 26H2 row's start date, the latest data on the page.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-lifecycle-win11-release-2021-10-04",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 Home and Pro has a lifecycle start date of 4 October 2021 (version 21H2); the public release was announced for 5 October 2021 (Microsoft, 2021). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 11 Home and Pro - Microsoft Lifecycle\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-11-home-and-pro). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-lifecycle-win11-release-2021-10-04."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-lifecycle-win11-home-pro-21h2-end-of-servicing-2023-10-10",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Windows 11 version 21H2 for Home and Pro editions was released on 4 October 2021 and reaches end of servicing on 10 October 2023, a 24-month servicing window (Microsoft, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "date",
      "display_value": "10 October 2023",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "21H2, Home and Pro",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2023-10-10",
      "population": "Windows 11 Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, version 21H2",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-09-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Version 21H2 10/4/2021 8:00:00 AM 10/11/2023 6:59:59 AM",
      "locator": "Releases table, row Version 21H2",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-lifecycle-win11-home-pro",
      "history": [],
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      "source_title": "Microsoft Drops Fees for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates for Consumers in Europe",
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      "quote": "Last year, Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 ESU program would be available to consumers until October 13, 2026, with a one-time fee of $30 for an additional year of security updates.",
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      "notes": "ORIGINAL date restated. Thurrott (2 October 2025) likewise: 'will provide extended security updates for the OS through October 13, 2026'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#petri-2025-09-26-restates-original-consumer-esu-until-2026-10-13",
      "citation_text": "Petri's 26 September 2025 report restates the original consumer ESU terms: coverage until 13 October 2026 for a one-time $30 fee, with free options added in June 2025 (Petri, 2025). Source: Petri, \"Microsoft Drops Fees for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates for Consumers in Europe\" (https://petri.com/microsoft-free-windows-10-extended-security-updates-eu/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#petri-2025-09-26-restates-original-consumer-esu-until-2026-10-13."
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      "statement": "Consumer ESU coverage for Windows 10 now runs through 12 October 2027, and already-enrolled devices continue automatically; enrolment stays open until the program ends on 12 October 2027 (Microsoft, 2026).",
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      "quote": "Windows 10 support has ended. You can enroll in ESU any time until the program ends on October 12, 2027. If you're already enrolled, your coverage will automatically continue through that date—no action needed.",
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      "notes": "EXTENDED date, published 25 June 2026 (the change surfaced that day on this page and as an editor's note on the June 2025 blog post). The quote contains an em dash on Microsoft's page; it is reproduced verbatim in the quote only.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-consumer-esu-extended-coverage-through-2027-10-12",
      "citation_text": "Consumer ESU coverage for Windows 10 now runs through 12 October 2027, and already-enrolled devices continue automatically; enrolment stays open until the program ends on 12 October 2027 (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)\" (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/extended-security-updates). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-consumer-esu-extended-coverage-through-2027-10-12."
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      "id": "ms-blog-2026-06-25-editors-note-consumer-esu-additional-year-to-2027-10-12",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Microsoft's editor's note of 25 June 2026 on its June 2025 blog post says the consumer ESU program for personal-use devices is being provided for an additional year, with coverage through 12 October 2027 (Microsoft, 2026).",
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      "quote": "This post has been updated to reflect that the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for personal use devices is being provided for an additional year, with coverage now available through Oct. 12, 2027.",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-blog-2026-06-25-editors-note-consumer-esu-additional-year-to-2027-10-12",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft's editor's note of 25 June 2026 on its June 2025 blog post says the consumer ESU program for personal-use devices is being provided for an additional year, with coverage through 12 October 2027 (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Stay secure with Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs and Windows 365 before support ends for Windows 10 (Windows Experience Blog)\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-blog-2026-06-25-editors-note-consumer-esu-additional-year-to-2027-10-12."
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    {
      "id": "ms-blog-2025-06-24-consumer-esu-coverage-starts-2025-10-15",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Consumer ESU coverage for personal Windows 10 devices starts on 15 October 2025, the day after end of support; the enrolment wizard rolled out from July 2025 with broad availability by mid-August 2025 (Microsoft, 2025).",
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      "source_url": "https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10/",
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      "published_at": "2025-06-24",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "ESU coverage for personal devices runs from Oct. 15, 2025, through Oct. 12, 2027. Starting today, the enrollment wizard is available in the Windows Insider Program and will begin rolling out as an option to Windows 10 customers in July",
      "locator": "Section 'Windows 10 Extended Security Updates: A bridge to your Windows 11 experience', final paragraph (text as edited on 25 June 2026)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-esu-dates",
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      "notes": "The sentence originally ended 'through Oct. 13, 2026'; the page was edited in place on 25 June 2026 (editor's note). The 24 June 2025 post is where Microsoft first introduced the two free enrolment options alongside the $30 purchase.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-blog-2025-06-24-consumer-esu-coverage-starts-2025-10-15",
      "citation_text": "Consumer ESU coverage for personal Windows 10 devices starts on 15 October 2025, the day after end of support; the enrolment wizard rolled out from July 2025 with broad availability by mid-August 2025 (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Stay secure with Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs and Windows 365 before support ends for Windows 10 (Windows Experience Blog)\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-blog-2025-06-24-consumer-esu-coverage-starts-2025-10-15."
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      "id": "ms-blog-2024-10-31-consumer-esu-first-announced-30-usd-one-year",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Microsoft first announced a consumer ESU option for Windows 10 on 31 October 2024, as a one-year option for $30 USD, the first time a Windows ESU was offered for personal use (Microsoft, 2024).",
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      "value": 30,
      "unit": "USD for one year",
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      "source_title": "How to prepare for Windows 10 end of support by moving to Windows 11 today (Windows Experience Blog)",
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      "published_at": "2024-10-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "And for the first time ever, we're introducing an ESU program for personal use as well. The ESU program for consumers will be a one-year option available for $30.",
      "locator": "Section 'Extended security updates for individuals and organizations of all sizes'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-esu-dates",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "History record: terms later changed twice (free options added 24 June 2025; second year added 25 June 2026).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-blog-2024-10-31-consumer-esu-first-announced-30-usd-one-year",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft first announced a consumer ESU option for Windows 10 on 31 October 2024, as a one-year option for $30 USD, the first time a Windows ESU was offered for personal use (Microsoft, 2024). Source: Microsoft, \"How to prepare for Windows 10 end of support by moving to Windows 11 today (Windows Experience Blog)\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/10/31/how-to-prepare-for-windows-10-end-of-support-by-moving-to-windows-11-today/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-blog-2024-10-31-consumer-esu-first-announced-30-usd-one-year."
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    {
      "id": "ms-support-consumer-esu-protects-till-2027-10-12",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Microsoft's end-of-support page says the consumer ESU program can protect a Windows 10 device until 12 October 2027 (Microsoft, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "date",
      "display_value": "12 October 2027",
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      "period": "2025-10-15/2027-10-12",
      "population": "Windows 10 consumer ESU",
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      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025",
      "source_url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "If you need more time before moving to a Copilot+ PC or other new Windows 11 device, the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program can protect your Windows 10 device till October 12, 2027.",
      "locator": "Section 'What are my options for staying supported on a Windows operating system?', item 'Extended Security Updates (ESU) program'",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "ms-win10-esu-dates",
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      "notes": "Second Microsoft page carrying the extended date.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-consumer-esu-protects-till-2027-10-12",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft's end-of-support page says the consumer ESU program can protect a Windows 10 device until 12 October 2027 (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025\" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-consumer-esu-protects-till-2027-10-12."
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    {
      "id": "bleeping-2026-06-25-microsoft-statement-consumer-esu-extension",
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      "statement": "Microsoft's statement to BleepingComputer on 25 June 2026 says the consumer ESU program is being provided for an additional year because moving to a new PC can take time, with coverage through 12 October 2027 (BleepingComputer, 2026).",
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      "source_title": "Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027",
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      "quote": "Coverage will now be available through October 12, 2027. This gives customers more time and flexibility to find the best PC for their needs while keeping them protected.",
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      "notes": "First outlet to report the change, 25 June 2026. Microsoft's statement begins: 'We understand that moving to a new PC can take time. As part of our ongoing commitment to helping customers stay secure during the transition, the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for personal devices is being provided for an additional year'. Microsoft gave no enrolment count.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#bleeping-2026-06-25-microsoft-statement-consumer-esu-extension",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft's statement to BleepingComputer on 25 June 2026 says the consumer ESU program is being provided for an additional year because moving to a new PC can take time, with coverage through 12 October 2027 (BleepingComputer, 2026). Source: BleepingComputer, \"Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027\" (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-quietly-extends-free-windows-10-esu-support-to-october-2027/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#bleeping-2026-06-25-microsoft-statement-consumer-esu-extension."
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    {
      "id": "bleeping-2026-06-25-restates-original-expiry-as-2026-10-12",
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      "statement": "BleepingComputer's 25 June 2026 report gives the original consumer ESU expiry as 12 October 2026, one day earlier than the 13 October 2026 in Microsoft's lifecycle table (BleepingComputer, 2026).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Microsoft originally offered consumers an extra year of security updates if they enrolled in a free extended security updates (ESUs) program that would expire on October 12, 2026.",
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      "notes": "DRIFT: Microsoft's ESU lifecycle table, Euroconsumers, Petri, Thurrott and Help Net Security all give 13 October 2026; Windows Central and heise give 14 October 2026. The page should use 13 October 2026 as the original end date (Microsoft's table).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#bleeping-2026-06-25-restates-original-expiry-as-2026-10-12",
      "citation_text": "BleepingComputer's 25 June 2026 report gives the original consumer ESU expiry as 12 October 2026, one day earlier than the 13 October 2026 in Microsoft's lifecycle table (BleepingComputer, 2026). Source: BleepingComputer, \"Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027\" (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-quietly-extends-free-windows-10-esu-support-to-october-2027/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#bleeping-2026-06-25-restates-original-expiry-as-2026-10-12."
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      "id": "helpnet-2026-06-26-restates-consumer-esu-extension-and-original-2026-10-13",
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      "statement": "Help Net Security's 26 June 2026 report says the consumer ESU program, originally set to end on 13 October 2026, now runs to 12 October 2027, announced only via documentation edits and an editor's note (Help Net Security, 2026).",
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      "notes": "Also: 'The news quietly appeared in updates to Microsoft's Windows 10 ESU documentation and as an editor's note added to a Windows Experience Blog post, instead of through a formal announcement.' TechRadar coverage of the extension was not found on 12 October 2026; PCWorld (25 June 2026) and PC Gamer (26 June 2026) were saved as further secondaries.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#helpnet-2026-06-26-restates-consumer-esu-extension-and-original-2026-10-13",
      "citation_text": "Help Net Security's 26 June 2026 report says the consumer ESU program, originally set to end on 13 October 2026, now runs to 12 October 2027, announced only via documentation edits and an editor's note (Help Net Security, 2026). Source: Help Net Security, \"Microsoft gives Windows 10 users an unexpected extra year of free security updates\" (https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/26/microsoft-windows-10-free-security-updates-esu-program/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#helpnet-2026-06-26-restates-consumer-esu-extension-and-original-2026-10-13."
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      "statement": "Microsoft's consumer ESU page states that enrolment options and timing may vary by region, naming the European Economic Area, while updates are applied consistently across all supported areas (Microsoft, 2026).",
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      "notes": "Microsoft's own page does not spell out the EEA terms; the Microsoft statement to Windows Central and the Euroconsumers correspondence do (next records). The 24 June 2025 blog post carries the same wording as an update dated 25 September 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-consumer-esu-regional-variation-eea-statement",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft's consumer ESU page states that enrolment options and timing may vary by region, naming the European Economic Area, while updates are applied consistently across all supported areas (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)\" (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/extended-security-updates). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-consumer-esu-regional-variation-eea-statement."
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      "source_title": "Microsoft backtracks, makes Windows 10 ESU program free in the EEA",
      "source_url": "https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/major-backtrack-as-microsoft-makes-windows-10-extended-security-updates-free-for-an-extra-year-but-only-in-certain-markets",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "In the European Economic Area, we're making updates to the enrollment process to ensure it meets local expectations and delivers a secure, streamlined experience.",
      "locator": "Microsoft statement quoted in paragraph 3, 'The company has confirmed the change in a statement to Windows Central'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "First outlet to carry Microsoft's statement; The Register reproduced the identical statement on 29 September 2025. Windows Central's own text says the free year runs 'until October 14, 2026' (drift: Microsoft's table and Euroconsumers say 13 October 2026). A Microsoft account signed in at least every 60 days is still required (Thurrott, quoting Microsoft).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2025-09-25-microsoft-statement-eea-free-esu-no-backup",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft confirmed on 25 September 2025 that consumers in the European Economic Area get Windows 10 ESU free without syncing PC settings, saying it was updating the enrolment process to meet local expectations (Windows Central, 2025). Source: Windows Central, \"Microsoft backtracks, makes Windows 10 ESU program free in the EEA\" (https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-10/major-backtrack-as-microsoft-makes-windows-10-extended-security-updates-free-for-an-extra-year-but-only-in-certain-markets). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2025-09-25-microsoft-statement-eea-free-esu-no-backup."
    },
    {
      "id": "euroconsumers-2025-09-22-eea-esu-no-rewards-onedrive-requirement",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Euroconsumers announced on 22 September 2025 that the free EEA ESU year does not require Microsoft Rewards, OneDrive or other tied services, after more than two years of advocacy under the Digital Markets Act (Euroconsumers, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "statement",
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      "source_title": "Euroconsumers Secures Free 1-Year Windows 10 Security Update Extension in the EEA (press release PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://www.euroconsumers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PR-Windows-10.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Importantly, this extension does not require engagement with Microsoft Rewards, OneDrive, or other tied services, addressing Euroconsumers' main concern under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) regarding fair access to essential security updates.",
      "locator": "Paragraph 2 of the press release (PDF)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "",
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      "notes": "Euroconsumers called the one-year extension 'insufficient'. The same release cites a Euroconsumers survey of 3,500+ consumers in which 22% still used Windows 10 on PCs from 2017 or earlier that cannot be upgraded; that figure belongs to the intent/eligibility families, not this one.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#euroconsumers-2025-09-22-eea-esu-no-rewards-onedrive-requirement",
      "citation_text": "Euroconsumers announced on 22 September 2025 that the free EEA ESU year does not require Microsoft Rewards, OneDrive or other tied services, after more than two years of advocacy under the Digital Markets Act (Euroconsumers, 2025). Source: Euroconsumers, \"Euroconsumers Secures Free 1-Year Windows 10 Security Update Extension in the EEA (press release PDF)\" (https://www.euroconsumers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PR-Windows-10.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#euroconsumers-2025-09-22-eea-esu-no-rewards-onedrive-requirement."
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    {
      "id": "thurrott-2025-09-26-eea-microsoft-account-60-day-sign-in-rule",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "In the EEA a Windows 10 PC stays enrolled in free ESU only while its Microsoft account is used to sign in; after up to 60 days without sign-in, ESU updates stop until the user re-enrols (Thurrott, quoting Microsoft, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 60,
      "unit": "days without Microsoft account sign-in before ESU updates stop",
      "display_value": "60 days",
      "display_label": "",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "European Economic Area",
      "period": "2025-10-15/2027-10-12",
      "population": "Windows 10 consumer devices in the European Economic Area",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Thurrott",
      "source_title": "Microsoft Accepts to Make Windows 10 Extended Security Updates Free for EU Consumers",
      "source_url": "https://www.thurrott.com/windows/327277/microsoft-accepts-to-make-windows-10-extended-security-updates-free-for-eu-consumers",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "If your MSA is not used to sign in for a period of up to 60 days, ESU updates will be discontinued, and you'll need to re-enroll by signing in using the same MSA.",
      "locator": "Paragraph 6, Microsoft explanation quoted; post updated 26 September 2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Petri and Windows Central carry the same 60-day rule. EEA users who prefer a local account can still pay $30 USD, but must sign in with a Microsoft account to enrol.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#thurrott-2025-09-26-eea-microsoft-account-60-day-sign-in-rule",
      "citation_text": "In the EEA a Windows 10 PC stays enrolled in free ESU only while its Microsoft account is used to sign in; after up to 60 days without sign-in, ESU updates stop until the user re-enrols (Thurrott, quoting Microsoft, 2025). Source: Thurrott, \"Microsoft Accepts to Make Windows 10 Extended Security Updates Free for EU Consumers\" (https://www.thurrott.com/windows/327277/microsoft-accepts-to-make-windows-10-extended-security-updates-free-for-eu-consumers). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#thurrott-2025-09-26-eea-microsoft-account-60-day-sign-in-rule."
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    {
      "id": "ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-commercial-esu-61-usd-per-device-year-1",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Commercial Windows 10 ESU costs $61 USD per device for Year 1 with the traditional 5-by-5 activation key, the same as the Windows 7 ESU Year 1 price (Microsoft, 2024).",
      "short_statement": "Businesses pay **$61** per device for the first year of updates, through volume licensing.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 61,
      "unit": "USD per device, Year 1",
      "display_value": "$61",
      "display_label": "Year 1 list price, 5-by-5 activation licence, USD (Microsoft, April 2024)",
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      "row_label": "Commercial ESU: Year 1, per device (volume licensing)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10-15/2026-10-13",
      "population": "Windows 10 commercial ESU licences (Enterprise, Education and Pro in commercial use)",
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      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "When to use Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (Windows IT Pro Blog)",
      "source_url": "https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/4102628",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "This is the base license and will cost $61 USD per device for Year 1, similar to the Windows 7 ESU Year 1 price.",
      "locator": "Section 'Traditional ESU activation', paragraph 2; post by Jason Leznek, Apr 02, 2024, last updated Jun 25, 2025",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-commercial-esu-price",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Footnote [1]: 'All prices are in US dollars. Regional prices will vary based on foreign exchange rates at the moment of ordering SKUs.' The learn.microsoft.com ESU page repeats '$61 USD per device for Year One'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-commercial-esu-61-usd-per-device-year-1",
      "citation_text": "Commercial Windows 10 ESU costs $61 USD per device for Year 1 with the traditional 5-by-5 activation key, the same as the Windows 7 ESU Year 1 price (Microsoft, 2024). Source: Microsoft, \"When to use Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (Windows IT Pro Blog)\" (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/4102628). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-commercial-esu-61-usd-per-device-year-1."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-commercial-esu-price-doubles-each-year-cumulative",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "The commercial Windows 10 ESU price doubles every consecutive year for a maximum of three years, and purchases are cumulative: joining in Year Two means paying for Year One as well (Microsoft, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 2,
      "unit": "price multiplier per year",
      "display_value": "doubles yearly",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10-15/2028-10-10",
      "population": "Windows 10 commercial ESU licences",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "When to use Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (Windows IT Pro Blog)",
      "source_url": "https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/4102628",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2024-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The price of the ESU program will double every consecutive year, for a maximum of three years. If you decide to jump into the program in Year Two, you'll have to pay for Year One too, as ESUs are cumulative.",
      "locator": "Note paragraph in section 'Extended Security Updates are intended to help you make the transition'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-commercial-esu-price",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Microsoft prints only the $61 Year 1 figure; the Year 2 and Year 3 amounts are derived from this rule (next record).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-commercial-esu-price-doubles-each-year-cumulative",
      "citation_text": "The commercial Windows 10 ESU price doubles every consecutive year for a maximum of three years, and purchases are cumulative: joining in Year Two means paying for Year One as well (Microsoft, 2024). Source: Microsoft, \"When to use Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (Windows IT Pro Blog)\" (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/4102628). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-commercial-esu-price-doubles-each-year-cumulative."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-commercial-esu-year-2-122-usd-year-3-244-usd-derived",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Applying Microsoft's doubling rule to the $61 USD Year 1 price gives $122 USD per device for Year 2 (14 October 2026 to 12 October 2027) and $244 USD for Year 3, $427 USD over three years (derived from Microsoft, 2024).",
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      "unit": "USD per device, Year 2",
      "display_value": "$122 / $244",
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      "row_label": "Commercial ESU: Years 2 and 3, per device (derived from Microsoft's doubling rule)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-10-14/2028-10-10",
      "population": "Windows 10 commercial ESU licences",
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      "source_title": "When to use Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (Windows IT Pro Blog)",
      "source_url": "https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/4102628",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2024-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The price of the ESU program will double every consecutive year, for a maximum of three years.",
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      "derived": true,
      "formula": "61 x 2 = 122 (Year 2); 122 x 2 = 244 (Year 3); 61 + 122 + 244 = 427 (three-year total)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-commercial-esu-price",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "$122 and $244 are not prices Microsoft prints on its blog or learn pages; they are the doubling rule applied, and the press (Petri, Computerworld, ZDNet) printed them from day one. Label them 'derived from Microsoft's doubling rule' on the page. ZDNet's $427 three-year total is the same arithmetic.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-commercial-esu-year-2-122-usd-year-3-244-usd-derived",
      "citation_text": "Applying Microsoft's doubling rule to the $61 USD Year 1 price gives $122 USD per device for Year 2 (14 October 2026 to 12 October 2027) and $244 USD for Year 3, $427 USD over three years (derived from Microsoft, 2024). Source: Microsoft, \"When to use Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (Windows IT Pro Blog)\" (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/4102628). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-commercial-esu-year-2-122-usd-year-3-244-usd-derived."
    },
    {
      "id": "petri-2024-04-04-restates-commercial-esu-122-244",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Petri's 4 April 2024 report prints the Year 2 and Year 3 commercial ESU prices as $122 and $244 per device, figures Microsoft's post implies through its doubling rule but does not print (Petri, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 244,
      "unit": "USD per device, Year 3",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-10-14/2028-10-10",
      "population": "Windows 10 commercial ESU licences",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Petri",
      "source_title": "Prepare or Pay: Microsoft Sets Prices for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates",
      "source_url": "https://petri.com/windows-10-extended-security-updates-price/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-04-04",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Organizations will be required to pay $61 per device for the first year of security updates. The cost will increase to $122 for the second year, and then $244 for the third year.",
      "locator": "Paragraph 4 of the article",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-commercial-esu-price",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement of a derived figure. Petri also renders the cloud-managed offer as '$45 per user' where Microsoft says '$45 USD per device'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#petri-2024-04-04-restates-commercial-esu-122-244",
      "citation_text": "Petri's 4 April 2024 report prints the Year 2 and Year 3 commercial ESU prices as $122 and $244 per device, figures Microsoft's post implies through its doubling rule but does not print (Petri, 2024). Source: Petri, \"Prepare or Pay: Microsoft Sets Prices for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates\" (https://petri.com/windows-10-extended-security-updates-price/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#petri-2024-04-04-restates-commercial-esu-122-244."
    },
    {
      "id": "zdnet-2025-07-09-restates-three-year-commercial-esu-total-427-usd",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "ZDNet's guide, last updated 9 July 2025, adds the three commercial ESU years to $427 per PC, noting Microsoft's post does not do that arithmetic (ZDNet, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 427,
      "unit": "USD per device, three-year total",
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      "display_label": "",
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      "row_label": null,
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10-15/2028-10-10",
      "population": "Windows 10 commercial ESU licences",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ZDNet",
      "source_title": "Can't quit Windows 10? Here's how to keep getting security updates after October 2025",
      "source_url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/cant-quit-windows-10-heres-how-to-keep-getting-security-updates-after-october-2025/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2025-07-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "A three-year ESU subscription will cost $61 + $122 + $244, for a total of $427 per PC.",
      "locator": "Section on business customers, paragraph 2; note at the foot: 'originally published in April 2024. The most recent update was on July 9, 2025'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "61 + 122 + 244 = 427",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-commercial-esu-price",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Derived figure restated by an outlet; BleepingComputer (June 2026) also uses $427. Present as 'about $427 over three years, by Microsoft's doubling rule'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zdnet-2025-07-09-restates-three-year-commercial-esu-total-427-usd",
      "citation_text": "ZDNet's guide, last updated 9 July 2025, adds the three commercial ESU years to $427 per PC, noting Microsoft's post does not do that arithmetic (ZDNet, 2025). Source: ZDNet, \"Can't quit Windows 10? Here's how to keep getting security updates after October 2025\" (https://www.zdnet.com/article/cant-quit-windows-10-heres-how-to-keep-getting-security-updates-after-october-2025/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zdnet-2025-07-09-restates-three-year-commercial-esu-total-427-usd."
    },
    {
      "id": "ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-cloud-managed-esu-45-usd-per-device-year-1",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Organisations managing updates with Microsoft Intune or Windows Autopatch get a cloud-managed Windows 10 ESU licence at about 25% off, $45 USD per device for Year 1, through Volume Licensing (Microsoft, 2024).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 45,
      "unit": "USD per device, Year 1",
      "display_value": "$45",
      "display_label": "cloud-managed ESU licence, about 25% discount, USD (Microsoft, April 2024)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Commercial ESU: Year 1, per device, when managed with Intune or Windows Autopatch",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10-15/2026-10-13",
      "population": "Windows 10 commercial ESU licences for devices managed with Microsoft Intune or Windows Autopatch",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "When to use Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (Windows IT Pro Blog)",
      "source_url": "https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/4102628",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "This license has a ~25% discount and will cost $45 USD per device for Year 1 and is available through Volume Licensing.",
      "locator": "Section 'Traditional ESU activation', paragraph 4 (the 'special offer' for Microsoft Intune or Windows Autopatch users)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-commercial-esu-price",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Microsoft's wording is 'per device'; Petri wrote 'per user' and Computerworld added 'for up to five devices' (per-user licences in Microsoft's volume licensing cover up to five devices). Microsoft does not print the discounted Year 2 or Year 3 prices; 25% off $61 is $45.75, so the $45 is rounded. The 10.31.2024 update says the cloud-based offer's price-list availability would be announced later.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-cloud-managed-esu-45-usd-per-device-year-1",
      "citation_text": "Organisations managing updates with Microsoft Intune or Windows Autopatch get a cloud-managed Windows 10 ESU licence at about 25% off, $45 USD per device for Year 1, through Volume Licensing (Microsoft, 2024). Source: Microsoft, \"When to use Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (Windows IT Pro Blog)\" (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/4102628). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-cloud-managed-esu-45-usd-per-device-year-1."
    },
    {
      "id": "computerworld-2024-04-04-restates-45-usd-intune-autopatch-up-to-five-devices",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Computerworld's 4 April 2024 report restates the Intune and Windows Autopatch discount as 25% off, $45 per device for the first year, for up to five devices (Computerworld, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 45,
      "unit": "USD per device, Year 1",
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      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "population": "Windows 10 commercial ESU licences for Intune or Autopatch managed devices",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Computerworld",
      "source_title": "Here's how much Microsoft will charge for Win10 security updates once support ends",
      "source_url": "https://www.computerworld.com/article/2081793/heres-how-much-microsoft-will-charge-for-win10-security-updates-once-support-ends.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-04-04",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "will receive a 25% discount on ESU licenses. This reduces the cost to $45 per device for the first year, for up to five devices.",
      "locator": "Paragraph 4 of the article",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-win10-commercial-esu-price",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "DRIFT: the 'up to five devices' qualifier is not in Microsoft's post; it reflects the per-user licensing model. Quote starts mid-sentence; the sentence begins 'Businesses that use one of Microsoft's update management tools, namely Intune or Windows Autopatch,'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#computerworld-2024-04-04-restates-45-usd-intune-autopatch-up-to-five-devices",
      "citation_text": "Computerworld's 4 April 2024 report restates the Intune and Windows Autopatch discount as 25% off, $45 per device for the first year, for up to five devices (Computerworld, 2024). Source: Computerworld, \"Here's how much Microsoft will charge for Win10 security updates once support ends\" (https://www.computerworld.com/article/2081793/heres-how-much-microsoft-will-charge-for-win10-security-updates-once-support-ends.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#computerworld-2024-04-04-restates-45-usd-intune-autopatch-up-to-five-devices."
    },
    {
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-windows-365-avd-esu-no-additional-charge",
      "citation_text": "Windows 10 Cloud PCs in Windows 365 and virtual machines in Azure Virtual Desktop are automatically entitled to ESU at no additional charge, and Windows 10 devices accessing Windows 11 Cloud PCs through Windows 365 are activated for ESU without extra steps (Microsoft, 2024). Source: Microsoft, \"When to use Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (Windows IT Pro Blog)\" (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/when-to-use-windows-10-extended-security-updates/4102628). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-techcommunity-2024-04-02-windows-365-avd-esu-no-additional-charge."
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      "id": "ms-learn-esu-windows-10-endpoints-windows-365-entitled-three-years",
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      "locator": "FAQ 'How much does ESU cost?', paragraph after the list of Azure services; 'Last updated on 2025-11-17'",
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      "citation_text": "Windows 10 endpoints connecting to Windows 365 Cloud PCs are entitled to ESU for up to three years with an active Windows 365 subscription licence, and ESU is free for Windows 10 virtual machines in Azure services (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/extended-security-updates). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-learn-esu-windows-10-endpoints-windows-365-entitled-three-years."
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      "citation_text": "Windows 10 ESU runs for a maximum of three years after the 14 October 2025 end of support: Year 1 to 13 October 2026, Year 2 to 12 October 2027 and Year 3 to 10 October 2028 (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Lifecycle FAQ - Extended Security Updates\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/extended-security-updates). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-lifecycle-faq-win10-esu-three-years-to-2028-10-10."
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      "notes": "The 'Enable Extended Security Updates (ESU)' learn page: 'Windows 10 Long Term Servicing releases (LTSB/LTSC) have their own lifecycles and are NOT covered via the Windows 10 ESU program.' A separate ESU for Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB opened on 1 April 2026 (see the Message Center record).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-lifecycle-faq-win10-esu-eligible-editions-enterprise-education-pro-commercial",
      "citation_text": "The editions that qualify for commercial Windows 10 ESU are Enterprise, Education and Pro in commercial use; LTSB and LTSC releases have their own lifecycles and are not covered by the Windows 10 ESU program (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Lifecycle FAQ - Extended Security Updates\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/extended-security-updates). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-lifecycle-faq-win10-esu-eligible-editions-enterprise-education-pro-commercial."
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      "quote": "The Extended Security Update Program for Windows 10 must be purchased by year. Customers can't buy partial periods, for instance, only six months. Year One starts in November 2025.",
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      "notes": "CONTRADICTION to note: this page says 'Year One starts in November 2025' (the first ESU monthly update was the November 2025 Patch Tuesday, 11 November 2025) while the lifecycle table dates Year 1 from 14 October 2025; coverage begins at end of support, the first delivered update came in November. The April 2024 post's 10.31.2024 update: 'The first ESU will be available in November 2025.'",
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      "citation_text": "Commercial Windows 10 ESU must be bought by whole year (no partial periods), the minimum purchase is one licence, and the page dates Year One from November 2025, when the first ESU update shipped (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/extended-security-updates). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-learn-esu-must-be-purchased-by-year-minimum-one-licence."
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      "notes": "Microsoft text mirrored by a third-party Message Center archive (the original is behind the Microsoft 365 admin center sign-in), so labelled secondary. 'If your organization needs additional time to transition to a supported LTSC release, ESUs are available for up to three years.' Windows Central (24 February 2026) reports the LTSB 2016 ESU at $61 per device for Year 1 and $45 with Intune or Autopatch, doubling yearly; Microsoft's price page for it was not fetched.",
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      "source_title": "Microsoft preps the Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 LTSB releases retiring in 2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-preps-esu-for-windows-10-ltsb-releases-retiring-in-2026",
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      "published_at": "2026-02-24",
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      "quote": "The first year will cost $61 per device, with a reduced price of $45 per computer for systems managed with Microsoft Intune or Windows Autopatch.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "ms-lifecycle-win10-ltsc",
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      "notes": "Secondary; Microsoft's own pricing post for the LTSB 2016 ESU was not located. For Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 LTSB the ESU is only available through device manufacturers.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2026-02-24-ltsb-2016-esu-61-45-usd",
      "citation_text": "Windows Central reported on 24 February 2026 that the Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB ESU would cost $61 per device for the first year, $45 for Intune or Autopatch managed PCs, doubling each year for up to three years (Windows Central, 2026). Source: Windows Central, \"Microsoft preps the Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 LTSB releases retiring in 2026\" (https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-preps-esu-for-windows-10-ltsb-releases-retiring-in-2026). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2026-02-24-ltsb-2016-esu-61-45-usd."
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      "id": "derived-days-since-win10-end-of-support-363-as-of-2026-10-12",
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      "statement": "As of 12 October 2026, 363 days have passed since Windows 10 reached end of support on 14 October 2025 (derived from Microsoft's lifecycle date, 2026).",
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      "period": "2026-10-12",
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      "quote": "Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025.",
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      "formula": "date(2026-10-12) - date(2025-10-14) = 363 days; recompute on the publish date as (publish_date - 2025-10-14).days",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#derived-days-since-win10-end-of-support-363-as-of-2026-10-12",
      "citation_text": "As of 12 October 2026, 363 days have passed since Windows 10 reached end of support on 14 October 2025 (derived from Microsoft's lifecycle date, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 Home and Pro - Microsoft Lifecycle\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#derived-days-since-win10-end-of-support-363-as-of-2026-10-12."
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      "statement": "The first anniversary of Windows 10 end of support falls on 14 October 2026, one day after the originally announced consumer ESU end date of 13 October 2026 and a year before the extended consumer ESU end of 12 October 2027 (derived from Microsoft dates, 2026).",
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      "period": "2026-10-14",
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      "series": "ms-win10-esu-dates",
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      "notes": "Also the day Windows 11 24H2 Home/Pro falls out of servicing (13 October 2026) plus one, and the day after Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB ends (13 October 2026).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#derived-win10-one-year-on-2026-10-14",
      "citation_text": "The first anniversary of Windows 10 end of support falls on 14 October 2026, one day after the originally announced consumer ESU end date of 13 October 2026 and a year before the extended consumer ESU end of 12 October 2027 (derived from Microsoft dates, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Lifecycle FAQ - Extended Security Updates\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/extended-security-updates). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#derived-win10-one-year-on-2026-10-14."
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    {
      "id": "ms-no-published-count-of-win10-esu-enrolments-2026",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Microsoft has published no count of Windows 10 devices enrolled in ESU: neither its ESU pages nor its 25 June 2026 statement on the extension gives an enrolment figure (Microsoft statement via BleepingComputer, 2026).",
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      "value": null,
      "unit": "enrolled devices (not published)",
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      "source_title": "Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for personal devices is being provided for an additional year",
      "locator": "Microsoft statement quoted in paragraph 8; the statement and Microsoft's ESU pages contain no enrolment number",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
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      "notes": "Absence-of-data record for the 'numbers we will not publish' note. Searches on 12 October 2026 (Microsoft pages, Windows Experience Blog, Tech Community, press) found no Microsoft enrolment figure, consumer or commercial. Any 'X million enrolled' figure met in the wild has no Microsoft source and should not be published. verification_status is unverified because it records an absence, not a figure.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-no-published-count-of-win10-esu-enrolments-2026",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft has published no count of Windows 10 devices enrolled in ESU: neither its ESU pages nor its 25 June 2026 statement on the extension gives an enrolment figure (Microsoft statement via BleepingComputer, 2026). Source: BleepingComputer, \"Microsoft quietly extends free Windows 10 ESU support to October 2027\" (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-quietly-extends-free-windows-10-esu-support-to-october-2027/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-no-published-count-of-win10-esu-enrolments-2026."
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    {
      "id": "ms-support-upgrade-to-windows-11-is-free-faq",
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      "statement": "Microsoft's upgrade FAQ states that upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11 are free for devices that meet the Windows 11 minimum system requirements, though internet providers may charge for the large download on metered connections (Microsoft, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "Upgrade to Windows 11: FAQ",
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      "quote": "Upgrades to Windows 11 from Windows 10 are free. The upgrade to Windows 11 is free from Microsoft. However, the Windows 11 upgrade download is large in size.",
      "locator": "FAQ 'Can I upgrade to Windows 11 for free?'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The end-of-support page adds the version condition: 'It's free. But only Windows 10 PCs that are running Windows 10, version 22H2 and meet the minimum hardware specifications will be able to upgrade.' Page undated; published_at set to the end-of-support date referenced in its text.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-upgrade-to-windows-11-is-free-faq",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft's upgrade FAQ states that upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11 are free for devices that meet the Windows 11 minimum system requirements, though internet providers may charge for the large download on metered connections (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Upgrade to Windows 11: FAQ\" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/install-upgrade/upgrade-to-windows-11-faq). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-upgrade-to-windows-11-is-free-faq."
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    {
      "id": "ms-support-win11-upgrade-free-only-22h2-meeting-hardware-specs",
      "family": "esu-lifecycle",
      "statement": "Only Windows 10 PCs running version 22H2 that meet the minimum hardware specifications can take the free upgrade to Windows 11, checked through Windows Update (Microsoft, 2025).",
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      "value": null,
      "unit": "statement",
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      "period": "2025-10-14",
      "population": "Windows 10 version 22H2 PCs",
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      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025",
      "source_url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "It's free. But only Windows 10 PCs that are running Windows 10, version 22H2 and meet the minimum hardware specifications will be able to upgrade.",
      "locator": "FAQ 'How much does it cost to upgrade to Windows 11?'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Path given: Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for updates. 'Note that in areas where the internet is metered, ISP fees may apply.'",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-win11-upgrade-free-only-22h2-meeting-hardware-specs",
      "citation_text": "Only Windows 10 PCs running version 22H2 that meet the minimum hardware specifications can take the free upgrade to Windows 11, checked through Windows Update (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025\" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-win11-upgrade-free-only-22h2-meeting-hardware-specs."
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    {
      "id": "ms-support-pc-health-check-app-eligibility-check",
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      "statement": "The PC Health Check app gives Windows 10 PCs a comprehensive eligibility check against the Windows 11 minimum system requirements and explains why a device is or is not eligible (Microsoft, 2025).",
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      "quote": "If you're currently running Windows 10, PC Health Check provides a comprehensive eligibility check for your device to ensure it meets the Windows 11 minimum system requirements.",
      "locator": "Section 'Check Windows 11 eligibility'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Download: https://aka.ms/GetPCHealthCheckApp. Next sentence: 'You'll get info on why your device is or isn't eligible, plus info on what you can do if your device doesn't meet the requirements.' Compatibility safeguard holds can delay an eligible device's upgrade.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-pc-health-check-app-eligibility-check",
      "citation_text": "The PC Health Check app gives Windows 10 PCs a comprehensive eligibility check against the Windows 11 minimum system requirements and explains why a device is or is not eligible (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"How to use the PC Health Check app\" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/compatibility/how-to-use-the-pc-health-check-app). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-support-pc-health-check-app-eligibility-check."
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    {
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      "statement": "Windows 11 minimum requirements are a 1 GHz or faster processor with two or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, UEFI firmware with Secure Boot capability and TPM version 2.0 (Microsoft, 2026).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "A 1 GHz or faster processor with 2 cores or more 4 GB of RAM 64 GB of storage or more UEFI firmware with Secure Boot capability TPM version 2.0",
      "locator": "Section 'Check for compatibility' list below 'Use the PC Health Check app to see if your PC can run Windows 11'; the 'Windows 11 system requirements' table lists Processor, RAM, Storage, System firmware, TPM, Graphics card, Display",
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      "notes": "Pointer record only. The compatible-CPU lists (Intel, AMD, Qualcomm) are linked from the same page. The page also notes Windows 10 PCs need version 2004 or later to upgrade ('version 2004 or later, to upgrade. Free updates are available through Windows Update'). Page undated; published_at = retrieval date.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-win11-specifications-minimum-requirements-summary",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 minimum requirements are a 1 GHz or faster processor with two or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, UEFI firmware with Secure Boot capability and TPM version 2.0 (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 11 specs, features, and computer requirements\" (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ms-win11-specifications-minimum-requirements-summary."
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      "statement": "71.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 27.8% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "notes": "Live page retrieved 2026-10-12. September 2026 is inside StatCounter's 45-day revision window until mid-November 2026. The CSV export behind the chart gives 71.5 on the same day (separate record). The Wayback snapshot of 2026-10-01 shows the same 71.44.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-71-44pct",
      "citation_text": "71.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 27.8% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-71-44pct."
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    {
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      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Live page retrieved 2026-10-12; CSV export gives 27.77 the same day. Windows 10 end of support was 14 October 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win10-27-83pct",
      "citation_text": "27.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, eleven months after its end of support (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win10-27-83pct."
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      "statement": "0.55% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "notes": "Two decimals kept in display because the value is below 1%. Windows 7 support ended 14 January 2020 (ESU to January 2023).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win7-0-55pct",
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      "notes": "Windows 8.1 support ended 10 January 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win81-0-09pct",
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      "statement": "0.05% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows XP in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "notes": "Windows XP support ended 8 April 2014.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-05pct",
      "citation_text": "0.05% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows XP in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-05pct."
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      "notes": "Windows 8 support ended 12 January 2016.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win8-0-02pct",
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      "notes": "Same publisher, same day, different route: the HTML table says 71.44 and the CSV export says 71.5 (Win10 27.83 vs 27.77). The 0.06-point gap is StatCounter's own; the page uses the HTML table value for the headline and the CSV for the series chart. Do not present both as different facts.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-csv-route-71-50pct",
      "citation_text": "71.5% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in September 2026 according to the CSV export behind StatCounter's chart (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-csv-route-71-50pct."
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      "notes": "HTML table on the same day: 27.83. Rounded to one decimal both routes give 27.8.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win10-csv-route-27-77pct",
      "citation_text": "27.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in September 2026 according to the CSV export behind StatCounter's chart (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win10-csv-route-27-77pct."
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      "notes": "Confirms that the live value on 2026-10-12 (71.44) is unchanged from first publication; useful because other months were revised.",
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      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the previous month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-09, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-all-platforms-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. Desktop view for the same month: 52.9 / 43.78.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-all-platforms-worldwide-win11-52-90pct",
      "citation_text": "52.9% of Windows page views worldwide across all platforms came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 43.8% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, all platforms, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=All&device_hidden=all&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-all-platforms-worldwide-win11-52-90pct."
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-all-platforms-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. June 2025 all platforms: Win10 48.76, Win11 47.97, so July 2025 is the crossover month in both views.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-all-platforms-worldwide-win11-53-51pct",
      "citation_text": "53.5% of Windows page views worldwide across all platforms came from Windows 11 in July 2025, the first month it exceeded Windows 10 (42.9%) in StatCounter's all-platforms view (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, all platforms, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=All&device_hidden=all&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-all-platforms-worldwide-win11-53-51pct."
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    {
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      "statement": "52.9% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in September 2025, one month before Windows 10's end of support (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-08,46.19,49.79,2.2,0.23,1.16,0.38,0.04,0.01,0 2025-09,43.78,52.9,2.29,0.2,0.48,0.33,0.02,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-09, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. As first published on 2025-10-01 the month showed Win11 49.05 and Win7 9.15 (the Windows 7 detection glitch); StatCounter later revised it to 52.9 / 2.29. Use the revised figure for the trend card and say so.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-52-90pct",
      "citation_text": "52.9% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in September 2025, one month before Windows 10's end of support (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-52-90pct."
    },
    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "43.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in September 2025 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-08,46.19,49.79,2.2,0.23,1.16,0.38,0.04,0.01,0 2025-09,43.78,52.9,2.29,0.2,0.48,0.33,0.02,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-09, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. As first published: 40.84.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win10-43-78pct",
      "citation_text": "43.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in September 2025 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win10-43-78pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win7-2-29pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "2.3% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in September 2025 after StatCounter's revision (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 2.29,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-08,46.19,49.79,2.2,0.23,1.16,0.38,0.04,0.01,0 2025-09,43.78,52.9,2.29,0.2,0.48,0.33,0.02,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-09, column Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Revised figure. First published as 9.15 (Wayback 2025-10-01); Windows Latest and TweakTown reported 9.61 / 9.6 on 2025-10-02 and called it a detection error; Guru3d reported the correction in November 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win7-2-29pct",
      "citation_text": "2.3% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in September 2025 after StatCounter's revision (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win7-2-29pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-49-05pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "49.1% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in September 2025 as StatCounter first published the month on 1 October 2025, before revision (StatCounter, 2025).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.05,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "quote": "Win11 49.05 % Win10 40.84 % Win7 9.15 % Win8 0.44 % WinXP 0.3 % Win8.1 0.18 %",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Superseded by the revised 52.9. Shows how far a month can move inside the 45-day revision window (3.85 points). Do not use as the September 2025 figure.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-49-05pct",
      "citation_text": "49.1% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in September 2025 as StatCounter first published the month on 1 October 2025, before revision (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-49-05pct."
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    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "40.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in September 2025 as first published on 1 October 2025, before revision (StatCounter, 2025).",
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      "value": 40.84,
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "quote": "Win11 49.05 % Win10 40.84 % Win7 9.15 % Win8 0.44 % WinXP 0.3 % Win8.1 0.18 %",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Superseded by the revised 43.78.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-40-84pct",
      "citation_text": "40.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in September 2025 as first published on 1 October 2025, before revision (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-40-84pct."
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      "statement": "9.2% of Windows desktop page views worldwide were attributed to Windows 7 in September 2025 as first published on 1 October 2025, a figure StatCounter later revised to 2.3% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 49.05 % Win10 40.84 % Win7 9.15 % Win8 0.44 % WinXP 0.3 % Win8.1 0.18 %",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7-as-first-published",
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      "notes": "A 'number we will not publish' as a Windows 7 share. Keep only for the revisions note: the Windows 7 spike of August to December 2025 (first published up to 9.15) was a detection error that StatCounter corrected; the revised series still shows an elevated 2.2 to 3.8 for those months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win7-as-first-published-9-15pct",
      "citation_text": "9.2% of Windows desktop page views worldwide were attributed to Windows 7 in September 2025 as first published on 1 October 2025, a figure StatCounter later revised to 2.3% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-win7-as-first-published-9-15pct."
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "source_title": "No, Windows 7 isn't gaining market share in 2025",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "New data from StatCounter, a web traffic analysis firm, suggests that the Windows 7 market share increased to 9.61% from 0.88%, particularly in Asia.",
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      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Drift: Windows Latest quotes 9.61 while the Wayback snapshot of 2025-10-01 shows 9.15 and the article's Windows 11 48.94 vs the snapshot's 49.05; StatCounter updates daily so same-day readings differ. The article attributes the spike to a regression in OS detection linked to Chromium's User-Agent reduction.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowslatest-2025-10-02-restates-statcounter-2025-09-win7-9-61pct",
      "citation_text": "9.6% of Windows desktop page views worldwide were attributed to Windows 7 in September 2025 in StatCounter's data as reported by Windows Latest, which called the spike a detection error (Windows Latest, 2025). Source: Windows Latest, \"No, Windows 7 isn't gaining market share in 2025\" (https://windowslatest.com/2025/10/02/no-windows-7-isnt-gaining-market-share-in-2025). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowslatest-2025-10-02-restates-statcounter-2025-09-win7-9-61pct."
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Superseded by StatCounter's revised 52.9 for September 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowslatest-2025-10-02-restates-statcounter-2025-09-win11-48-94pct",
      "citation_text": "48.9% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in September 2025 in StatCounter's first-published data as reported by Windows Latest (Windows Latest, 2025). Source: Windows Latest, \"No, Windows 7 isn't gaining market share in 2025\" (https://windowslatest.com/2025/10/02/no-windows-7-isnt-gaining-market-share-in-2025). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowslatest-2025-10-02-restates-statcounter-2025-09-win11-48-94pct."
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_title": "Windows 7 market share skyrockets as Windows 11 market share barely moves",
      "source_url": "https://www.tweaktown.com/news/108006/windows-7-market-share-skyrockets-as-windows-11-market-share-barely-moves/index.html",
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      "published_at": "2025-10-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "the latest operating system numbers from StatCounter show that when it comes to the worldwide desktop Windows version market share, Windows 7 is sitting at an impressive (and surprising) 9.6%.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "TweakTown reported the spike as real ('Windows 7 use is surging'); Windows Latest the same day called it an error; StatCounter's revision (2.29) proved the latter right. A restatement-drift example for the page.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#tweaktown-2025-10-02-restates-statcounter-2025-09-win7-9-6pct",
      "citation_text": "9.6% of worldwide desktop Windows page views were attributed to Windows 7 in September 2025 in StatCounter's first-published data as reported by TweakTown (TweakTown, 2025). Source: TweakTown, \"Windows 7 market share skyrockets as Windows 11 market share barely moves\" (https://www.tweaktown.com/news/108006/windows-7-market-share-skyrockets-as-windows-11-market-share-barely-moves/index.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#tweaktown-2025-10-02-restates-statcounter-2025-09-win7-9-6pct."
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    {
      "id": "borncity-2025-10-14-restates-statcounter-2025-09-win11-49-05pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "49.1% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 at the end of September 2025 per StatCounter as reported by Borncity (Borncity, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.05,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Borncity",
      "source_title": "Operating system/Windows share (End of September 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://borncity.com/win/2025/10/14/operating-system-windows-share-end-of-september-2025/",
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      "published_at": "2025-10-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 stands at 49.05% (49.02%), while Windows 10 is almost unchanged at 40.88% (45.",
      "locator": "Windows versions paragraph (figures in brackets are the previous month as Borncity read it)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Matches the Wayback snapshot value (49.05); Windows 10 40.88 vs snapshot 40.84. Superseded by the revision.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#borncity-2025-10-14-restates-statcounter-2025-09-win11-49-05pct",
      "citation_text": "49.1% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 at the end of September 2025 per StatCounter as reported by Borncity (Borncity, 2025). Source: Borncity, \"Operating system/Windows share (End of September 2025)\" (https://borncity.com/win/2025/10/14/operating-system-windows-share-end-of-september-2025/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#borncity-2025-10-14-restates-statcounter-2025-09-win11-49-05pct."
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    {
      "id": "guru3d-2025-11-10-statcounter-corrected-win7-2-5pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "2.5% of desktop Windows page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in October 2025 after StatCounter corrected a bug that had overstated Windows 7's share, as reported by Guru3D (Guru3D, 2025).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10",
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      "publisher": "Guru3D",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Surpasses 55% Global Market Share as Windows 10 Declines",
      "source_url": "https://www.guru3d.com/story/windows-11-surpasses-global-market-share-as-windows-10-declines/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The analytics platform also corrected a long-standing bug that overstated Windows 7's share, it's now been adjusted to just 2.5%, confirming that older versions have nearly vanished from active use.",
      "locator": "Third paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Matches the Wayback snapshot of 2025-11-02 (Win7 2.5) and the current CSV (2.52). The em dash in the original was replaced by a comma in the quote.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#guru3d-2025-11-10-statcounter-corrected-win7-2-5pct",
      "citation_text": "2.5% of desktop Windows page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in October 2025 after StatCounter corrected a bug that had overstated Windows 7's share, as reported by Guru3D (Guru3D, 2025). Source: Guru3D, \"Windows 11 Surpasses 55% Global Market Share as Windows 10 Declines\" (https://www.guru3d.com/story/windows-11-surpasses-global-market-share-as-windows-10-declines/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#guru3d-2025-11-10-statcounter-corrected-win7-2-5pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2025-09-to-2026-09-plus-18-6-points",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose 18.6 points in twelve months, from 52.9% in September 2025 to 71.5% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
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      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "rise in Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide, September 2025 to September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "period": "2025-09 to 2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "71.5 (2026-09) - 52.9 (2025-09) = 18.6, both from the CSV export on 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Using the HTML table value for September 2026 (71.44) gives 18.54. One route for both ends is the honest choice.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2025-09-to-2026-09-plus-18-6-points",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose 18.6 points in twelve months, from 52.9% in September 2025 to 71.5% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2025-09-to-2026-09-plus-18-6-points."
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    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "Windows 10's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide fell 16.0 points in twelve months, from 43.8% in September 2025 to 27.8% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
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      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win10",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "27.77 (2026-09) - 43.78 (2025-09) = -16.01, CSV export on 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10-change-2025-09-to-2026-09-minus-16-0-points",
      "citation_text": "Windows 10's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide fell 16.0 points in twelve months, from 43.8% in September 2025 to 27.8% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10-change-2025-09-to-2026-09-minus-16-0-points."
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    {
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      "statement": "53.5% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in July 2025, the first month it exceeded Windows 10 (42.9%) on StatCounter (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-07, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. Crossover confirmed: June 2025 Win10 48.76 vs Win11 47.98; July 2025 Win11 53.51 vs Win10 42.88. First published as 53.39 / 42.99 (Wayback 2025-08-01). Windows 10 briefly regained ground in August 2025 (Win11 49.79) but never led again.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-desktop-worldwide-win11-53-51pct",
      "citation_text": "53.5% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in July 2025, the first month it exceeded Windows 10 (42.9%) on StatCounter (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-desktop-worldwide-win11-53-51pct."
    },
    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "42.9% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in July 2025, the first month it trailed Windows 11 on StatCounter (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-07, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-desktop-worldwide-win10-42-88pct",
      "citation_text": "42.9% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in July 2025, the first month it trailed Windows 11 on StatCounter (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-desktop-worldwide-win10-42-88pct."
    },
    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "48.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in June 2025, the last month it led Windows 11 (48.0%) on StatCounter (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "published_at": "2025-07-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-05,53.19,43.22,2.48,0.29,0.22,0.54,0.04,0.01,0.01 2025-06,48.76,47.98,2.19,0.28,0.31,0.43,0.05,0.01,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-06, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-06-desktop-worldwide-win10-48-76pct",
      "citation_text": "48.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in June 2025, the last month it led Windows 11 (48.0%) on StatCounter (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-06-desktop-worldwide-win10-48-76pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-06-desktop-worldwide-win11-47-98pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "48.0% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in June 2025, 0.8 points behind Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 47.98,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-05,53.19,43.22,2.48,0.29,0.22,0.54,0.04,0.01,0.01 2025-06,48.76,47.98,2.19,0.28,0.31,0.43,0.05,0.01,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-06, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-06-desktop-worldwide-win11-47-98pct",
      "citation_text": "48.0% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in June 2025, 0.8 points behind Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-06-desktop-worldwide-win11-47-98pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-07-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-53-39pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "53.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in July 2025 as StatCounter first published the month on 1 August 2025 (StatCounter, 2025).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 53.39 % Win10 42.99 % Win7 2.04 % Win8 0.88 % WinXP 0.44 % Win8.1 0.23 %",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20250801112318/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide, table 'July 2025', row Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Revised later to 53.51; the crossover holds under both values.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-53-39pct",
      "citation_text": "53.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in July 2025 as StatCounter first published the month on 1 August 2025 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-53-39pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-07-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-42-99pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "43.0% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in July 2025 as first published on 1 August 2025 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 42.99,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-07",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 53.39 % Win10 42.99 % Win7 2.04 % Win8 0.88 % WinXP 0.44 % Win8.1 0.23 %",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20250801112318/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide, table 'July 2025', row Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Revised later to 42.88.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-42-99pct",
      "citation_text": "43.0% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in July 2025 as first published on 1 August 2025 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-42-99pct."
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    {
      "id": "pcmag-2025-09-01-restates-statcounter-2025-07-win11-53-51pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "53.5% of Windows devices measured by StatCounter ran Windows 11 in July 2025 as restated by PCMag (via Yahoo Tech) in September 2025 (PCMag, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 53.51,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-07",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "PCMag (syndicated on Yahoo Tech)",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Users Dropped Last Month, Still Bigger Than Windows 10",
      "source_url": "https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/windows-11-users-dropped-last-102840718.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "In August, it was 49.08% of the market of Windows devices compared to 53.51% back in July.",
      "locator": "Second paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Matches StatCounter's revised July figure exactly (53.51), which shows the revision had been made by 1 September 2025. The article credits Neowin for spotting the data; Neowin's own page blocks automated fetches (HTTP 403), so PCMag is recorded instead.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcmag-2025-09-01-restates-statcounter-2025-07-win11-53-51pct",
      "citation_text": "53.5% of Windows devices measured by StatCounter ran Windows 11 in July 2025 as restated by PCMag (via Yahoo Tech) in September 2025 (PCMag, 2025). Source: PCMag (syndicated on Yahoo Tech), \"Windows 11 Users Dropped Last Month, Still Bigger Than Windows 10\" (https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/windows-11-users-dropped-last-102840718.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcmag-2025-09-01-restates-statcounter-2025-07-win11-53-51pct."
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    {
      "id": "pcmag-2025-09-01-restates-statcounter-2025-08-win11-49-08pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "49.1% of Windows devices measured by StatCounter ran Windows 11 in August 2025, down from 53.5% in July, as reported by PCMag (PCMag, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.08,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "PCMag (syndicated on Yahoo Tech)",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Users Dropped Last Month, Still Bigger Than Windows 10",
      "source_url": "https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/windows-11-users-dropped-last-102840718.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "It appears some users have switched back to Windows 10 as usage of the older software jumped from 42.88% in July to 45.53% in August.",
      "locator": "Third paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "StatCounter later revised August 2025 to Win11 49.79 / Win10 46.19; the 'switched back' reading is the Windows 7 detection glitch period, not users downgrading.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcmag-2025-09-01-restates-statcounter-2025-08-win11-49-08pct",
      "citation_text": "49.1% of Windows devices measured by StatCounter ran Windows 11 in August 2025, down from 53.5% in July, as reported by PCMag (PCMag, 2025). Source: PCMag (syndicated on Yahoo Tech), \"Windows 11 Users Dropped Last Month, Still Bigger Than Windows 10\" (https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/windows-11-users-dropped-last-102840718.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcmag-2025-09-01-restates-statcounter-2025-08-win11-49-08pct."
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    {
      "id": "notebookcheck-2025-07-07-restates-statcounter-2025-07-partial-win11-52pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "52% of desktop Windows page views came from Windows 11 in StatCounter's running July 2025 data on 7 July 2025, the day the crossover was first reported (Notebookcheck, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 52,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "52%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-07",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "publisher": "Notebookcheck",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 finally overtakes Windows 10 as world's top desktop OS",
      "source_url": "https://www.notebookcheck.net/Windows-11-finally-overtakes-Windows-10-as-world-s-top-desktop-OS.1053104.0.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "According to the latest data from StatCounter, Windows 11 now holds a 52% share of all desktop Windows PCs as of July 2025, with Windows 10 dropping to 44.59%.",
      "locator": "First paragraph after the image",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "A partial-month reading (StatCounter updates daily); the full month closed at 53.51 / 42.88. Gigazine (2025-07-08) and Guru3D (2025-07-07, 'a ~50% share') reported the same early-July readings. Do not chart; use only to date the first reports of the crossover.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#notebookcheck-2025-07-07-restates-statcounter-2025-07-partial-win11-52pct",
      "citation_text": "52% of desktop Windows page views came from Windows 11 in StatCounter's running July 2025 data on 7 July 2025, the day the crossover was first reported (Notebookcheck, 2025). Source: Notebookcheck, \"Windows 11 finally overtakes Windows 10 as world's top desktop OS\" (https://www.notebookcheck.net/Windows-11-finally-overtakes-Windows-10-as-world-s-top-desktop-OS.1053104.0.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#notebookcheck-2025-07-07-restates-statcounter-2025-07-partial-win11-52pct."
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    {
      "id": "gigazine-2025-07-08-restates-statcounter-2025-07-partial-win10-44-59pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "44.6% of desktop Windows page views came from Windows 10 in StatCounter's running July 2025 data on 8 July 2025 as reported by Gigazine (Gigazine, 2025).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 44.59,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-07",
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      "source_title": "Windows 11's global market share finally exceeds that of Windows 10, more than three years after its release",
      "source_url": "https://www.gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20250708-windows-version-market-share",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "As of July 2025, Windows 11 has a market share of 52%, while Windows 10 has a market share of 44.59%.",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Partial-month reading; the full month closed at 42.88. The same article gives all-platforms 52.25 / 45.38 and China Win10 51.86 / Win11 32.39 / Win7 11.96 for the same date.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gigazine-2025-07-08-restates-statcounter-2025-07-partial-win10-44-59pct",
      "citation_text": "44.6% of desktop Windows page views came from Windows 10 in StatCounter's running July 2025 data on 8 July 2025 as reported by Gigazine (Gigazine, 2025). Source: Gigazine, \"Windows 11's global market share finally exceeds that of Windows 10, more than three years after its release\" (https://www.gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20250708-windows-version-market-share). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gigazine-2025-07-08-restates-statcounter-2025-07-partial-win10-44-59pct."
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      "statement": "49.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in August 2025, 3.7 points below July and the month Windows 10 (46.2%) came closest to regaining the lead (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-09-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-08, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. Win10 46.19 the same month. August to December 2025 is the period of the Windows 7 detection glitch; treat the dips with that note.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-08-desktop-worldwide-win11-49-79pct",
      "citation_text": "49.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in August 2025, 3.7 points below July and the month Windows 10 (46.2%) came closest to regaining the lead (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-08-desktop-worldwide-win11-49-79pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2025-06-to-2025-07-plus-5-53-points",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
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      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2025-06-to-2025-07-plus-5-53-points",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose 5.5 points between June and July 2025, from 48.0% to 53.5%, the month it overtook Windows 10 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2025-06-to-2025-07-plus-5-53-points."
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      "statement": "45 months passed between Windows 11's launch in October 2021 and July 2025, the first month it led Windows 10 in StatCounter's worldwide desktop data (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "unit": "months",
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      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2021-10,81.44,0,13.56,3.17,1.07,0.53,0.21,0.01,0.01 2025-07,42.88,53.51,2.02,0.23,0.88,0.43,0.04,0.01,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2021-10 (first row) and 2025-07, columns Win10 and Win11",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "months from 2021-10 to 2025-07 inclusive of neither end = 45 (3 years 9 months)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Windows 11 general availability was 5 October 2021 (Microsoft).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-months-from-launch-to-crossover-45",
      "citation_text": "45 months passed between Windows 11's launch in October 2021 and July 2025, the first month it led Windows 10 in StatCounter's worldwide desktop data (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-months-from-launch-to-crossover-45."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2021-10-desktop-worldwide-win10-81-44pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "81.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in October 2021, the month Windows 11 launched (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 81.44,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "81.4%",
      "display_label": "",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2021-10",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2021-11-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2021-10,81.44,0,13.56,3.17,1.07,0.53,0.21,0.01,0.01 2021-11,82.45,0,12.76,3.16,0.9,0.5,0.2,0.01,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2021-10, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "First row of the series. Win11 column is 0 for October to December 2021 because StatCounter did not report Windows 11 separately until January 2022.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2021-10-desktop-worldwide-win10-81-44pct",
      "citation_text": "81.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in October 2021, the month Windows 11 launched (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2021-10-desktop-worldwide-win10-81-44pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2021-10-desktop-worldwide-win7-13-56pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "13.6% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in October 2021, when Windows 11 launched (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 13.56,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "13.6%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2021-10",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-11-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2021-10,81.44,0,13.56,3.17,1.07,0.53,0.21,0.01,0.01 2021-11,82.45,0,12.76,3.16,0.9,0.5,0.2,0.01,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2021-10, column Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Win8.1 3.17, Win8 1.07, WinXP 0.53 the same month.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2021-10-desktop-worldwide-win7-13-56pct",
      "citation_text": "13.6% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in October 2021, when Windows 11 launched (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2021-10-desktop-worldwide-win7-13-56pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2021-10-to-2021-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-not-separately-reported",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "0% is StatCounter's recorded Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views for October to December 2021 because it did not report Windows 11 as a separate version until January 2022, when it first appeared at 2.6% (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 0,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "not reported",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2021-10 to 2021-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-02-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2021-12,82.49,0,12.91,3.12,0.76,0.51,0.19,0.01,0.01 2022-01,81.15,2.6,11.92,2.93,0.69,0.49,0.19,0.01,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2021-10, 2021-11, 2021-12 (Win11 = 0) and 2022-01 (Win11 = 2.6)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The Wayback snapshot of 2022-01-21 (table 'December 2021': Win10 82.49, Win7 12.91, Win8.1 3.12, Win8 0.76, WinXP 0.51, WinVista 0.19) has no Win11 row at all. Windows 11 sends the same 'Windows NT 10.0' user agent as Windows 10, so StatCounter needed new detection. The series chart should start Windows 11 at January 2022 and say why.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2021-10-to-2021-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-not-separately-reported",
      "citation_text": "0% is StatCounter's recorded Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views for October to December 2021 because it did not report Windows 11 as a separate version until January 2022, when it first appeared at 2.6% (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2021-10-to-2021-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-not-separately-reported."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2022-01-desktop-worldwide-win11-2-60pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "2.6% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in January 2022, the first month StatCounter reported it separately (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 2.6,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "2.6%",
      "display_label": "",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2022-01",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-02-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2021-12,82.49,0,12.91,3.12,0.76,0.51,0.19,0.01,0.01 2022-01,81.15,2.6,11.92,2.93,0.69,0.49,0.19,0.01,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2022-01, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "February 2022: 7.89, the biggest early jump, consistent with detection catching up rather than installs tripling in a month.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-01-desktop-worldwide-win11-2-60pct",
      "citation_text": "2.6% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in January 2022, the first month StatCounter reported it separately (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-01-desktop-worldwide-win11-2-60pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2021-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-82-49pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "82.5% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in December 2021 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 82.49,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "82.5%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "December 2021",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2021-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2021-11,82.45,0,12.76,3.16,0.9,0.5,0.2,0.01,0.01 2021-12,82.49,0,12.91,3.12,0.76,0.51,0.19,0.01,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2021-12, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Identical to the value first published (Wayback 2022-01-21: Win10 82.49). The peak of the Windows 10 series.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2021-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-82-49pct",
      "citation_text": "82.5% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in December 2021 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2021-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-82-49pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2021-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-12-91pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "12.9% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in December 2021, almost two years after its end of support (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 12.91,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2021-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2021-11,82.45,0,12.76,3.16,0.9,0.5,0.2,0.01,0.01 2021-12,82.49,0,12.91,3.12,0.76,0.51,0.19,0.01,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2021-12, column Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Wayback 2022-01-21 shows the same 12.91. Win8.1 3.12, WinXP 0.51 the same month.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2021-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-12-91pct",
      "citation_text": "12.9% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in December 2021, almost two years after its end of support (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2021-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-12-91pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-16-97pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "17.0% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in December 2022, against 68.0% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 16.97,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "17.0%",
      "display_label": "worldwide share of Windows desktop page views, December 2022 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "December 2022",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2022-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2022-11,69.75,16.13,10.25,2.53,0.79,0.4,0.13,0.01,0.01 2022-12,67.95,16.97,11.2,2.6,0.66,0.49,0.11,0.02,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2022-12, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. As first published (Wayback 2023-01-06, https://web.archive.org/web/20230106003933/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide): Win11 16.93, Win10 68.01.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-16-97pct",
      "citation_text": "17.0% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in December 2022, against 68.0% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-16-97pct."
    },
    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "68.0% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in December 2022 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "period": "2022-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2022-11,69.75,16.13,10.25,2.53,0.79,0.4,0.13,0.01,0.01 2022-12,67.95,16.97,11.2,2.6,0.66,0.49,0.11,0.02,0.01",
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      "formula": null,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. As first published: 68.01.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-67-95pct",
      "citation_text": "68.0% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in December 2022 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-67-95pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-11-2pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "11.2% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in December 2022 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-11-2pct",
      "citation_text": "11.2% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in December 2022 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-11-2pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win81-2-6pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "2.60% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 8.1 in December 2022 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 2.6,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "period": "2022-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2022-11,69.75,16.13,10.25,2.53,0.79,0.4,0.13,0.01,0.01 2022-12,67.95,16.97,11.2,2.6,0.66,0.49,0.11,0.02,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2022-12, column Win8.1",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win81",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Two decimals kept because the value is small.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win81-2-6pct",
      "citation_text": "2.60% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 8.1 in December 2022 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-win81-2-6pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-49pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "0.49% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows XP in December 2022 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 0.49,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2022-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2022-11,69.75,16.13,10.25,2.53,0.79,0.4,0.13,0.01,0.01 2022-12,67.95,16.97,11.2,2.6,0.66,0.49,0.11,0.02,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2022-12, column WinXP",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-winxp",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Two decimals kept because the value is small.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-49pct",
      "citation_text": "0.49% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows XP in December 2022 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2022-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-49pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-26-54pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "26.5% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in December 2023, against 67.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 26.54,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2023-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2023-11,68.02,26.63,3.16,1.33,0.29,0.46,0.09,0.02,0.01 2023-12,67.42,26.54,3.35,1.68,0.28,0.64,0.07,0.02,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2023-12, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. As first published (Wayback 2024-01-01, https://web.archive.org/web/20240101115128/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide): Win11 26.52, Win10 67.46.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-26-54pct",
      "citation_text": "26.5% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in December 2023, against 67.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-26-54pct."
    },
    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "67.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in December 2023 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "period": "2023-12",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2023-11,68.02,26.63,3.16,1.33,0.29,0.46,0.09,0.02,0.01 2023-12,67.42,26.54,3.35,1.68,0.28,0.64,0.07,0.02,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2023-12, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. As first published: 67.46.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-67-42pct",
      "citation_text": "67.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in December 2023 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-67-42pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-3-35pct",
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      "statement": "3.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in December 2023 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2024-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-3-35pct",
      "citation_text": "3.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in December 2023 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-3-35pct."
    },
    {
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2023-11,68.02,26.63,3.16,1.33,0.29,0.46,0.09,0.02,0.01 2023-12,67.42,26.54,3.35,1.68,0.28,0.64,0.07,0.02,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2023-12, column Win8.1",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win81",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Two decimals kept because the value is small.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-win81-1-68pct",
      "citation_text": "1.68% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 8.1 in December 2023 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-win81-1-68pct."
    },
    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "0.64% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows XP in December 2023 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 0.64,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2023-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2023-11,68.02,26.63,3.16,1.33,0.29,0.46,0.09,0.02,0.01 2023-12,67.42,26.54,3.35,1.68,0.28,0.64,0.07,0.02,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2023-12, column WinXP",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-winxp",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Two decimals kept because the value is small.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-64pct",
      "citation_text": "0.64% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows XP in December 2023 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2023-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-64pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-34-12pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "34.1% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in December 2024, against 62.7% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 34.12,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "worldwide share of Windows desktop page views, December 2024 (StatCounter)",
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      "period": "2024-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2025-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2024-12, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. As first published (Wayback 2025-01-02, https://web.archive.org/web/20250102201733/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide): Win11 34.1, Win10 62.73.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-34-12pct",
      "citation_text": "34.1% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in December 2024, against 62.7% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-34-12pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-62-7pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "62.7% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in December 2024 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 62.7,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "62.7%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2024-11,61.83,34.94,2.47,0.31,0.16,0.25,0.03,0.01,0.01 2024-12,62.7,34.12,2.41,0.3,0.18,0.24,0.03,0.01,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2024-12, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. As first published: 62.73.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-62-7pct",
      "citation_text": "62.7% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in December 2024 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-62-7pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-2-41pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "2.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in December 2024 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 2.41,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "2.4%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2024-11,61.83,34.94,2.47,0.31,0.16,0.25,0.03,0.01,0.01 2024-12,62.7,34.12,2.41,0.3,0.18,0.24,0.03,0.01,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2024-12, column Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-2-41pct",
      "citation_text": "2.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in December 2024 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-2-41pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win81-0-3pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "0.30% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 8.1 in December 2024 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 0.3,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2024-11,61.83,34.94,2.47,0.31,0.16,0.25,0.03,0.01,0.01 2024-12,62.7,34.12,2.41,0.3,0.18,0.24,0.03,0.01,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2024-12, column Win8.1",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win81",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Two decimals kept because the value is small.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win81-0-3pct",
      "citation_text": "0.30% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 8.1 in December 2024 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-win81-0-3pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-24pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "0.24% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows XP in December 2024 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 0.24,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2024-11,61.83,34.94,2.47,0.31,0.16,0.25,0.03,0.01,0.01 2024-12,62.7,34.12,2.41,0.3,0.18,0.24,0.03,0.01,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2024-12, column WinXP",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-winxp",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Two decimals kept because the value is small.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-24pct",
      "citation_text": "0.24% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows XP in December 2024 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-24pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-50-73pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "50.7% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in December 2025, against 44.7% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 50.73,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "50.7%",
      "display_label": "worldwide share of Windows desktop page views, December 2025 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "December 2025",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-11,42.7,53.7,2.93,0.15,0.2,0.3,0.02,0,0 2025-12,44.68,50.73,3.83,0.15,0.16,0.43,0.02,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-12, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. As first published (Wayback 2026-01-02, https://web.archive.org/web/20260102133100/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide): Win11 50.68, Win10 44.64.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-50-73pct",
      "citation_text": "50.7% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in December 2025, against 44.7% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-win11-50-73pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-44-68pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "44.7% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in December 2025 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 44.68,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-11,42.7,53.7,2.93,0.15,0.2,0.3,0.02,0,0 2025-12,44.68,50.73,3.83,0.15,0.16,0.43,0.02,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-12, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. As first published: 44.64.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-44-68pct",
      "citation_text": "44.7% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in December 2025 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-win10-44-68pct."
    },
    {
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      "published_at": "2026-01-01",
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      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-11,42.7,53.7,2.93,0.15,0.2,0.3,0.02,0,0 2025-12,44.68,50.73,3.83,0.15,0.16,0.43,0.02,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-12, column Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. December 2025 sits inside the Windows 7 detection-glitch period (August to December 2025); the revised value is still elevated against November (2.93) and January 2026 (1.05). Label it on the remnants table.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-3-83pct",
      "citation_text": "3.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in December 2025 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-win7-3-83pct."
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "0.15% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 8.1 in December 2025 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-11,42.7,53.7,2.93,0.15,0.2,0.3,0.02,0,0 2025-12,44.68,50.73,3.83,0.15,0.16,0.43,0.02,0,0",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win81",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Two decimals kept because the value is small.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-win81-0-15pct",
      "citation_text": "0.15% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 8.1 in December 2025 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-win81-0-15pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-43pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "0.43% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows XP in December 2025 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-12, column WinXP",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-winxp",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Two decimals kept because the value is small.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-43pct",
      "citation_text": "0.43% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows XP in December 2025 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-worldwide-winxp-0-43pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2024-12-to-2025-12-plus-16-61-points",
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      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose 16.6 points during 2025, from 34.1% in December 2024 to 50.7% in December 2025 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 16.61,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2024-12 to 2025-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2024-12,62.7,34.12,2.41,0.3,0.18,0.24,0.03,0.01,0 2025-12,44.68,50.73,3.83,0.15,0.16,0.43,0.02,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2024-12 and 2025-12, column Win11",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "50.73 (2025-12) - 34.12 (2024-12) = 16.61, CSV export on 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "For comparison 2024: 34.12 - 26.54 = 7.58 points; 2023: 26.54 - 16.97 = 9.57; 2022: 16.97 - 0 (not separately reported) so not comparable.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2024-12-to-2025-12-plus-16-61-points",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose 16.6 points during 2025, from 34.1% in December 2024 to 50.7% in December 2025 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2024-12-to-2025-12-plus-16-61-points."
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    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "62.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in January 2026, up 11.7 points from December 2025 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 62.41,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-12,44.68,50.73,3.83,0.15,0.16,0.43,0.02,0,0 2026-01,35.77,62.41,1.05,0.14,0.16,0.43,0.05,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2026-01, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. First published as 62.16 (Wayback 2026-02-01). The January jump coincides with the revision that removed the Windows 7 misdetection, so part of it is correction rather than migration.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-01-desktop-worldwide-win11-62-41pct",
      "citation_text": "62.4% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in January 2026, up 11.7 points from December 2025 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-01-desktop-worldwide-win11-62-41pct."
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "35.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in January 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-12,44.68,50.73,3.83,0.15,0.16,0.43,0.02,0,0 2026-01,35.77,62.41,1.05,0.14,0.16,0.43,0.05,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2026-01, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. First published as 36.03.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-01-desktop-worldwide-win10-35-77pct",
      "citation_text": "35.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in January 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-01-desktop-worldwide-win10-35-77pct."
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 62.16 % Win10 36.03 % Win7 1.05 % WinXP 0.42 % Win8 0.16 % Win8.1 0.14 %",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Revised to 62.41.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-01-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-62-16pct",
      "citation_text": "62.2% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in January 2026 as StatCounter first published the month on 1 February 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-01-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-62-16pct."
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. Confirms Neowin's 62.41 to 72.57. First published as 72.78 (Wayback 2026-03-01 09:18 UTC); Neowin (2026-03-01 18:16 UTC), TweakTown and PCWorld already quoted 72.57, so the revision happened within hours. Windows Report (09:44 UTC) quoted 72.78. March 2026 then fell back to 67.14, so the February peak overstates the trend; the series chart should carry a note.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-02-desktop-worldwide-win11-72-57pct",
      "citation_text": "72.6% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in February 2026, up 10.2 points in one month (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-02-desktop-worldwide-win11-72-57pct."
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    {
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2026-01,35.77,62.41,1.05,0.14,0.16,0.43,0.05,0,0 2026-02,26.45,72.57,0.62,0.1,0.04,0.2,0.01,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2026-02, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. First published as 26.27.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-02-desktop-worldwide-win10-26-45pct",
      "citation_text": "26.5% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in February 2026, down 9.3 points in one month (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-02-desktop-worldwide-win10-26-45pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-2026-02-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-72-78pct",
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      "statement": "72.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in February 2026 as StatCounter first published the month on 1 March 2026, later revised to 72.6% (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 72.78 % Win10 26.27 % Win7 0.61 % WinXP 0.19 % Win8.1 0.09 % Win8 0.04 %",
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      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published",
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      "notes": "Explains why Windows Report says 72.78 and Neowin says 72.57 for the same month.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-02-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-72-78pct",
      "citation_text": "72.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in February 2026 as StatCounter first published the month on 1 March 2026, later revised to 72.6% (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-02-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-72-78pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-2026-02-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-26-27pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "26.3% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in February 2026 as first published on 1 March 2026, later revised to 26.5% (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 72.78 % Win10 26.27 % Win7 0.61 % WinXP 0.19 % Win8.1 0.09 % Win8 0.04 %",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20260301091844/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide, table 'February 2026', row Win10",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published",
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      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-02-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-26-27pct",
      "citation_text": "26.3% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in February 2026 as first published on 1 March 2026, later revised to 26.5% (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-02-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-26-27pct."
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      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose 10.2 points between January and February 2026, from 62.4% to 72.6%, the second ten-point jump in two months (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
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      "period": "2026-01 to 2026-02",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2026-01,35.77,62.41,1.05,0.14,0.16,0.43,0.05,0,0 2026-02,26.45,72.57,0.62,0.1,0.04,0.2,0.01,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2026-01 and 2026-02, column Win11",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "72.57 (2026-02) - 62.41 (2026-01) = 10.16, CSV export on 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Second-largest month-on-month change for Win11 in the 60-month series; the largest is December 2025 to January 2026 (+11.68). The page should say 'two consecutive ten-point jumps' and show the March 2026 pullback (67.14) beside them.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2026-01-to-2026-02-plus-10-16-points",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose 10.2 points between January and February 2026, from 62.4% to 72.6%, the second ten-point jump in two months (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2026-01-to-2026-02-plus-10-16-points."
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    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose 11.7 points between December 2025 and January 2026, from 50.7% to 62.4% (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 11.68,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-12 to 2026-01",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-12,44.68,50.73,3.83,0.15,0.16,0.43,0.02,0,0 2026-01,35.77,62.41,1.05,0.14,0.16,0.43,0.05,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-12 and 2026-01, column Win11",
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      "formula": "62.41 (2026-01) - 50.73 (2025-12) = 11.68, CSV export on 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The largest one-month move in the series, ahead of February 2026 (+10.16). Together the two months added 21.84 points; part of the January move is the removal of the Windows 7 misdetection (Win7 fell from 3.83 to 1.05 the same month).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2025-12-to-2026-01-plus-11-68-points",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose 11.7 points between December 2025 and January 2026, from 50.7% to 62.4% (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-2025-12-to-2026-01-plus-11-68-points."
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    {
      "id": "neowin-2026-03-01-restates-statcounter-2026-02-win11-72-57pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "72.6% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in February 2026, up from 62.4% in January, as Neowin reported from StatCounter on 1 March 2026 (Neowin, 2026).",
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      "value": 72.57,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "period": "2026-02",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "publisher": "Neowin",
      "source_title": "Statcounter reports massive Windows 11 market share increase",
      "source_url": "https://www.neowin.net/news/statcounter-reports-massive-windows-11-market-share-increase/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "According to the latest data by Statcounter, in February 2026, Windows 11's market share jumped from 62.41% to a whopping 72.57%, displaying a nearly identical increase to a month before (50.73% to 62.41%).",
      "locator": "First paragraph; the list below it gives Windows 11 72.57 (+10.16 points), Windows 10 26.45 (-9.32), Windows 7 0.62 (-0.43), Windows XP 0.2 (-0.23)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Neowin blocks automated fetches (HTTP 403 for curl and WebFetch); read via the Wayback Machine copy https://web.archive.org/web/20260303060850/https://www.neowin.net/news/statcounter-reports-massive-windows-11-market-share-increase/ . Neowin adds: 'Statcounter often adjusts its data over time, so it is possible that the latest value will change in a couple of weeks.' Its figures match StatCounter's current revised values exactly.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#neowin-2026-03-01-restates-statcounter-2026-02-win11-72-57pct",
      "citation_text": "72.6% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in February 2026, up from 62.4% in January, as Neowin reported from StatCounter on 1 March 2026 (Neowin, 2026). Source: Neowin, \"Statcounter reports massive Windows 11 market share increase\" (https://www.neowin.net/news/statcounter-reports-massive-windows-11-market-share-increase/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#neowin-2026-03-01-restates-statcounter-2026-02-win11-72-57pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "windowsreport-2026-03-01-restates-statcounter-2026-02-win11-72-78pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "72.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in February 2026 as Windows Report read StatCounter's page on the morning of 1 March 2026 (Windows Report, 2026).",
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      "period": "2026-02",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_title": "Windows 11 Market Share Explodes to 72.78% in February 2026, Leaving Windows 10 at 26.27%",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Here's what the desktop Windows version market share worldwide looks like for February 2026: Windows 11: 72.78% (+10.36%) Windows 10: 26.27% (-9.50%) Windows 7: 0.61% Windows XP: 0.19% Windows 8.1: 0.09% Windows 8: 0.04%",
      "locator": "Bulleted list under 'Windows 11 explodes past Windows 10 in February 2026'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement drift: 72.78 (Windows Report, 09:44 UTC) vs 72.57 (Neowin, 18:16 UTC) for the same month, both correct readings of a page StatCounter revised during the day. The Wayback snapshot of 09:18 UTC shows 72.78.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2026-03-01-restates-statcounter-2026-02-win11-72-78pct",
      "citation_text": "72.8% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in February 2026 as Windows Report read StatCounter's page on the morning of 1 March 2026 (Windows Report, 2026). Source: Windows Report, \"Windows 11 Market Share Explodes to 72.78% in February 2026, Leaving Windows 10 at 26.27%\" (https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-market-share-explodes-to-72-78-in-february-2026-leaving-windows-10-at-26-27). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2026-03-01-restates-statcounter-2026-02-win11-72-78pct."
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      "statement": "Windows 11's worldwide market share rose 10.16 percentage points in February 2026, from 62.41% to 72.57%, as PCWorld reported from StatCounter (PCWorld, 2026).",
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      "quote": "The worldwide market share of Windows 11 users increased by 10.16 percentage points in February 2026, from 62.41 percent to 72.57 percent.",
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      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "PCWorld also gives Windows 7 at 0.62 percent for February 2026 and notes the 'slight uptick at the end of 2025'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcworld-2026-03-02-restates-statcounter-2026-02-win11-jump-10-16-points",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's worldwide market share rose 10.16 percentage points in February 2026, from 62.41% to 72.57%, as PCWorld reported from StatCounter (PCWorld, 2026). Source: PCWorld, \"Windows 11 market share keeps climbing despite all the issues\" (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3075245/windows-11-market-share-keeps-climbing-despite-all-the-issues.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcworld-2026-03-02-restates-statcounter-2026-02-win11-jump-10-16-points."
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    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "72.6% of global desktop Windows page views came from Windows 11 in February 2026 as TweakTown reported from StatCounter, which also warned the data could be adjusted (TweakTown, 2026).",
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      "source_url": "https://tweaktown.com/news/110293/windows-11-market-share-sees-dramatic-increase-in-2026/index.html",
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      "quote": "According to the latest Windows Market Share figures from StatCounter, as of the close of February 2026, Windows 11 now has an impressive 72.57% market share, with Windows 10 dropping to 26.45%.",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "TweakTown: 'a 10% increase in market share in a single month is ... one of the sharpest across all of StatCounter's Windows data for the last decade' and 'the data could be adjusted over time'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#tweaktown-2026-03-01-restates-statcounter-2026-02-win11-72-57pct",
      "citation_text": "72.6% of global desktop Windows page views came from Windows 11 in February 2026 as TweakTown reported from StatCounter, which also warned the data could be adjusted (TweakTown, 2026). Source: TweakTown, \"Windows 11 market share sees dramatic increase in 2026\" (https://tweaktown.com/news/110293/windows-11-market-share-sees-dramatic-increase-in-2026/index.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#tweaktown-2026-03-01-restates-statcounter-2026-02-win11-72-57pct."
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. Win10 31.27 the same month. The pullback is why the page should describe February 2026 as a spike inside a rising trend, not a new level.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-03-desktop-worldwide-win11-67-14pct",
      "citation_text": "67.1% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in March 2026, 5.4 points below the February peak (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-03-desktop-worldwide-win11-67-14pct."
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      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. The June 2026 reporting error was in the desktop OS share (Windows vs macOS vs Linux), not in the Windows version split: this figure was first published as 69.92 (Wayback 2026-07-09) and PC-WELT reported 69.89 on 2026-07-03. Win10 28.16, Win7 1.64 the same month.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-desktop-worldwide-win11-69-89pct",
      "citation_text": "69.9% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in June 2026, down from 71.8% in May (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-desktop-worldwide-win11-69-89pct."
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      "statement": "28.2% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in June 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "headline": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. First published as 28.1.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-desktop-worldwide-win10-28-16pct",
      "citation_text": "28.2% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in June 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-desktop-worldwide-win10-28-16pct."
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      "quote": "Win11 69.92 % Win10 28.1 % Win7 1.67 % WinXP 0.17 % Win8.1 0.09 % Win8 0.03 %",
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      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published",
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      "notes": "Snapshots of 1 to 8 July 2026 were not retrievable (Wayback timeouts); 9 July is the earliest captured. Differs from the final 69.89 by 0.03.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-69-92pct",
      "citation_text": "69.9% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in June 2026 as shown on StatCounter's page on 9 July 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published-69-92pct."
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      "statement": "69.9% of worldwide Windows desktop page views came from Windows 11 in June 2026, down from 71.8% in May, as PC-WELT reported from StatCounter (PC-WELT, 2026).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Der Marktanteil von Windows 11 sank von 71,84 Prozent im Mai 2026 auf 69,89 Prozent im Juni 2026.",
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      "headline": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Matches StatCounter's current value exactly; shows the Windows version figure for June 2026 was not part of the OS-share error.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcwelt-2026-07-03-restates-statcounter-2026-06-win11-69-89pct",
      "citation_text": "69.9% of worldwide Windows desktop page views came from Windows 11 in June 2026, down from 71.8% in May, as PC-WELT reported from StatCounter (PC-WELT, 2026). Source: PC-WELT, \"Windows 11 verliert weltweit Nutzer - Schock für Microsoft\" (https://www.pcwelt.de/?p=3183702). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcwelt-2026-07-03-restates-statcounter-2026-06-win11-69-89pct."
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "72.0% of desktop page views worldwide came from Windows in June 2026 after StatCounter corrected a reporting error that had first shown 56.6% (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of desktop page views",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Windows\",\"OS X\",\"Linux\",\"Chrome OS\",\"macOS\",\"Other\" 2026-05,76.38,12.91,3.81,1.72,5.18,0 2026-06,72,15.16,5.59,1.54,5.71,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the previous month's line and the month's line); row Date=2026-06, column Windows",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-windows",
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      "notes": "Corrected value as served 2026-10-12. First published as 56.61 with an 'Unknown' row of 21.45 (Wayback 2026-07-09). Even corrected, June (72.0) and July (71.11) sit well below April (78.87) and September (76.41), and the CSV has no Unknown column, so the page should show June to August 2026 with a 'StatCounter reporting problem' note rather than as a Windows decline.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-72-00pct-corrected",
      "citation_text": "72.0% of desktop page views worldwide came from Windows in June 2026 after StatCounter corrected a reporting error that had first shown 56.6% (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=os_combined&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Operating%20System&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-72-00pct-corrected."
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    {
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      "notes": "A 'number we will not publish' as a Windows share. Keep for the reporting-error note only. Linuxiac quoted 56.55 on 2026-07-07, the snapshot two days later shows 56.61 (daily updates).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-as-first-published-56-61pct",
      "citation_text": "56.6% of desktop page views worldwide were attributed to Windows in June 2026 as StatCounter's page showed on 9 July 2026, before the company corrected the figure (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-as-first-published-56-61pct."
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      "quote": "Windows 56.61 % Unknown 21.45 % OS X 11.89 % macOS 4.48 % Linux 4.36 % Chrome OS 1.21 %",
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      "notes": "The Unknown row does not appear in the corrected CSV export. Windows Latest downloaded the same data and reported the same 21.45.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-os-desktop-worldwide-unknown-as-first-published-21-45pct",
      "citation_text": "21.5% of desktop page views worldwide were classed as 'Unknown' operating system in StatCounter's first-published June 2026 data, the row that absorbed the missing Windows share (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-06-os-desktop-worldwide-unknown-as-first-published-21-45pct."
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      "statement": "56.6% of the desktop market was the Windows share StatCounter first reported for June 2026, down from about 79% in April, a drop Windows Latest showed to be a reporting error (Windows Latest, 2026).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "In June 2026, the same company reported that Windows' market share had dropped to just 56.55%. This meant Windows' market share appeared to fall by 22.45 percentage points, or about 28.4%, in just two months.",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "The article's opening line: 'StatCounter, a web analytics company, claimed that Windows' market share had fallen from roughly 79% to just 56%, but as expected, it turned out to be a reporting error.' The URL slug says 15 points, the headline 20 points.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowslatest-2026-07-12-statcounter-2026-06-windows-56-55pct-reporting-error",
      "citation_text": "56.6% of the desktop market was the Windows share StatCounter first reported for June 2026, down from about 79% in April, a drop Windows Latest showed to be a reporting error (Windows Latest, 2026). Source: Windows Latest, \"No, Windows did not fall below 60% market share or lose 20 points to Linux\" (https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/12/no-windows-did-not-fall-below-60-market-share-or-lose-15-points-to-linux/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowslatest-2026-07-12-statcounter-2026-06-windows-56-55pct-reporting-error."
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      "published_at": "2026-07-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "As expected, StatCounter has admitted that it messed up and rolled out fresh data that shows Windows at 72%. It'll likely climb back toward 78% in the coming weeks as the numbers continue to adjust.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-windows",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "StatCounter's CSV on 2026-10-12 gives exactly 72.0 for June 2026; it did not 'climb back toward 78' (July 71.11, August 63.03, September 76.41). No StatCounter statement about the correction was found on its site; the 'admitted' wording is Windows Latest's.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowslatest-2026-07-12-statcounter-corrected-2026-06-windows-72pct",
      "citation_text": "72% of the desktop market is the Windows share StatCounter showed for June 2026 after it corrected its data, according to Windows Latest (Windows Latest, 2026). Source: Windows Latest, \"No, Windows did not fall below 60% market share or lose 20 points to Linux\" (https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/12/no-windows-did-not-fall-below-60-market-share-or-lose-15-points-to-linux/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowslatest-2026-07-12-statcounter-corrected-2026-06-windows-72pct."
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    {
      "id": "windowslatest-2026-07-12-statcounter-2026-06-unknown-21-45pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "21.5% of desktop page views were labelled 'Unknown' operating system in StatCounter's June 2026 download, which Windows Latest identified as the misclassified Windows share (Windows Latest, 2026).",
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      "value": 21.45,
      "unit": "% of desktop page views",
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      "period": "2026-06",
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      "publisher": "Windows Latest",
      "source_title": "No, Windows did not fall below 60% market share or lose 20 points to Linux",
      "source_url": "https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/12/no-windows-did-not-fall-below-60-market-share-or-lose-15-points-to-linux/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2026-07-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "I downloaded the data from StatCounter, and we found that an operating system labeled \"Unknown\" suddenly accounted for 21.45% of the desktop market.",
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      "derived": false,
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-unknown",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Matches the Wayback snapshot of the StatCounter page (Unknown 21.45). The article also recalls the 2025 Windows 7 spike: 'Later, StatCounter rectified the numbers, and Windows 7 went back to less than 1% of the desktop market.'",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowslatest-2026-07-12-statcounter-2026-06-unknown-21-45pct",
      "citation_text": "21.5% of desktop page views were labelled 'Unknown' operating system in StatCounter's June 2026 download, which Windows Latest identified as the misclassified Windows share (Windows Latest, 2026). Source: Windows Latest, \"No, Windows did not fall below 60% market share or lose 20 points to Linux\" (https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/12/no-windows-did-not-fall-below-60-market-share-or-lose-15-points-to-linux/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowslatest-2026-07-12-statcounter-2026-06-unknown-21-45pct."
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    {
      "id": "linuxiac-2026-07-07-restates-statcounter-2026-06-windows-56-55pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "56.6% of global desktop OS page views came from Windows in June 2026 according to StatCounter's first-published data as reported by Linuxiac, which read it as Windows falling below 60% (Linuxiac, 2026).",
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      "value": 56.55,
      "unit": "% of desktop page views",
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      "period": "2026-06",
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      "publisher": "Linuxiac",
      "source_title": "Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years",
      "source_url": "https://linuxiac.com/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2026-07-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "In June 2026, StatCounter reported that Windows made up 56.55% of global desktop OS usage, dropping Microsoft's share below 60%.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The restatement that spread (Slashdot picked it up on 2026-07-08). A reader comment on the article dated 10 July notes the page's chart already showed 72% for June while the table still said 56.61. Record of how a tracker glitch becomes a headline; not a Windows figure.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#linuxiac-2026-07-07-restates-statcounter-2026-06-windows-56-55pct",
      "citation_text": "56.6% of global desktop OS page views came from Windows in June 2026 according to StatCounter's first-published data as reported by Linuxiac, which read it as Windows falling below 60% (Linuxiac, 2026). Source: Linuxiac, \"Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years\" (https://linuxiac.com/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#linuxiac-2026-07-07-restates-statcounter-2026-06-windows-56-55pct."
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    {
      "id": "linuxiac-2026-07-07-restates-statcounter-2026-06-linux-4-39pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "4.4% of global desktop page views came from Linux in June 2026 per StatCounter as reported by Linuxiac (Linuxiac, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 4.39,
      "unit": "% of desktop page views",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-06",
      "population": "Desktop devices (all operating systems) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Linuxiac",
      "source_title": "Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years",
      "source_url": "https://linuxiac.com/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "StatCounter's June 2026 data puts Linux at 4.39% worldwide, one of its strongest recent showings in the company's desktop OS statistics.",
      "locator": "Second paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-linux",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "StatCounter's corrected CSV gives Linux 5.59 for June 2026, higher than the first-published 4.36 to 4.39, because the misclassified share was redistributed. Linux's share did not explain the Windows drop either way.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#linuxiac-2026-07-07-restates-statcounter-2026-06-linux-4-39pct",
      "citation_text": "4.4% of global desktop page views came from Linux in June 2026 per StatCounter as reported by Linuxiac (Linuxiac, 2026). Source: Linuxiac, \"Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years\" (https://linuxiac.com/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#linuxiac-2026-07-07-restates-statcounter-2026-06-linux-4-39pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-04-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-78-87pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "78.9% of desktop page views worldwide came from Windows in April 2026, the baseline against which the June 2026 reporting error was measured (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 78.87,
      "unit": "% of desktop page views",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2026-04",
      "population": "Desktop devices (all operating systems) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=os_combined&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Operating%20System&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Windows\",\"OS X\",\"Linux\",\"Chrome OS\",\"macOS\",\"Other\" 2026-03,75.69,11.85,3.93,2.01,6.52,0 2026-04,78.87,10.15,3.7,1.87,5.41,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the previous month's line and the month's line); row Date=2026-04, column Windows",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-windows",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. Windows Latest's 'approximately 79% in April' refers to this value.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-04-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-78-87pct",
      "citation_text": "78.9% of desktop page views worldwide came from Windows in April 2026, the baseline against which the June 2026 reporting error was measured (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=os_combined&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Operating%20System&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-04-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-78-87pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win10-41-71pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "41.7% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in October 2025, the month its support ended on 14 October (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 41.71,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "41.7%",
      "display_label": "worldwide share of Windows desktop page views, October 2025 (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-09,43.78,52.9,2.29,0.2,0.48,0.33,0.02,0,0 2025-10,41.71,55.18,2.52,0.16,0.17,0.22,0.02,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-10, column Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. StatCounter publishes no daily figure for 14 October 2025 (the daily export only covers recent days), so the monthly value stands for the end-of-support date. First published as 41.74 (Wayback 2025-11-02). Twelve months later is October 2026, not yet published on 2026-10-12; September 2026 (27.77) is the latest comparison.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win10-41-71pct",
      "citation_text": "41.7% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in October 2025, the month its support ended on 14 October (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win10-41-71pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win11-55-18pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "55.2% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in October 2025, the month Windows 10 support ended (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 55.18,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "55.2%",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\" 2025-09,43.78,52.9,2.29,0.2,0.48,0.33,0.02,0,0 2025-10,41.71,55.18,2.52,0.16,0.17,0.22,0.02,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the adjacent month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-10, column Win11",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. First published as 55.17.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win11-55-18pct",
      "citation_text": "55.2% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 11 in October 2025, the month Windows 10 support ended (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win11-55-18pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-41-74pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "41.7% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in October 2025 as StatCounter first published the month on 2 November 2025 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 55.17 % Win10 41.74 % Win7 2.5 % WinXP 0.22 % Win8 0.18 % Win8.1 0.16 %",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20251102084518/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide, table 'October 2025', row Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Revised to 41.71; one decimal unchanged.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-41-74pct",
      "citation_text": "41.7% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 10 in October 2025 as StatCounter first published the month on 2 November 2025 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win10-as-first-published-41-74pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win7-as-first-published-2-50pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "2.5% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in October 2025 as first published on 2 November 2025, after StatCounter had corrected the September spike (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 2.5,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 55.17 % Win10 41.74 % Win7 2.5 % WinXP 0.22 % Win8 0.18 % Win8.1 0.16 %",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20251102084518/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide, table 'October 2025', row Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win7-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Current CSV: 2.52. Still above the pre-glitch level (July 2025: 2.02) and the post-glitch level (January 2026: 1.05).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win7-as-first-published-2-50pct",
      "citation_text": "2.5% of Windows desktop page views worldwide came from Windows 7 in October 2025 as first published on 2 November 2025, after StatCounter had corrected the September spike (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-10-desktop-worldwide-win7-as-first-published-2-50pct."
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    {
      "id": "guru3d-2025-11-10-restates-statcounter-2025-10-win11-55-17pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "55.2% of desktop PCs worldwide ran Windows 11 in October 2025 per StatCounter as reported by Guru3D, with Windows 10 at 41.7% (Guru3D, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 55.17,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "55.2%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices (desktops and laptops) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Guru3D",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Surpasses 55% Global Market Share as Windows 10 Declines",
      "source_url": "https://www.guru3d.com/story/windows-11-surpasses-global-market-share-as-windows-10-declines/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "According to StatCounter's latest figures for October 2025, Microsoft's newest OS now runs on 55.17% of all desktop PCs worldwide, while Windows 10 continues to slide, dropping to 41.74%.",
      "locator": "Second paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-as-first-published",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Guru3D restates page views as 'desktop PCs', the usual drift; matches the first-published 55.17 / 41.74 rather than the revised 55.18 / 41.71.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#guru3d-2025-11-10-restates-statcounter-2025-10-win11-55-17pct",
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      "notes": "Eleven months, not twelve: October 2026 is not published until 1 November 2026. Refresh then.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10-change-2025-10-to-2026-09-minus-13-94-points",
      "citation_text": "Windows 10's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide fell 13.9 points in the eleven months after its end of support, from 41.7% in October 2025 to 27.8% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win10-change-2025-10-to-2026-09-minus-13-94-points."
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      "notes": "The About page is undated; the FAQ dates the sample statement to July 2022 (5.3 billion page views). The measure the page must name: share of sampled page views, not of installed PCs. The collection plan's '1.5 million sites' figure is Mezha's wording, not StatCounter's; StatCounter says 'more than 1 million'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-about-sample-3-billion-pageviews-1-million-websites",
      "citation_text": "3 billion page views per month from more than 1 million websites is the sample StatCounter says its Global Stats, including its browser and operating system shares, are based on (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"About Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/about). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-about-sample-3-billion-pageviews-1-million-websites."
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      "notes": "The About page carries the same statement ('subject to quality assurance testing and revision for 45 days from publication'). Explains the first-published vs revised pairs in this file; September 2026 is still open until about 15 November 2026. Note the FAQ 'Do bots influence your stats?' answer also says revisions are flagged on the graphs 'by way of a note'; no such note was visible on the Windows version page on 2026-10-12.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-about-revision-window-45-days",
      "citation_text": "45 days after first publication is how long StatCounter says each month's figures remain subject to quality assurance testing and revision, after which no changes are made (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Statcounter Global Stats FAQ\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/faq). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-about-revision-window-45-days."
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      "id": "statcounter-faq-sample-july-2022-5-3-billion-page-views",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "5.3 billion page views made up StatCounter's global sample in July 2022, the most recent sample-size statement on its FAQ, with 1 billion from the United States (StatCounter, 2022).",
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      "notes": "The country list continues: United Kingdom 224 million, China 213 million, Taiwan 171 million, Indonesia 150 million, Germany 114 million, Canada 112 million, Poland 109 million. The sample is skewed toward countries where StatCounter's code is common (Turkey and Taiwan outrank Germany), which the 'why trackers disagree' note should say.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-faq-sample-july-2022-5-3-billion-page-views",
      "citation_text": "5.3 billion page views made up StatCounter's global sample in July 2022, the most recent sample-size statement on its FAQ, with 1 billion from the United States (StatCounter, 2022). Source: StatCounter, \"Statcounter Global Stats FAQ\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/faq). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-faq-sample-july-2022-5-3-billion-page-views."
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      "id": "statcounter-faq-page-views-not-unique-visitors",
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      "statement": "Page views, not unique visitors or devices, are what StatCounter counts, so a browser that loads 500 pages weighs 500 times one that loads a single page (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "notes": "The FAQ's own example: one page in Browser A and 500 pages in Browser B gives A under 1% and B over 99%. This is why 'X% of PCs run Windows 11' is a loose restatement; the page should say 'of Windows desktop page views' or 'of desktop Windows usage'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-faq-page-views-not-unique-visitors",
      "citation_text": "Page views, not unique visitors or devices, are what StatCounter counts, so a browser that loads 500 pages weighs 500 times one that loads a single page (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Statcounter Global Stats FAQ\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/faq). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-faq-page-views-not-unique-visitors."
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      "id": "statcounter-faq-desktop-includes-laptops-useragent",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "Laptops and desktops are one 'desktop' platform in StatCounter's data because the browser user agent cannot tell them apart; the platform of every page view is set from the user agent (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "notes": "Mobile: 'a pocket-sized computing device, typically having a display screen with touch input or a miniature keyboard'. Tablet: 'a portable computing device, larger than a mobile device, with a touchscreen interface'. User-agent detection is also the root of the 2025 Windows 7 and 2026 Unknown glitches (Windows Latest attributes the 2025 one to Chromium's User-Agent reduction).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-faq-desktop-includes-laptops-useragent",
      "citation_text": "Laptops and desktops are one 'desktop' platform in StatCounter's data because the browser user agent cannot tell them apart; the platform of every page view is set from the user agent (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Statcounter Global Stats FAQ\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/faq). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-faq-desktop-includes-laptops-useragent."
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      "notes": "Relevant to the 'why trackers disagree' note: Steam weights nothing either but samples gamers; Lansweeper samples managed fleets.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-faq-no-weighting",
      "citation_text": "No weighting is applied to StatCounter's data: shares are the raw proportion of sampled page views, so countries where its code is common count for more (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Statcounter Global Stats FAQ\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/faq). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-faq-no-weighting."
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      "statement": "Bots are identified and excluded from StatCounter's stats, and the company reserves a 45-day window to revise figures and says it flags revisions on its graphs with a note (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "notes": "The answer continues: 'we reserve a 45 day window to revise stats if/when necessary. In the event of a change or revision being required we flag this on our graphs by way of a note.' No note was visible for the September 2025 or June 2026 revisions on 2026-10-12; Windows Latest's 'admitted' wording has no StatCounter statement behind it that this collector could find.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-faq-bots-and-revision-flag",
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      "notes": "'minimizes' is the FAQ's spelling. The FAQ also says: 'Some services base stats on sales/downloads - we don't - we measure internet usage.'",
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      "notes": "Context for the 'switch OS' exit in the intent section; Chrome OS 2.31 the same month. CSV: 4.54.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-os-desktop-worldwide-linux-4-54pct",
      "citation_text": "4.5% of desktop page views worldwide came from Linux in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-os-desktop-worldwide-linux-4-54pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-79-86pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "79.9% of desktop page views worldwide came from Windows in September 2025 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 79.86,
      "unit": "% of desktop page views",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025-09",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=os_combined&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Operating%20System&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Windows\",\"OS X\",\"Linux\",\"Chrome OS\",\"macOS\",\"Other\" 2025-08,78.58,9.92,4.48,1.55,5.46,0 2025-09,79.86,9.39,3.76,1.82,5.16,0",
      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the previous month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-09, column Windows",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-windows",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Value as served on 2026-10-12 after StatCounter's 45-day revision window closed for this month; the route is the CSV export (chart.php) behind the page's chart. OS X 9.39, macOS 5.16, Linux 3.76, Chrome OS 1.82 the same month.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-79-86pct",
      "citation_text": "79.9% of desktop page views worldwide came from Windows in September 2025 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=os_combined&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Operating%20System&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-79-86pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-change-2025-09-to-2026-09-minus-3-45-points",
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      "statement": "Windows' share of desktop page views worldwide fell 3.5 points in twelve months, from 79.9% in September 2025 to 76.4% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "percentage points of desktop page views",
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      "period": "2025-09 to 2026-09",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=os_combined&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Operating%20System&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the previous month's line and the month's line); row Date=2025-09 and 2026-09, column Windows",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "76.41 (2026-09) - 79.86 (2025-09) = -3.45, CSV export on 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-windows",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Context only: the series is noisy (October 2025 74.61, June to August 2026 63 to 72 with reporting problems). Not a headline.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-change-2025-09-to-2026-09-minus-3-45-points",
      "citation_text": "Windows' share of desktop page views worldwide fell 3.5 points in twelve months, from 79.9% in September 2025 to 76.4% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=os_combined&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Operating%20System&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-change-2025-09-to-2026-09-minus-3-45-points."
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    {
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      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "63.0% of desktop page views worldwide were attributed to Windows in August 2026, with macOS at 15.1% and Linux at 8.8%, a pattern like the corrected June 2026 error and still inside StatCounter's revision window on 12 October 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 63.03,
      "unit": "% of desktop page views",
      "display_value": "63.0%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-08",
      "population": "Desktop devices (all operating systems) in StatCounter's page-view sample",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=os_combined&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Operating%20System&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "locator": "CSV export (quote = header line, the previous month's line and the month's line); row Date=2026-08, column Windows",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-os-desktop-worldwide-windows",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "A 'number we will not publish' as a Windows share. The page first showed 62.67 (Wayback 2026-09-07: Windows 62.67, macOS 15.31, OS X 11.6, Linux 8.88). September 2026 is back at 76.41. The Windows version split for August (Win11 68.6, Win10 30.15) is unaffected because it is a share of Windows page views only. Re-check after 15 October 2026 when the 45-day window closes.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-08-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-63-03pct-anomaly",
      "citation_text": "63.0% of desktop page views worldwide were attributed to Windows in August 2026, with macOS at 15.1% and Linux at 8.8%, a pattern like the corrected June 2026 error and still inside StatCounter's revision window on 12 October 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly Oct 2021 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=os_combined&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Operating%20System&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202110&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2021-10&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-08-os-desktop-worldwide-windows-63-03pct-anomaly."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-china-win7-4-45pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "4.5% of Windows desktop page views in China came from Windows 7 in September 2026, the highest Windows 7 share of the 44 countries checked (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 4.45,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "4.5%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in China, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in China in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share China | Statcounter Global Stats",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/china",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 53.89 % Win10 41.14 % Win7 4.45 % WinXP 0.35 % Win8.1 0.1 % Win8 0.05 %",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in China - September 2026', row Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-china-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CSV export for China gives 4.46. 'Highest' is among the 44 countries this collector queried (see trackers-statcounter-series-win7-by-country.csv), not a ranking of all 240 regions. Next: Sudan 1.84, Belarus 1.77, Russia 1.76. China's sample is 213 million page views (July 2022 FAQ).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-china-win7-4-45pct",
      "citation_text": "4.5% of Windows desktop page views in China came from Windows 7 in September 2026, the highest Windows 7 share of the 44 countries checked (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share China | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/china). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-china-win7-4-45pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-china-win10-41-14pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "41.1% of Windows desktop page views in China still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 53.9% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 41.14,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "41.1%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in China in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share China | Statcounter Global Stats",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/china",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 53.89 % Win10 41.14 % Win7 4.45 % WinXP 0.35 % Win8.1 0.1 % Win8 0.05 %",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in China - September 2026', row Win10",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-china-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "China is the largest market where Windows 10 held over 40% in September 2026 among the countries checked (Russia 54.19, Iran 54.73, Indonesia 53.15, Afghanistan 57.25 were higher but smaller). Belongs to the country table family too; recorded here because it is on the same fetched page.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-china-win10-41-14pct",
      "citation_text": "41.1% of Windows desktop page views in China still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 53.9% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share China | Statcounter Global Stats\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/china). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-china-win10-41-14pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-sudan-win7-1-84pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "1.8% of Windows desktop page views in Sudan came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 1.84,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "1.8%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sudan",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in Sudan in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share, SD, monthly Dec 2023 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=SD&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=SD&fromInt=202312&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2023-12&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\" 2025-12,56.71,37.22,4.82,1.07,0.17,0.01,0,0 2026-09,41.26,56.64,1.84,0.21,0.05,0,0,0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export, header Date,Win10,Win11,Win7,Win8.1,Win8,WinXP,WinVista,Other; row Date=2026-09, column Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-sudan-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Second-highest Windows 7 share among the 44 countries checked. Small sample country; December 2025 was 4.82.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-sudan-win7-1-84pct",
      "citation_text": "1.8% of Windows desktop page views in Sudan came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share, SD, monthly Dec 2023 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=SD&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=SD&fromInt=202312&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2023-12&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-sudan-win7-1-84pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-belarus-win7-1-77pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "1.8% of Windows desktop page views in Belarus came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 1.77,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "1.8%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Belarus",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in Belarus in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share, BY, monthly Dec 2023 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=BY&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=BY&fromInt=202312&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2023-12&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\" 2025-12,51.07,37.2,10.86,0.44,0.35,0.07,0,0 2026-09,43.26,54.37,1.77,0.27,0.26,0.07,0,0",
      "locator": "CSV export, header Date,Win10,Win11,Win7,Win8.1,Win8,WinXP,WinVista,Other; row Date=2026-09, column Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-belarus-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Third-highest among the 44 countries checked. December 2025 showed 10.86, inside the Windows 7 detection-glitch period; do not use that value.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-belarus-win7-1-77pct",
      "citation_text": "1.8% of Windows desktop page views in Belarus came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share, BY, monthly Dec 2023 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=BY&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=BY&fromInt=202312&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2023-12&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-belarus-win7-1-77pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2024-12-desktop-china-win7-19-22pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "19.2% of Windows desktop page views in China came from Windows 7 in December 2024 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 19.22,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "19.2%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "2024-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in China in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share, CN, monthly Dec 2023 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=CN&fromInt=202312&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2023-12&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\" 2023-12,58.38,15.31,23.36,0.6,1.44,0.51,0.38,0.02 2024-12,53.92,24.52,19.22,0.72,1.01,0.33,0.26,0",
      "locator": "CSV export, header Date,Win10,Win11,Win7,Win8.1,Win8,WinXP,WinVista,Other; row Date=2024-12, column Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-china-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "December 2023: 23.36. Shows the Chinese Windows 7 base collapsing from a fifth to under 5% in 21 months (December 2025: 4.25; September 2026: 4.46).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-china-win7-19-22pct",
      "citation_text": "19.2% of Windows desktop page views in China came from Windows 7 in December 2024 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share, CN, monthly Dec 2023 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=CN&fromInt=202312&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2023-12&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2024-12-desktop-china-win7-19-22pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-12-desktop-china-win7-4-25pct",
      "family": "trackers-statcounter",
      "statement": "4.3% of Windows desktop page views in China came from Windows 7 in December 2025, down from 19.2% a year earlier (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": "In China, Windows 7's share of desktop web traffic fell from 19.2% to **4.3%** during 2025.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 4.25,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "4.3%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "2025-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in China in StatCounter's page-view sample",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share, CN, monthly Dec 2023 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=CN&fromInt=202312&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2023-12&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-01-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "notes": "China's series in mid-2025 (July 2025: Win7 11.73, Win8.1 11.03) carries the same detection glitch as the worldwide series; the December value is after the correction.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-china-win7-4-25pct",
      "citation_text": "4.3% of Windows desktop page views in China came from Windows 7 in December 2025, down from 19.2% a year earlier (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share, CN, monthly Dec 2023 to Sept 2026 (CSV export behind the chart)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&multi-device=true&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=CN&fromInt=202312&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2023-12&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-china-win7-4-25pct."
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    {
      "id": "gigazine-2025-07-08-restates-statcounter-china-2025-07-win7-11-96pct",
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      "statement": "12.0% of Windows desktop page views in China were attributed to Windows 7 in StatCounter's running July 2025 data as reported by Gigazine (Gigazine, 2025).",
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      "quote": "For example, in China, Windows 10 still has the largest market share, with Windows 10 at 51.86% and Windows 11 at 32.39% as of July 2025. Windows 7 also has 11.96% remaining.",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "StatCounter's current China value for July 2025 is 11.73 (with Win8.1 at 11.03, a sign of the detection problem). Partial-month reading; context only.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gigazine-2025-07-08-restates-statcounter-china-2025-07-win7-11-96pct",
      "citation_text": "12.0% of Windows desktop page views in China were attributed to Windows 7 in StatCounter's running July 2025 data as reported by Gigazine (Gigazine, 2025). Source: Gigazine, \"Windows 11's global market share finally exceeds that of Windows 10, more than three years after its release\" (https://www.gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20250708-windows-version-market-share). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gigazine-2025-07-08-restates-statcounter-china-2025-07-win7-11-96pct."
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Worldwide PC shipments totaled 55.2 million units in the first quarter of 2023, a 30% decrease from the first quarter of 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.",
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      "series": "gartner-pc-shipments-quarterly",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Gartner preliminary; final estimates subject to change; data includes desktop and laptop PCs with Windows, macOS and Chrome OS, sell-in to channels. Never mix with IDC (different definitions and totals).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2023q1-pc-shipments-55-2m",
      "citation_text": "55.2 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2023, down 30.0% year on year (Gartner preliminary, 2023). Source: Gartner, Inc., \"Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 30% in First Quarter of 2023\" (https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/04-11-2023-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-declined-30-percent-in-first-quarter-of-2023). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2023q1-pc-shipments-55-2m."
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    {
      "id": "gartner-2023q2-pc-shipments-59-7m",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "59.7 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2023, down 16.6% year on year (Gartner preliminary, 2023).",
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      "source_title": "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 16.6% in Second Quarter of 2023",
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      "quote": "Worldwide PC shipments totaled 59.7 million units in the second quarter of 2023, a 16.6% decrease from the second quarter of 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "gartner-pc-shipments-quarterly",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Gartner preliminary; final estimates subject to change; data includes desktop and laptop PCs with Windows, macOS and Chrome OS, sell-in to channels. Never mix with IDC (different definitions and totals).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2023q2-pc-shipments-59-7m",
      "citation_text": "59.7 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2023, down 16.6% year on year (Gartner preliminary, 2023). Source: Gartner, Inc., \"Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 16.6% in Second Quarter of 2023\" (https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-07-11-gartner-says-worldwide--pc-shipments-declined-16-percent-in-second-quarter-of-2023). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2023q2-pc-shipments-59-7m."
    },
    {
      "id": "gartner-2023q3-pc-shipments-64-3m",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "64.3 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the third quarter of 2023, down 9.0% year on year (Gartner preliminary, 2023).",
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      "publisher": "Gartner, Inc.",
      "source_title": "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 9% in Third Quarter of 2023",
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      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-10-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Worldwide PC shipments totaled 64.3 million units in the third quarter of 2023, a 9% decrease from the third quarter of 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "gartner-pc-shipments-quarterly",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Gartner preliminary; final estimates subject to change; data includes desktop and laptop PCs with Windows, macOS and Chrome OS, sell-in to channels. Never mix with IDC (different definitions and totals). Eighth consecutive quarter of decline per the release.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2023q3-pc-shipments-64-3m",
      "citation_text": "64.3 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the third quarter of 2023, down 9.0% year on year (Gartner preliminary, 2023). Source: Gartner, Inc., \"Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 9% in Third Quarter of 2023\" (https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-09-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-declined-9-percent-in-third-quarter-of-2023). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2023q3-pc-shipments-64-3m."
    },
    {
      "id": "gartner-2023q4-pc-shipments-63-3m",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "63.4 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2023, up 0.3% year on year (Gartner preliminary, 2024).",
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      "population": "desktop and laptop PCs (Windows, macOS, Chrome OS) shipped into channels worldwide, Gartner preliminary estimate",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Gartner, Inc.",
      "source_title": "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 0.3% in Fourth Quarter of 2023 but Declined 14.8% for the Year",
      "source_url": "https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/01-10-2024-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-increased-zero-point-three-percent-in-fourth-quarter-of-2023-but-declined-fourteen-point-eight-percent-for-the-year",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Worldwide PC shipments totaled 63.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 0.3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "gartner-pc-shipments-quarterly",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Gartner preliminary; final estimates subject to change; data includes desktop and laptop PCs with Windows, macOS and Chrome OS, sell-in to channels. Never mix with IDC (different definitions and totals). First quarterly increase after eight straight quarters of decline.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2023q4-pc-shipments-63-3m",
      "citation_text": "63.4 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2023, up 0.3% year on year (Gartner preliminary, 2024). Source: Gartner, Inc., \"Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 0.3% in Fourth Quarter of 2023 but Declined 14.8% for the Year\" (https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/01-10-2024-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-increased-zero-point-three-percent-in-fourth-quarter-of-2023-but-declined-fourteen-point-eight-percent-for-the-year). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2023q4-pc-shipments-63-3m."
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      "id": "gartner-2024q1-pc-shipments-56-3m-restated-in-1q25-release",
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      "statement": "56.3 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2024, as restated in Gartner's first-quarter 2025 release (Gartner, 2025).",
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      "series": "gartner-pc-shipments-quarterly",
      "history": [],
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2024q1-pc-shipments-56-3m-restated-in-1q25-release",
      "citation_text": "56.3 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2024, as restated in Gartner's first-quarter 2025 release (Gartner, 2025). Source: Gartner, Inc., \"Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 4.8% in First Quarter of 2025\" (https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-04-14-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-increased-4-point-8-percent-in-first-quarter-of-2025). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2024q1-pc-shipments-56-3m-restated-in-1q25-release."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2024q2-pc-shipments-60-7m",
      "citation_text": "60.7 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2024, up 1.9% year on year (Gartner preliminary, 2024). Source: Gartner, Inc., \"Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 1.9% in Second Quarter of 2024\" (https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-07-10-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-increased-1-point-9-percent-in-second-quarter-of-2024). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2024q2-pc-shipments-60-7m."
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    {
      "id": "gartner-2024q3-pc-shipments-63-0m",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2024q3-pc-shipments-63-0m",
      "citation_text": "63.0 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the third quarter of 2024, down 1.3% year on year (Gartner preliminary, 2024). Source: Gartner, Inc., \"Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 1.3% in Third Quarter of 2024\" (https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-10-09-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-declined-1-percent-in-third-quarter-of-2024). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2024q3-pc-shipments-63-0m."
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    {
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      "quote": "Worldwide PC shipments totaled 64.4 million units in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 1.4% increase from the fourth quarter of 2023, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.",
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      "series": "gartner-pc-shipments-quarterly",
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      "quote": "Gartner estimates that the AI PC segment will reach 31% in share of shipments in 2025, up from 15% in 2024, marking a significant shift in market priorities and innovation.",
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      "notes": "Gartner preliminary; final estimates subject to change; data includes desktop and laptop PCs with Windows, macOS and Chrome OS, sell-in to channels. Never mix with IDC (different definitions and totals). Estimate made in October 2025 (before year end). Gartner's definition of AI PC (NPU-equipped) differs from Canalys/Omdia's 'AI-capable PC'; never put the two shares in one series.",
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      "notes": "Gartner preliminary; final estimates subject to change; data includes desktop and laptop PCs with Windows, macOS and Chrome OS, sell-in to channels. Never mix with IDC (different definitions and totals). Same section: 'many organizations are upgrading primarily to future-proof their fleets, rather than to realize immediate business value from AI capabilities'. Subhead: 'Tariffs, Memory Hikes, Windows 11 Upgrades Drove Growth'.",
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      "citation_text": "Tariff volatility, anticipated memory price hikes in 2026 and the rising cost of Windows 10 Extended Security Updates prompted businesses to prioritise replacing hardware in 2025, Gartner said (Gartner, 2026). Source: Gartner, Inc., \"Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 9.3% in Fourth Quarter of 2025 and 9.1% for the Full Year\" (https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-1-20-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-increased-9-point-3-percent-in-fourth-quarter-of-2025-and-9-point-1-percent-for-the-full-year). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2025q4-padhi-windows-10-esu-costs-prompted-businesses-to-replace-hardware."
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      "notes": "Gartner preliminary; final estimates subject to change; data includes desktop and laptop PCs with Windows, macOS and Chrome OS, sell-in to channels. Never mix with IDC (different definitions and totals). Same release: HP Inc. shipments down 30.9%; all top six vendors declined; businesses 'focused spending on targeted investments, such as workstations and AI PCs rather than broad-based PC deployments'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2026q3-banerjee-dram-costs-surged-five-times-shipments-back-to-early-2023-levels",
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      "notes": "FORECAST (Gartner, February 2026). Compare IDC's -11.3% (March 2026) and Omdia's -12% (March 2026) forecasts; keep the three firms separate.",
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      "notes": "FORECAST (Gartner, February 2026). Same paragraph: AI PC 50% market penetration delayed until 2028.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2026-forecast-memory-23pct-of-pc-bom-sub-500-dollar-segment-to-disappear-by-2028",
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      "notes": "IDC preliminary; traditional PCs = desktops, notebooks and workstations, excluding tablets. Never mix with Gartner (different definitions; IDC totals run higher). IDC's April 2024 release restates the 1Q23 decline as 28.7%.",
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      "notes": "IDC preliminary; traditional PCs = desktops, notebooks and workstations, excluding tablets. Never mix with Gartner (different definitions; IDC totals run higher).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2023q2-pc-shipments-61-6m",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2023q3-pc-shipments-68-2m",
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      "notes": "IDC preliminary; traditional PCs = desktops, notebooks and workstations, excluding tablets. Never mix with Gartner (different definitions; IDC totals run higher). Release notes the easy comparison: 1Q23 is restated here as a 28.7% decline, 'the lowest point in PC history'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2024q1-pc-shipments-59-8m",
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      "notes": "IDC preliminary; traditional PCs = desktops, notebooks and workstations, excluding tablets. Never mix with Gartner (different definitions; IDC totals run higher). Ryan Reith cites 'a less sexy but arguably more important commercial refresh cycle'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2024q2-pc-shipments-64-9m",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2024q3-pc-shipments-68-8m",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2025q1-pc-shipments-63-2m",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2025q2-pc-shipments-68-4m",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2025q4-pc-shipments-76-4m",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2026q2-pc-shipments-68-2m",
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      "source_title": "PC Market Woes Continue: Shipments Fall 20.1% in Q3 2026 as Pull-In Hangover and Supply Constraints Bite",
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      "quote": "Worldwide PC shipments fell 20.1% year over year in Q3 2026 to 62.7 million units, according to preliminary results from IDC Research (IDC), the second consecutive decline and a deeper one than the 3.8% drop in Q2.",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2026q3-pc-shipments-62-7m",
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      "source_title": "Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 2.7% Year Over Year in the Fourth Quarter of 2023 but Visions of Growth Lie Ahead, According to IDC",
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      "quote": "preliminary results suggest an additional 13.9% contraction in 2023 compared to 2022. This downturn, unparalleled in the industry’s recorded history",
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      "notes": "IDC preliminary; traditional PCs = desktops, notebooks and workstations, excluding tablets. Never mix with Gartner (different definitions; IDC totals run higher). Compare Gartner's 241.8 million for the same year: the two firms' totals differ by about 18 million units because of definitions.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2023-full-year-pc-shipments-259-5m-down-13-9pct",
      "citation_text": "259.5 million traditional PCs were shipped worldwide in 2023, down 13.9% from 2022 (IDC preliminary, 2024). Source: International Data Corporation (IDC), \"Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 2.7% Year Over Year in the Fourth Quarter of 2023 but Visions of Growth Lie Ahead, According to IDC\" (https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/worldwide-pc-shipments-declined-2-7-year-over-year-in-the-fourth-quarter-of-2023-but-visions-of-growth-lie-ahead-according-to-idc/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2023-full-year-pc-shipments-259-5m-down-13-9pct."
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      "source_title": "The PC Market Closed out 2024 with Slight Growth and Mixed Views on What 2025 Will Bring, According to IDC",
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      "quote": "For the full year, PC vendors shipped 262.7 million PCs, up 1% from 2023.",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2024-full-year-pc-shipments-262-7m-up-1-0pct",
      "citation_text": "262.7 million traditional PCs were shipped worldwide in 2024, up 1.0% from 2023 (IDC preliminary, 2025). Source: International Data Corporation (IDC), \"The PC Market Closed out 2024 with Slight Growth and Mixed Views on What 2025 Will Bring, According to IDC\" (https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/the-pc-market-closed-out-2024-with-slight-growth-and-mixed-views-on-what-2025-will-bring-according-to-idc/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2024-full-year-pc-shipments-262-7m-up-1-0pct."
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      "notes": "IDC preliminary; traditional PCs = desktops, notebooks and workstations, excluding tablets. Never mix with Gartner (different definitions; IDC totals run higher). Gartner's full-year 2025 figure is 270.2 million (+9.1%); Omdia's is 278.7 million (+9.1%). Three firms, three totals; name the firm every time.",
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      "source_title": "PC Pain Persists in Q1 2023 Due to Excess Inventory and Poor Demand, According to IDC Tracker",
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      "series": "idc-windows-refresh-commentary",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "IDC preliminary; traditional PCs = desktops, notebooks and workstations, excluding tablets. Never mix with Gartner (different definitions; IDC totals run higher). Same paragraph continues: 'schools seek to replace worn down Chromebooks, and businesses move to Windows 11'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2023q1-huang-aging-installed-base-refresh-by-2024-businesses-move-to-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "IDC said in April 2023 that an aging installed base would start coming up for refresh by 2024, with businesses moving to Windows 11 (IDC, 2023). Source: International Data Corporation (IDC), \"PC Pain Persists in Q1 2023 Due to Excess Inventory and Poor Demand, According to IDC Tracker\" (https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/pc-pain-persists-in-q1-2023-due-to-excess-inventory-and-poor-demand-according-to-idc-tracker/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2023q1-huang-aging-installed-base-refresh-by-2024-businesses-move-to-windows-11."
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      "source_title": "Global PC Shipments Decline Again in the Third Quarter of 2023 Amid Signs of Market Improvement, According to IDC Tracker",
      "source_url": "https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/global-pc-shipments-decline-again-in-the-third-quarter-of-2023-amid-signs-of-market-improvement-according-to-idc-tracker/",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The PC industry is on a slow path to recovery as a device refresh cycle and end of support for Windows 10 will help drive sales in the second half of 2024 and beyond.",
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      "series": "idc-windows-refresh-commentary",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "IDC preliminary; traditional PCs = desktops, notebooks and workstations, excluding tablets. Never mix with Gartner (different definitions; IDC totals run higher).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2023q3-ubrani-windows-10-end-of-support-to-drive-sales-second-half-2024",
      "citation_text": "IDC said in October 2023 that a device refresh cycle and the end of support for Windows 10 would help drive PC sales in the second half of 2024 and beyond (IDC, 2023). Source: International Data Corporation (IDC), \"Global PC Shipments Decline Again in the Third Quarter of 2023 Amid Signs of Market Improvement, According to IDC Tracker\" (https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/global-pc-shipments-decline-again-in-the-third-quarter-of-2023-amid-signs-of-market-improvement-according-to-idc-tracker/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2023q3-ubrani-windows-10-end-of-support-to-drive-sales-second-half-2024."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2024q3-businesses-refresh-pcs-for-windows-10-end-of-support-japan-double-digits",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2024q4-ubrani-enterprises-upgrading-hardware-before-windows-10-end-of-support",
      "citation_text": "IDC credited part of the fourth-quarter 2024 result to enterprises continuing to upgrade hardware before the Windows 10 end of support scheduled for October 2025 (IDC, 2025). Source: International Data Corporation (IDC), \"The PC Market Closed out 2024 with Slight Growth and Mixed Views on What 2025 Will Bring, According to IDC\" (https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/the-pc-market-closed-out-2024-with-slight-growth-and-mixed-views-on-what-2025-will-bring-according-to-idc/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2024q4-ubrani-enterprises-upgrading-hardware-before-windows-10-end-of-support."
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      "citation_text": "Outside a flat US market, PC demand in the second quarter of 2025 was fuelled by an aging installed base and a steady transition to Windows 11, IDC said (IDC, 2025). Source: International Data Corporation (IDC), \"PC Shipments Remained Strong in Q2 Signaling Vendors Getting Ahead of Tariff Deadlines, according to IDC\" (https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS53677225). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2025q2-bouchard-rest-of-world-demand-fueled-by-aging-installed-base-and-transition-to-windows-11."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2025q4-end-of-support-for-windows-10-drove-a-wave-of-upgrade-demand-in-2025",
      "citation_text": "IDC described 2025 as a year marked by the end of support for Windows 10, which drove a wave of upgrade demand, and by tariff concerns and memory shortages that pulled inventory forward (IDC, 2026). Source: International Data Corporation (IDC), \"2025 Holiday PC Shipments Exceed Expectations as Vendors Accelerate Inventory Purchases Amid Supply Concerns\" (https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/4q25-pc-top-5-pr/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2025q4-end-of-support-for-windows-10-drove-a-wave-of-upgrade-demand-in-2025."
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      "notes": "FORECAST. IDC preliminary; traditional PCs = desktops, notebooks and workstations, excluding tablets. Never mix with Gartner (different definitions; IDC totals run higher). Same release: PC market value still expected to grow 1.6% to $274 billion on higher ASPs; 'Memory shortages will persist well into 2027'. IDC's June 2026 blog and forecast page keep -11.3% and expect 4Q26 shipments down about 20%.",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2026-forecast-q4-shipments-down-20pct-asp-up-17pct",
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      "notes": "Preceding sentence: 'The timing of the memory shortage creates a perfect storm for the PC industry, colliding with the Microsoft Windows 10 end-of-life refresh cycle and the AI PC marketing push.' This December 2025 note gave downside scenarios of -4.9% (moderate) and -8.9% (pessimistic) for 2026, both superseded by the March 2026 -11.3%.",
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      "citation_text": "PC vendors including Lenovo, Dell, HP, Acer and ASUS confirmed price increases of 15% to 20% as the memory shortage collided with the Windows 10 end-of-life refresh cycle, IDC wrote in December 2025 (IDC, 2025). Source: International Data Corporation (IDC), \"Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis and the Potential Impact on the Smartphone and PC Markets in 2026 (IDC blog)\" (https://www.idc.com/resource-center/blog/global-memory-shortage-crisis-market-analysis-and-the-potential-impact-on-the-smartphone-and-pc-markets-in-2026/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2025-12-memory-shortage-collides-with-windows-10-refresh-vendors-confirm-15-20pct-price-hikes."
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      "notes": "Omdia (Canalys became part of Omdia in 2025); desktops, notebooks and workstations. Third firm, third series; never mix with Gartner or IDC. Same paragraph: 'Q2 volumes were driven by commercial PC deployments ahead of the Windows 10 end of support, now only a few months away.' GAP: Omdia/Canalys releases for 2023-Q1 to 2025-Q1 lived on canalys.com, which now redirects every old newsroom URL to a generic Informa page; the Wayback Machine was offline on the collection day.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025q2-pc-shipments-67-6m",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025q3-pc-shipments-72-0m",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025q2-channel-poll-over-half-expect-pc-business-growth-h2-2025-29pct-over-10pct",
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      "citation_text": "Windows PCs, 83% of worldwide PC shipments, were forecast to decline 12% in 2026, Chrome devices 28% and Macs 5% (Omdia forecast, 2026). Source: Omdia (Informa TechTarget), incorporating Canalys, \"Omdia: Global PC shipments to decline 12% in 2026 amid severe memory and storage supply challenges\" (https://omdia.tech.informa.com/pr/2026/mar/global-pc-shipments-to-decline-12percent-in-2026-amid-severe-memory-and-storage-supply-challenges). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2026-forecast-windows-pcs-83pct-of-shipments-decline-12pct."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2026q2-channel-poll-over-half-of-customers-putting-off-refresh-6pct-cancellations",
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      "citation_text": "AI-capable PC shipments were forecast to surpass 100 million in 2025, 40% of all PC shipments, after an estimated 48 million (18%) in 2024 (Canalys forecast, 2024). Source: Canalys (now part of Omdia), \"AI-capable PCs forecast to make up 40% of global PC shipments in 2025\" (https://omdia.tech.informa.com/om141049/aicapable-pcs-forecast-to-make-up-40-of-global-pc-shipments-in-2025). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#canalys-2024-03-forecast-ai-capable-pcs-over-100m-40pct-of-shipments-2025."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#hp-2025-11-q4-fy2025-windows-11-conversion-about-10-points-per-quarter",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#hp-2026-02-q1-fy2026-revenue-up-7pct-driven-by-windows-11-refresh-and-ai-pcs",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lenovo-2026-02-q3-fy2526-windows-eos-and-pc-refresh-remains-near-term-tailwind",
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      "statement": "Lenovo's global PC market share reached 24.4% in the quarter to March 2026, a fourth-quarter high, with premium PCs 50% of its shipment mix and premium shipments up 29% year on year (Lenovo, 2026).",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lenovo-2026-05-q4-fy2526-pc-market-share-24-4pct-premium-mix-50pct",
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      "source_title": "The Global E-waste Monitor 2024 (ITU and UNITAR)",
      "source_url": "https://ewastemonitor.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GEM_2024_18-03_web_page_per_page_web.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2024-03-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Small IT and telecommunication devices, despite their size, have documented formal collection and recycling rates of 22 per cent, which is higher than other types of small equipment or lamps.",
      "locator": "Chapter 3, category discussion (text near Figure 4; also executive summary 'only 22 per cent is documented')",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "gem-2024-ewaste",
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      "notes": "UNITAR press release: '4.6 million tonnes ... with only 22% documented collection and recycling rate'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gem-2024-small-it-and-telecom-equipment-documented-recycling-rate-22pct",
      "citation_text": "22% of small IT and telecommunication equipment e-waste (laptops, phones, routers) was documented as formally collected and recycled in 2022 (Global E-waste Monitor, 2024). Source: UNITAR and ITU (Global E-waste Monitor), \"The Global E-waste Monitor 2024 (ITU and UNITAR)\" (https://ewastemonitor.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GEM_2024_18-03_web_page_per_page_web.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gem-2024-small-it-and-telecom-equipment-documented-recycling-rate-22pct."
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    {
      "id": "gem-2024-ewaste-projected-82-billion-kg-in-2030-recycling-rate-falling-to-20pct",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "82 billion kg of e-waste is projected to be generated in 2030, with the documented collection and recycling rate falling to 20% under business as usual (Global E-waste Monitor, 2024).",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "quote": "It is projected that 82 billion kg of e-waste will be generated in 2030. In a business as usual scenario based on previous growth in documented formal collection and recycling, such rates will decline to 20 per cent in 2030.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "gem-2024-ewaste",
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      "notes": "PROJECTION (UNITAR/ITU model). ITU press release phrases it as 'a further 33 per cent increase from the 2022 figure'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gem-2024-ewaste-projected-82-billion-kg-in-2030-recycling-rate-falling-to-20pct",
      "citation_text": "82 billion kg of e-waste is projected to be generated in 2030, with the documented collection and recycling rate falling to 20% under business as usual (Global E-waste Monitor, 2024). Source: UNITAR and ITU (Global E-waste Monitor), \"The Global E-waste Monitor 2024 (ITU and UNITAR)\" (https://ewastemonitor.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GEM_2024_18-03_web_page_per_page_web.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gem-2024-ewaste-projected-82-billion-kg-in-2030-recycling-rate-falling-to-20pct."
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      "id": "gem-2024-ewaste-generation-rising-five-times-faster-than-documented-recycling",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "E-waste generation rose almost five times faster than documented formal recycling between 2010 and 2022: generation grew by 2.3 billion kg a year on average, recycling by 0.5 billion kg a year (Global E-waste Monitor, 2024).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 5,
      "unit": "ratio of growth in e-waste generation to growth in documented recycling, 2010 to 2022",
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      "source_title": "The Global E-waste Monitor 2024 (ITU and UNITAR)",
      "source_url": "https://ewastemonitor.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GEM_2024_18-03_web_page_per_page_web.pdf",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-03-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The rise in e-waste generation is therefore outpacing the rise in formal recycling by a factor of almost 5",
      "locator": "Executive summary, second paragraph",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "gem-2024-ewaste",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "2010 base: 34 billion kg generated, 8 billion kg documented recycled.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gem-2024-ewaste-generation-rising-five-times-faster-than-documented-recycling",
      "citation_text": "E-waste generation rose almost five times faster than documented formal recycling between 2010 and 2022: generation grew by 2.3 billion kg a year on average, recycling by 0.5 billion kg a year (Global E-waste Monitor, 2024). Source: UNITAR and ITU (Global E-waste Monitor), \"The Global E-waste Monitor 2024 (ITU and UNITAR)\" (https://ewastemonitor.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GEM_2024_18-03_web_page_per_page_web.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gem-2024-ewaste-generation-rising-five-times-faster-than-documented-recycling."
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    {
      "id": "itu-2024-ewaste-62-billion-dollars-of-recoverable-resources-unaccounted-for-2022",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "USD 62 billion worth of recoverable natural resources went unaccounted for in 2022 because less than a quarter of e-waste was documented as properly collected and recycled (ITU, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 62,
      "unit": "billion US dollars of recoverable natural resources in undocumented e-waste, 2022",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "all electrical and electronic equipment waste generated worldwide (UNITAR/ITU statistical model)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "International Telecommunication Union (ITU)",
      "source_title": "Electronic waste rising five times faster than documented e-waste recycling: UN (ITU press release)",
      "source_url": "https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2024-03-20-e-waste-recycling.aspx",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-03-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "less than one quarter (22.3 per cent) of the year's e-waste mass was documented as having been properly collected and recycled in 2022, leaving USD 62 billion worth of recoverable natural resources unaccounted for",
      "locator": "Third paragraph of the press release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "gem-2024-ewaste",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "A value figure, not a mass figure; the coincidence with '62 billion kg' invites misquotation, so label units.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#itu-2024-ewaste-62-billion-dollars-of-recoverable-resources-unaccounted-for-2022",
      "citation_text": "USD 62 billion worth of recoverable natural resources went unaccounted for in 2022 because less than a quarter of e-waste was documented as properly collected and recycled (ITU, 2024). Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), \"Electronic waste rising five times faster than documented e-waste recycling: UN (ITU press release)\" (https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2024-03-20-e-waste-recycling.aspx). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#itu-2024-ewaste-62-billion-dollars-of-recoverable-resources-unaccounted-for-2022."
    },
    {
      "id": "unitar-2024-small-it-telecom-ewaste-4-6-million-tonnes-restates-report-5-billion-kg",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "4.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022 was small IT and telecommunication equipment such as laptops and phones, with a 22% documented collection and recycling rate, per the UNITAR press release (UNITAR, 2024).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 4.6,
      "unit": "million tonnes of small IT and telecommunication equipment e-waste, 2022 (UNITAR press release)",
      "display_value": "4.6 million tonnes",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2022",
      "population": "all electrical and electronic equipment waste generated worldwide (UNITAR/ITU statistical model)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)",
      "source_title": "Global e-Waste Monitor 2024: Electronic Waste Rising Five Times Faster than Documented E-waste Recycling (UNITAR press release)",
      "source_url": "https://unitar.org/about/news-stories/press/global-e-waste-monitor-2024-electronic-waste-rising-five-times-faster-documented-e-waste-recycling",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-03-20",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "4.6 million tonnes: e-waste in the small IT and telecommunication equipment category (e.g. laptops, mobile phones, GPS devices, routers), with only 22% documented collection and recycling rate",
      "locator": "Key figures list in the press release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "gem-2024-ewaste",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement drift: the full report text rounds the same category to '5 billion kg'. 4.6 million tonnes = 4.6 billion kg. Use the press-release precision with the report's rounding noted.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#unitar-2024-small-it-telecom-ewaste-4-6-million-tonnes-restates-report-5-billion-kg",
      "citation_text": "4.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022 was small IT and telecommunication equipment such as laptops and phones, with a 22% documented collection and recycling rate, per the UNITAR press release (UNITAR, 2024). Source: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), \"Global e-Waste Monitor 2024: Electronic Waste Rising Five Times Faster than Documented E-waste Recycling (UNITAR press release)\" (https://unitar.org/about/news-stories/press/global-e-waste-monitor-2024-electronic-waste-rising-five-times-faster-documented-e-waste-recycling). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#unitar-2024-small-it-telecom-ewaste-4-6-million-tonnes-restates-report-5-billion-kg."
    },
    {
      "id": "epa-2018-consumer-electronics-generated-2-7-million-tons-recycling-rate-38-5pct",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "2.7 million tons of selected consumer electronics (including computer equipment) entered the US municipal waste stream in 2018, and 38.5% was recycled (US EPA, 2020).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 2.7,
      "unit": "million US tons of selected consumer electronics generated in US municipal solid waste, 2018",
      "display_value": "2.7 million tons; 38.5% recycled",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2018",
      "population": "selected consumer electronics (TVs, computer equipment, phones, audio and video devices) in US municipal solid waste, EPA Facts and Figures",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "US Environmental Protection Agency",
      "source_title": "Durable Goods: Product-Specific Data (Facts and Figures about Materials, Waste and Recycling)",
      "source_url": "https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/durable-goods-product-specific-data",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2020-12-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "EPA estimated that the generation of consumer electronics goods in 2018 was 2.7 million tons, representing less than 1 percent of all MSW generation. In 2018, the rate of selected consumer electronics recycling was 38.5 percent.",
      "locator": "Electronics section, second paragraph; table '1960-2018 Data on Selected Consumer Electronics in MSW'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "epa-electronics",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Latest EPA national figure (2018 data year; the page was last updated 23 October 2025 and the 2018 report was published in December 2020, date approximated). EPA does not break out computers separately in this series. Not comparable with the Global E-waste Monitor (different scope and method).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#epa-2018-consumer-electronics-generated-2-7-million-tons-recycling-rate-38-5pct",
      "citation_text": "2.7 million tons of selected consumer electronics (including computer equipment) entered the US municipal waste stream in 2018, and 38.5% was recycled (US EPA, 2020). Source: US Environmental Protection Agency, \"Durable Goods: Product-Specific Data (Facts and Figures about Materials, Waste and Recycling)\" (https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/durable-goods-product-specific-data). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#epa-2018-consumer-electronics-generated-2-7-million-tons-recycling-rate-38-5pct."
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    {
      "id": "epa-2009-us-discarded-tvs-computers-phones-peripherals-2-37-million-tons-25pct-recycled",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "2.37 million tons of televisions, computers, cell phones and hard-copy peripherals were discarded by US consumers and businesses in 2009, and about 25% were collected for recycling (US EPA, 2014).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 2.37,
      "unit": "million US tons of TVs, computers, phones and peripherals discarded in the US, 2009",
      "display_value": "2.37 million tons; about 25% recycled",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2009",
      "population": "televisions, computers, cell phones and hard-copy peripherals discarded by US consumers and businesses, EPA estimate",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "US Environmental Protection Agency",
      "source_title": "Cleaning Up Electronic Waste (E-Waste)",
      "source_url": "https://www.epa.gov/international-cooperation/cleaning-electronic-waste-e-waste",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2014-03-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "EPA estimates that, in 2009, US consumers and businesses discarded televisions, computers, cell phones and hard copy peripherals (including printers, scanners, faxes) totaling 2.37 million tons. Approximately 25 percent of these electronics were collected for recycling",
      "locator": "'Electronic waste in the US' paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "epa-electronics",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Old (2009 data) but the only EPA figure that names computers; page last updated 11 May 2026, first published 2014. Keep as history only.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#epa-2009-us-discarded-tvs-computers-phones-peripherals-2-37-million-tons-25pct-recycled",
      "citation_text": "2.37 million tons of televisions, computers, cell phones and hard-copy peripherals were discarded by US consumers and businesses in 2009, and about 25% were collected for recycling (US EPA, 2014). Source: US Environmental Protection Agency, \"Cleaning Up Electronic Waste (E-Waste)\" (https://www.epa.gov/international-cooperation/cleaning-electronic-waste-e-waste). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#epa-2009-us-discarded-tvs-computers-phones-peripherals-2-37-million-tons-25pct-recycled."
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    {
      "id": "restart-project-2025-10-windows-10-end-could-lead-to-700-million-kg-of-e-waste",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "Ending Windows 10 support could eventually lead to 700 million kg of electrical waste, against 62 billion kg of e-waste produced globally each year, according to the Restart Project (The Restart Project, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 700,
      "unit": "million kg of potential e-waste from Windows 10 PCs (Restart Project, citing US PIRG's estimate)",
      "display_value": "700 million kg (estimate)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "computers running Windows 10 that cannot upgrade to Windows 11, advocacy estimate",
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      "publisher": "The Restart Project",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 ends today",
      "source_url": "https://therestartproject.org/right-to-repair/windows-10-ends-today/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "This is a decision that could eventually lead to 700 million kg of electrical waste, adding to the 62 billion kg of e-waste produced globally each year.",
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      "formula": null,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESTIMATE. The Restart Project's June 2025 post attributes the figure to US PIRG ('US PIRG estimates that dropping support for Windows 10 could potentially lead to over 700 million kg of e-waste'); PIRG's own wording is 1.6 billion pounds (about 726 million kg), recorded by the installed-base collector. Label as an advocacy upper-bound estimate, never as measured waste. Related 'up to 400 million computers' figure also belongs to the installed-base collector.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#restart-project-2025-10-windows-10-end-could-lead-to-700-million-kg-of-e-waste",
      "citation_text": "Ending Windows 10 support could eventually lead to 700 million kg of electrical waste, against 62 billion kg of e-waste produced globally each year, according to the Restart Project (The Restart Project, 2025). Source: The Restart Project, \"Windows 10 ends today\" (https://therestartproject.org/right-to-repair/windows-10-ends-today/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#restart-project-2025-10-windows-10-end-could-lead-to-700-million-kg-of-e-waste."
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      "id": "microsoft-2025-end-of-support-page-trade-in-or-recycle-your-pc-programs",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "Microsoft's Windows 10 end-of-support page directs users to trade-in offers from Microsoft and retail partners or to a Microsoft-approved recycling program in their region when buying a new Windows 11 PC (Microsoft, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Windows 10 users visiting Microsoft's end-of-support page",
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      "source_title": "End of support for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7",
      "source_url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-of-support",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Learn about trade-in offers from Microsoft and our retail partners below or find a Microsoft-approved recycling program in your region that will responsibly dispose of your old device.",
      "locator": "'Trade-in or recycle your PC' section",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "microsoft-recycling-tradein",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Page is undated; published_at set to the end-of-support date, retrieved 2026-10-12. Microsoft publishes NO figures on the number of Windows 10 PCs traded in or recycled (a 'numbers we will not publish' item). Footnote: 'Microsoft recycling programs available in select markets.'",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2025-end-of-support-page-trade-in-or-recycle-your-pc-programs",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft's Windows 10 end-of-support page directs users to trade-in offers from Microsoft and retail partners or to a Microsoft-approved recycling program in their region when buying a new Windows 11 PC (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"End of support for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7\" (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-of-support). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2025-end-of-support-page-trade-in-or-recycle-your-pc-programs."
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft-2025-06-blog-trade-in-and-recycling-through-oem-and-retail-partners",
      "family": "pc-market-ewaste",
      "statement": "Microsoft pointed Windows 10 users to trade-in and recycling programs run by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and retailers such as Best Buy, Costco and Currys, plus the Microsoft Store's online trade-in, in June 2025 (Microsoft, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "Windows 10 users, Microsoft Windows Experience Blog guidance",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft (Windows Experience Blog)",
      "source_title": "Stay secure with Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs and Windows 365 before support ends for Windows 10",
      "source_url": "https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-24",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "When you’re ready to purchase, trade-in and recycling programs are available through our many trusted partners, including Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and global retailers like Best Buy, Boulanger, Costco, Currys",
      "locator": "Section on what to do with your old PC, two paragraphs before 'Recycling'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "microsoft-recycling-tradein",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The October 2024 blog post with the same list adds the footnote 'Trade-in available only through the Microsoft Store in the U.S.' Microsoft's April 2024 post says the in-Settings trade-in and recycle links 'will only appear on consumer PCs that are supported by existing Trade-in or Recycle programs' and are 'not currently supported on enterprise PCs'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2025-06-blog-trade-in-and-recycling-through-oem-and-retail-partners",
      "citation_text": "Microsoft pointed Windows 10 users to trade-in and recycling programs run by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and retailers such as Best Buy, Costco and Currys, plus the Microsoft Store's online trade-in, in June 2025 (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft (Windows Experience Blog), \"Stay secure with Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs and Windows 365 before support ends for Windows 10\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2025-06-blog-trade-in-and-recycling-through-oem-and-retail-partners."
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      "quote": "And that number was up from 1.3 billion just one year earlier.",
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      "notes": "The primary (Microsoft's FY21 Q3 earnings call, April 2021) was not fetched: Microsoft's investor pages for FY21 and FY22 return 'page not found'. Ed Tittel also cited '1.3 B active monthly users for Windows 10' in June 2021. Secondary record.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-04-windows-1-3-billion-monthly-active-devices-as-recalled",
      "citation_text": "1.3 billion monthly active Windows devices were reported by Microsoft a year before its 1.4 billion figure, as ZDNET recalled in 2025 (ZDNET, 2025). Source: ZDNET (Ed Bott), \"400 million Windows PCs vanished in 3 years. Where did they all go?\" (https://www.zdnet.com/article/400-million-windows-pcs-vanished-in-3-years-where-did-they-all-go/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-04-windows-1-3-billion-monthly-active-devices-as-recalled."
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      "id": "microsoft-2022-01-26-panay-windows-1-4-billion-monthly-active-devices",
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      "statement": "1.4 billion monthly active devices ran Windows worldwide in January 2022, according to Windows chief Panos Panay's blog post after Microsoft's quarterly results (Microsoft, 2022).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows now powers over 1.4 billion monthly active devices with overall time spent on Windows up 10% over pre pandemic levels.",
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      "notes": "Panay did not split the figure by version. The Register (26 Jan 2022) noted he 'stopped short of revealing what was actually running on what'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2022-01-26-panay-windows-1-4-billion-monthly-active-devices",
      "citation_text": "1.4 billion monthly active devices ran Windows worldwide in January 2022, according to Windows chief Panos Panay's blog post after Microsoft's quarterly results (Microsoft, 2022). Source: Microsoft, \"A new era of the PC\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2022/01/26/a-new-era-of-the-pc/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2022-01-26-panay-windows-1-4-billion-monthly-active-devices."
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      "id": "microsoft-2022-01-26-panay-windows-11-upgrade-acceptance-twice-windows-10-rate",
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      "statement": "2 times the Windows 10 rate: people accepted the Windows 11 upgrade offer at twice the rate seen for Windows 10 in the OS's first quarter, Microsoft said in January 2022 (Microsoft, 2022).",
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      "notes": "A rate of acceptance among eligible devices, not a share of the installed base. Windows 11's offer went only to hardware meeting the new requirements, which The Register pointed out the same day.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2022-01-26-panay-windows-11-upgrade-acceptance-twice-windows-10-rate",
      "citation_text": "2 times the Windows 10 rate: people accepted the Windows 11 upgrade offer at twice the rate seen for Windows 10 in the OS's first quarter, Microsoft said in January 2022 (Microsoft, 2022). Source: Microsoft, \"A new era of the PC\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2022/01/26/a-new-era-of-the-pc/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2022-01-26-panay-windows-11-upgrade-acceptance-twice-windows-10-rate."
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      "statement": "1.4 billion monthly active devices ran Windows 10 or Windows 11 in Microsoft's fiscal 2022 annual report shareholder letter, the figure most outlets cite for the Windows installed base (Microsoft, 2022).",
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      "quote": "There are now more than 1.4 billion monthly active devices running Windows 10 or Windows 11.",
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      "notes": "The annual report covers the fiscal year ended 30 June 2022; the letter was posted ahead of the December 2022 annual meeting (record date 12 October 2022), exact posting date not shown. The sentence is NOT in the FY22 10-K text (checked). ZDNET later mis-dated the report to January 2022. Headline denominator for the page.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2022-annual-report-1-4-billion-monthly-active-devices-windows-10-or-11",
      "citation_text": "1.4 billion monthly active devices ran Windows 10 or Windows 11 in Microsoft's fiscal 2022 annual report shareholder letter, the figure most outlets cite for the Windows installed base (Microsoft, 2022). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft 2022 Annual Report, shareholder letter (Satya Nadella)\" (https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar22/index.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2022-annual-report-1-4-billion-monthly-active-devices-windows-10-or-11."
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    {
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      "statement": "1.4 billion monthly active devices was restated by The Register on 26 January 2022 with the caveat that Microsoft gave no split between Windows 10 and Windows 11 (The Register, 2022).",
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      "source_title": "Windows boss Panos Panay talks up 'new era of the PC', translation: An era of new PCs",
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      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Panay boasted of 1.4 billion monthly active devices (a figure less than half that of active Android kit numbers last year) running Redmond's operating systems, though stopped short of revealing what was actually running on what.",
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      "notes": "Faithful restatement; adds the Android comparison and the no-version-split caveat.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2022-01-26-restates-panay-1-4-billion-no-version-split",
      "citation_text": "1.4 billion monthly active devices was restated by The Register on 26 January 2022 with the caveat that Microsoft gave no split between Windows 10 and Windows 11 (The Register, 2022). Source: The Register, \"Windows boss Panos Panay talks up 'new era of the PC', translation: An era of new PCs\" (https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/26/panay_windows11_update/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2022-01-26-restates-panay-1-4-billion-no-version-split."
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    {
      "id": "windowscentral-2023-10-17-windows-11-over-400-million-monthly-active-devices",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "400 million monthly active devices ran Windows 11 in October 2023, according to internal Microsoft data reported by Windows Central, which also said the figure was on track for 500 million by early 2024 (Windows Central, 2023).",
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      "source_title": "Exclusive: Windows 11 is active on almost half a billion devices, ahead of Microsoft's expectations",
      "source_url": "https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/exclusive-windows-11-is-active-on-almost-half-a-billion-devices-ahead-of-microsofts-expectations",
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      "published_at": "2023-10-17",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 is now in use on over 400 million monthly active devices. Internal Microsoft data seen by Windows Central reveals that Windows 11's active device usage just recently surpassed 400 million",
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      "formula": null,
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      "series": "microsoft-windows-11-active-devices-reported",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Not a Microsoft publication; anonymous sources. The article also says Windows 11 took about two years to reach 400 million versus just over a year for Windows 10. Headline says 'almost half a billion' for a reported 400 million.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2023-10-17-windows-11-over-400-million-monthly-active-devices",
      "citation_text": "400 million monthly active devices ran Windows 11 in October 2023, according to internal Microsoft data reported by Windows Central, which also said the figure was on track for 500 million by early 2024 (Windows Central, 2023). Source: Windows Central (Zac Bowden), \"Exclusive: Windows 11 is active on almost half a billion devices, ahead of Microsoft's expectations\" (https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/exclusive-windows-11-is-active-on-almost-half-a-billion-devices-ahead-of-microsofts-expectations). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2023-10-17-windows-11-over-400-million-monthly-active-devices."
    },
    {
      "id": "edtittel-2023-10-18-restates-windows-central-headline-half-a-billion",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "400 million reported Windows 11 devices became 'almost half a billion' in Windows Central's October 2023 headline, a 25% inflation Ed Tittel flagged the next day (Ed Tittel, 2023).",
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      "published_at": "2023-10-18",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "In typical headline fashion the title of the story inflates it to \"almost half a billion devices.\"",
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      "notes": "Restatement-drift record: body says 400 million, headline says almost 500 million. Tittel also repeats Bowden's claim that uptake was half the Windows 10 rate without Windows 7-retirement pressure.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#edtittel-2023-10-18-restates-windows-central-headline-half-a-billion",
      "citation_text": "400 million reported Windows 11 devices became 'almost half a billion' in Windows Central's October 2023 headline, a 25% inflation Ed Tittel flagged the next day (Ed Tittel, 2023). Source: Ed Tittel, \"October 2023 Windows 11 Monthly Active Users\" (https://www.edtittel.com/blog/october-2023-windows-11-monthly-active-users.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#edtittel-2023-10-18-restates-windows-central-headline-half-a-billion."
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    {
      "id": "thurrott-2023-10-17-restates-400-million-as-28-6pct-of-1-4-billion",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "28.6% of the 1.4 billion monthly active Windows 10 and 11 devices would be on Windows 11 if Windows Central's 400 million figure is set against Microsoft's 2022 total, a derivation by Thurrott (Thurrott, 2023).",
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      "source_url": "https://www.thurrott.com/?p=291094",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "400 million Windows 11 devices represent 28.57% of the 1.4 billion monthly active Windows 11 and Windows 10 devices number from Microsoft.",
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      "notes": "Derived by Thurrott from two figures of different dates (2023 numerator, 2022 denominator). Thurrott compared it with StatCounter's 23.64% for September 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#thurrott-2023-10-17-restates-400-million-as-28-6pct-of-1-4-billion",
      "citation_text": "28.6% of the 1.4 billion monthly active Windows 10 and 11 devices would be on Windows 11 if Windows Central's 400 million figure is set against Microsoft's 2022 total, a derivation by Thurrott (Thurrott, 2023). Source: Thurrott (Laurent Giret), \"Report: Windows 11 Has Crossed 400 Million Monthly Active Devices\" (https://www.thurrott.com/?p=291094). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#thurrott-2023-10-17-restates-400-million-as-28-6pct-of-1-4-billion."
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    {
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      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "1 billion monthly active devices still ran Windows 10 in November 2023, against 400 million on Windows 11, according to Windows Central's reading of Microsoft data (Windows Central, 2023).",
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      "notes": "Consistent with 1.4 billion total minus 400 million Windows 11. Not a Microsoft publication. PIRG used the same 'about 1 billion Windows 10 devices' denominator in October 2023.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2023-11-08-windows-10-around-1-billion-monthly-active-devices",
      "citation_text": "1 billion monthly active devices still ran Windows 10 in November 2023, against 400 million on Windows 11, according to Windows Central's reading of Microsoft data (Windows Central, 2023). Source: Windows Central (Zac Bowden), \"Exclusive: Microsoft plans to bring its AI Copilot to 1 billion Windows 10 users\" (https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-10/exclusive-microsoft-plans-to-bring-its-ai-copilot-to-1-billion-windows-10-users). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2023-11-08-windows-10-around-1-billion-monthly-active-devices."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-2025-06-24-mehdi-windows-over-a-billion-original-wording",
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      "statement": "1 billion ('over a billion') monthly active devices was the Windows count in Yusuf Mehdi's 24 June 2025 Windows 10 end-of-support post as first published, captured by the Wayback Machine the next day (Microsoft, 2025).",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "microsoft-windows-monthly-active-devices",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Original wording, later edited to 'over 1.4 billion' (see the companion record). Microsoft told ZDNET the text 'was referring to the number of Windows users generally, not a specific or exact number'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2025-06-24-mehdi-windows-over-a-billion-original-wording",
      "citation_text": "1 billion ('over a billion') monthly active devices was the Windows count in Yusuf Mehdi's 24 June 2025 Windows 10 end-of-support post as first published, captured by the Wayback Machine the next day (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Stay secure with Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs and Windows 365 before support ends for Windows 10 (Wayback snapshot, 25 June 2025)\" (https://web.archive.org/web/20250625021715/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2025-06-24-mehdi-windows-over-a-billion-original-wording."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-2025-06-24-mehdi-windows-1-4-billion-corrected-wording",
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      "statement": "1.4 billion monthly active Windows devices is the corrected wording of Microsoft's 24 June 2025 end-of-support post, edited about a week after publication from 'over a billion' (Microsoft, 2025).",
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      "published_at": "2025-06-24",
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      "series": "microsoft-windows-monthly-active-devices",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same figure as the 2022 annual report, three years later; Windows Central read this as 'Windows hasn't gained any new users either'. Computerwoche cited this June 2025 figure when questioning Dell's numbers.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2025-06-24-mehdi-windows-1-4-billion-corrected-wording",
      "citation_text": "1.4 billion monthly active Windows devices is the corrected wording of Microsoft's 24 June 2025 end-of-support post, edited about a week after publication from 'over a billion' (Microsoft, 2025). Source: Microsoft, \"Stay secure with Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs and Windows 365 before support ends for Windows 10\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2025-06-24-mehdi-windows-1-4-billion-corrected-wording."
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    {
      "id": "zdnet-2025-06-24-bott-400-million-windows-pcs-vanished-derived",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "400 million Windows PCs 'disappeared' between January 2022 and June 2025 by Ed Bott's arithmetic (1.4 billion minus 'over a billion'), a reading Microsoft undercut by editing the post to 1.4 billion (ZDNET, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "400 million Windows PCs vanished in 3 years. Where did they all go?",
      "source_url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/400-million-windows-pcs-vanished-in-3-years-where-did-they-all-go/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-24",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "1.4 billion in January 2022 minus 1 billion in June 2025 means that 400 million Windows PCs have disappeared in the past three and a half years.",
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      "formula": "1,400,000,000 (AR22) - 1,000,000,000 (Mehdi post, original wording)",
      "headline": false,
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      "notes": "Numbers-we-will-not-publish candidate. The article's own update: Microsoft changed 'over a billion' to '1.4 billion' and a spokesperson said the text 'was referring to the number of Windows users generally, not a specific or exact number'. Bott also mis-dates the annual report to January 2022.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zdnet-2025-06-24-bott-400-million-windows-pcs-vanished-derived",
      "citation_text": "400 million Windows PCs 'disappeared' between January 2022 and June 2025 by Ed Bott's arithmetic (1.4 billion minus 'over a billion'), a reading Microsoft undercut by editing the post to 1.4 billion (ZDNET, 2025). Source: ZDNET (Ed Bott), \"400 million Windows PCs vanished in 3 years. Where did they all go?\" (https://www.zdnet.com/article/400-million-windows-pcs-vanished-in-3-years-where-did-they-all-go/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zdnet-2025-06-24-bott-400-million-windows-pcs-vanished-derived."
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      "id": "windowscentral-2025-07-01-restates-correction-to-1-4-billion",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "1.4 billion monthly active Windows devices was restored by Microsoft's quiet edit of its June 2025 post, which Windows Central reported as confirming no loss of up to 400 million users (Windows Central, 2025).",
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      "period": "2025-07",
      "population": "Devices running Windows that Microsoft counts as monthly active",
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      "publisher": "Windows Central (Zac Bowden)",
      "source_title": "False alarm! Microsoft rectifies language that implied Windows may have lost millions of users since Windows 11 debut",
      "source_url": "https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/false-alarm-microsoft-rectifies-language-that-implied-windows-may-have-lost-millions-of-users-since-windows-11-debut",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Microsoft has quietly updated that blog post, changing the \"over 1 billion\" number to \"over 1.4 billion,\" confirming that Windows hasn't lost up to 400 million users in the last few years.",
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      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement of the correction. The same article adds the inference that Windows 'hasn't gained any new users either' since 2022; that is the outlet's reading, not a Microsoft statement.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2025-07-01-restates-correction-to-1-4-billion",
      "citation_text": "1.4 billion monthly active Windows devices was restored by Microsoft's quiet edit of its June 2025 post, which Windows Central reported as confirming no loss of up to 400 million users (Windows Central, 2025). Source: Windows Central (Zac Bowden), \"False alarm! Microsoft rectifies language that implied Windows may have lost millions of users since Windows 11 debut\" (https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/false-alarm-microsoft-rectifies-language-that-implied-windows-may-have-lost-millions-of-users-since-windows-11-debut). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2025-07-01-restates-correction-to-1-4-billion."
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    {
      "id": "ghacks-2025-07-01-restates-no-400-million-loss-25pct-drop-would-have-been",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "25% is the drop in monthly active Windows devices that a fall from 1.4 billion to 1 billion would have meant, which gHacks called implausible before noting Microsoft's correction (gHacks, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 25,
      "unit": "% implied decline in monthly active Windows devices (hypothetical)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-07",
      "population": "Devices running Windows that Microsoft counts as monthly active",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "gHacks (Martin Brinkmann)",
      "source_title": "No, Windows did not lose 400 million devices in the past three years",
      "source_url": "https://www.ghacks.net/2025/07/01/no-windows-did-not-lose-400-million-devices-in-the-past-three-years/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "A drop of more than 25 percent of the monthly active devices would have been a serious blow to the Windows ecosystem.",
      "locator": "Section 'Microsoft corrects the paragraph', paragraph 2",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "400,000,000 / 1,400,000,000 (gHacks' hypothetical)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement of the episode; quotes the corrected Microsoft paragraph verbatim. Useful for the drift note.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ghacks-2025-07-01-restates-no-400-million-loss-25pct-drop-would-have-been",
      "citation_text": "25% is the drop in monthly active Windows devices that a fall from 1.4 billion to 1 billion would have meant, which gHacks called implausible before noting Microsoft's correction (gHacks, 2025). Source: gHacks (Martin Brinkmann), \"No, Windows did not lose 400 million devices in the past three years\" (https://www.ghacks.net/2025/07/01/no-windows-did-not-lose-400-million-devices-in-the-past-three-years/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ghacks-2025-07-01-restates-no-400-million-loss-25pct-drop-would-have-been."
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    {
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      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "1 billion Windows 11 users were reported by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the fiscal 2026 second-quarter earnings call on 28 January 2026, the first Microsoft-published Windows 11 count (Microsoft, 2026).",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows 11 users as Microsoft counts them (the call said 'users', not devices)",
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      "source_title": "Microsoft Fiscal Year 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call (transcript)",
      "source_url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2026/earnings-fy-2026-q2",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows reached a big milestone: One billion Windows 11 users, up over 45% year-over-year.",
      "locator": "Satya Nadella prepared remarks, paragraph beginning 'For example, when it comes to cloud migrations'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": true,
      "series": "microsoft-windows-11-active-devices-reported",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Microsoft said 'users'; Thurrott kept 'users', gHacks wrote 'devices'. Windows 11 launched 5 October 2021, so the milestone came 4 years and 3 months after launch. Headline candidate.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2026-01-28-windows-11-one-billion-users",
      "citation_text": "1 billion Windows 11 users were reported by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the fiscal 2026 second-quarter earnings call on 28 January 2026, the first Microsoft-published Windows 11 count (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft Fiscal Year 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call (transcript)\" (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2026/earnings-fy-2026-q2). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2026-01-28-windows-11-one-billion-users."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-2026-01-28-windows-11-users-up-over-45pct-year-over-year",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "45% or more year-over-year growth in Windows 11 users was reported by Microsoft on 28 January 2026 alongside the one-billion milestone (Microsoft, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 45,
      "unit": "% year-over-year growth in Windows 11 users",
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      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows 11 users as Microsoft counts them",
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      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Microsoft Fiscal Year 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call (transcript)",
      "source_url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2026/earnings-fy-2026-q2",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-01-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "One billion Windows 11 users, up over 45% year-over-year.",
      "locator": "Satya Nadella prepared remarks, same paragraph as the one-billion milestone",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Implies roughly 690 million a year earlier if taken literally (1,000 / 1.45); Microsoft gave no base figure.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2026-01-28-windows-11-users-up-over-45pct-year-over-year",
      "citation_text": "45% or more year-over-year growth in Windows 11 users was reported by Microsoft on 28 January 2026 alongside the one-billion milestone (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft Fiscal Year 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call (transcript)\" (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2026/earnings-fy-2026-q2). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2026-01-28-windows-11-users-up-over-45pct-year-over-year."
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    {
      "id": "thurrott-2026-01-28-restates-windows-11-one-billion-faster-than-windows-10",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "4 years and 3 months is how long Windows 11 took to reach one billion users by Thurrott's count, about three months less than Windows 10's four and a half years (Thurrott, 2026).",
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      "value": 51,
      "unit": "months from release to one billion users (Thurrott's count)",
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      "period": "2021-10/2026-01",
      "population": "Windows 11 users as Microsoft counts them",
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      "publisher": "Thurrott (Paul Thurrott)",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Now Has Over One Billion Users",
      "source_url": "https://www.thurrott.com/?p=332158",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "So it took Windows 11 four years and three months to reach the one billion number. About three months less time than it took Windows 10.",
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      "formula": "5 Oct 2021 to 28 Jan 2026 versus 29 Jul 2015 to 16 Mar 2020",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
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      "notes": "Thurrott notes Windows 10's billion (March 2020) counted PCs, phones, Xbox and Surface Hub, while Windows 11 'is exclusively used on PCs', so the comparison favours Windows 11.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#thurrott-2026-01-28-restates-windows-11-one-billion-faster-than-windows-10",
      "citation_text": "4 years and 3 months is how long Windows 11 took to reach one billion users by Thurrott's count, about three months less than Windows 10's four and a half years (Thurrott, 2026). Source: Thurrott (Paul Thurrott), \"Windows 11 Now Has Over One Billion Users\" (https://www.thurrott.com/?p=332158). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#thurrott-2026-01-28-restates-windows-11-one-billion-faster-than-windows-10."
    },
    {
      "id": "ghacks-2026-01-29-restates-one-billion-as-devices-1576-days",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "1,576 days is the time gHacks gave for Windows 11 to reach one billion, restating Microsoft's 'users' as 'devices' and giving Windows 10 1,706 days, a figure that does not match the published dates (gHacks, 2026).",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2021-10/2026-01",
      "population": "Windows 11 users as Microsoft counts them, restated as devices",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "gHacks (Arthur Kay)",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Reaches 1 Billion Devices Faster Than Any Version Before It",
      "source_url": "https://www.ghacks.net/2026/01/29/windows-11-reaches-1-billion-devices-faster-than-any-version-before-it/",
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      "published_at": "2026-01-29",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "According to Microsoft, Windows 11 reached one billion users in 1,576 days, beating Windows 10, which took 1,706 days to hit the same mark.",
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      "derived": true,
      "formula": "gHacks' day counts between release dates and milestone dates",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Drift note: Nadella said 'users'; the headline says 'devices'. 5 Oct 2021 to 28 Jan 2026 is 1,576 days; 29 Jul 2015 to 16 Mar 2020 is 1,692 days, not 1,706. Not for publication as-is.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ghacks-2026-01-29-restates-one-billion-as-devices-1576-days",
      "citation_text": "1,576 days is the time gHacks gave for Windows 11 to reach one billion, restating Microsoft's 'users' as 'devices' and giving Windows 10 1,706 days, a figure that does not match the published dates (gHacks, 2026). Source: gHacks (Arthur Kay), \"Windows 11 Reaches 1 Billion Devices Faster Than Any Version Before It\" (https://www.ghacks.net/2026/01/29/windows-11-reaches-1-billion-devices-faster-than-any-version-before-it/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ghacks-2026-01-29-restates-one-billion-as-devices-1576-days."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-2026-04-29-monthly-active-windows-devices-surpassed-1-6-billion",
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      "statement": "1.6 billion monthly active Windows devices was the count Satya Nadella gave on Microsoft's fiscal 2026 third-quarter earnings call on 29 April 2026, the highest Windows figure Microsoft has published (Microsoft, 2026).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Monthly active Windows devices surpassed 1.6 billion, and over time Windows value will extend to deliver unmetered intelligence at the edge.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "microsoft-windows-monthly-active-devices",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The page brief assumed '1.6 billion (April 2026)' had no Microsoft source; it does: this transcript on microsoft.com. Up from 1.4 billion (2022 and June 2025). Microsoft gave no definition or version split. The FY26 10-K (filed 29 July 2026) contains no device count (checked). Headline candidate.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2026-04-29-monthly-active-windows-devices-surpassed-1-6-billion",
      "citation_text": "1.6 billion monthly active Windows devices was the count Satya Nadella gave on Microsoft's fiscal 2026 third-quarter earnings call on 29 April 2026, the highest Windows figure Microsoft has published (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft Fiscal Year 2026 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call (transcript)\" (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2026/earnings-fy-2026-q3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2026-04-29-monthly-active-windows-devices-surpassed-1-6-billion."
    },
    {
      "id": "thurrott-2026-04-30-restates-1-6-billion-as-pcs-highest-ever",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "1.6 billion was restated by Thurrott as 'monthly active Windows [PCs]', inserting 'PCs' where Nadella said 'devices', and called the highest Windows usage figure Microsoft has ever provided (Thurrott, 2026).",
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      "value": 1600000000,
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      "publisher": "Thurrott (Paul Thurrott)",
      "source_title": "Microsoft Earnings Analysis: Pay No Attention to the Capex Behind the AI",
      "source_url": "https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/335554/microsoft-earnings-analysis-pay-no-attention-to-the-capex-behind-the-ai",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2026-04-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "\"Monthly active Windows [PCs] surpassed 1.6 billion,\" Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said during the post-earnings conference call, not pausing to note that this is the highest-ever figure",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Drift note: 'devices' became '[PCs]' in brackets; Microsoft's metric has historically included non-PC Windows devices.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#thurrott-2026-04-30-restates-1-6-billion-as-pcs-highest-ever",
      "citation_text": "1.6 billion was restated by Thurrott as 'monthly active Windows [PCs]', inserting 'PCs' where Nadella said 'devices', and called the highest Windows usage figure Microsoft has ever provided (Thurrott, 2026). Source: Thurrott (Paul Thurrott), \"Microsoft Earnings Analysis: Pay No Attention to the Capex Behind the AI\" (https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/335554/microsoft-earnings-analysis-pay-no-attention-to-the-capex-behind-the-ai). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#thurrott-2026-04-30-restates-1-6-billion-as-pcs-highest-ever."
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    {
      "id": "dell-2025-11-25-clarke-pc-installed-base-roughly-1-5-billion-units",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "1.5 billion units is the size of the PC installed base Dell COO Jeff Clarke gave from memory on the company's 25 November 2025 earnings call (Dell, 2025).",
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      "published_at": "2025-11-25",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "If memory serves me right, the installed base is roughly $1.5 billion or dollars. 1.5 billion units.",
      "locator": "Q&A, Jeff Clarke answering Erik Woodring's (Morgan Stanley) question on the PC refresh",
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      "notes": "Call held 25 November 2025 (Dell fiscal Q3 2026). Same wording in the roic.ai transcript (saved in raw) and in Heise's quotation. Clarke prefaced the base with 'If memory serves me right'; Dell published no methodology; Computerwoche said it was unclear where the numbers came from. Clarke spoke of the whole PC market, not Dell's fleet. Ed Bott noted in 2019 that Microsoft had repeated 'about 1.5 billion PCs' from 2013 through 2018.",
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      "citation_text": "500 million PCs 'can't run Windows 11, while the same number didn't need an upgrade' is how The Register rendered Dell's two halves, omitting the 1.5 billion base and the 'not yet upgraded' wording (The Register, 2025). Source: The Register (Simon Sharwood), \"Dell says Windows 11 transition is far slower than Win 10 shift as PC sales stall\" (https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/26/dell_q3_2026). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2025-11-26-restates-dell-500-million-cannot-run-and-same-number-did-not-need-upgrade."
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      "notes": "German-language restatement; headline itself asks whether a billion Windows 10 PCs are in use. Computerwoche also recalls Windows chief Pavan Davuluri saying at Ignite (November 2025) that 'nearly a billion' users rely on Windows 11; that keynote claim was not fetched.",
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      "citation_text": "About a third of all Windows devices would be on Windows 11 if Dell's two 500 million figures are set against Microsoft's 1.4 billion, Computerwoche reckoned while calling Dell's sources unclear; the arithmetic gives about 29%, and a third follows only from Dell's own 1.5 billion base (Computerwoche, 2025). Source: Computerwoche (Manfred Bremmer), \"Noch eine Milliarde Windows-10-PCs im Einsatz?\" (https://www.computerwoche.de/article/4098546/noch-eine-milliarde-windows-10-pcs-im-einsatz.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#computerwoche-2025-12-01-restates-dell-one-third-of-windows-devices-on-windows-11."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dell-2026-02-26-clarke-large-installed-base-over-four-and-five-years-old",
      "citation_text": "The PC refresh remains 'a meaningful opportunity, given the large installed base of devices that are over four and five years old', Dell's COO said on 26 February 2026, three months after his 500 million figures (Dell, 2026). Source: Dell Technologies, \"Dell Technologies Q4 fiscal 2026 earnings call transcript, 26 February 2026 (roic.ai)\" (https://www.roic.ai/quote/DELL/transcripts/2026-year/4-quarter). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dell-2026-02-26-clarke-large-installed-base-over-four-and-five-years-old."
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      "citation_text": "'More cost-sensitive customers are extending their upgrade cycles,' increasing the number of older devices in the installed base, Dell's COO said on 1 September 2026 as memory prices pushed PC prices up (Dell, 2026). Source: Dell Technologies, \"Dell Technologies Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings call transcript, 1 September 2026 (roic.ai)\" (https://www.roic.ai/quote/DELL/transcripts/2027-year/2-quarter). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dell-2026-09-01-clarke-cost-sensitive-customers-extending-upgrade-cycles."
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      "citation_text": "20% ('roughly a fifth') of PCs in use were expected to become e-waste through incompatibility with Windows 11 by October 2025, Canalys estimated in December 2023 (Canalys, 2023). Source: Canalys (now Omdia), \"The end of Windows 10 support could turn 240 million PCs into e-waste\" (https://www.canalys.com/insights/end-of-windows-10-support-could-turn-240-million-pcs-into-e-waste). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#canalys-2023-12-20-roughly-a-fifth-of-devices-incompatible-with-windows-11."
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      "quote": "57% of partners expect the end of support Windows 10 support to affect customers' refresh plans in 2024, with one in three devices expected to be replaced in the next two years.",
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      "notes": "By Ben Caddy and Kieren Jessop, 20 December 2023. The live Canalys page renders its body by script; the text was read from the Wayback Machine snapshot (web.archive.org/web/20240115000000/...) saved in raw. Analyst estimate, superseded by later figures (Dell 2025); not to be presented as current.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#canalys-2023-12-20-57pct-of-partners-expect-windows-10-eos-to-affect-refresh-plans",
      "citation_text": "57% of channel partners surveyed by Canalys expected the end of Windows 10 support to affect customers' refresh plans in 2024 (Canalys, 2023). Source: Canalys (now Omdia), \"The end of Windows 10 support could turn 240 million PCs into e-waste\" (https://www.canalys.com/insights/end-of-windows-10-support-could-turn-240-million-pcs-into-e-waste). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#canalys-2023-12-20-57pct-of-partners-expect-windows-10-eos-to-affect-refresh-plans."
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      "citation_text": "33% (one in three) of devices were expected to be replaced within two years, per Canalys' channel partner survey in December 2023 (Canalys, 2023). Source: Canalys (now Omdia), \"The end of Windows 10 support could turn 240 million PCs into e-waste\" (https://www.canalys.com/insights/end-of-windows-10-support-could-turn-240-million-pcs-into-e-waste). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#canalys-2023-12-20-one-in-three-devices-expected-to-be-replaced-within-two-years."
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      "statement": "400 million ('up to') of the 1 billion Windows 10 devices in use would lose support at Windows 10's end of life, PIRG said when delivering 20,000 petition signatures in October 2023 (PIRG, 2023).",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2023-10-25-up-to-400-million-of-1-billion-windows-10-devices-lose-support",
      "citation_text": "400 million ('up to') of the 1 billion Windows 10 devices in use would lose support at Windows 10's end of life, PIRG said when delivering 20,000 petition signatures in October 2023 (PIRG, 2023). Source: U.S. PIRG, \"20,000 call on Microsoft to save 400 million PCs\" (https://pirg.org/media-center/20000-call-on-microsoft-to-save-400-million-pcs/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2023-10-25-up-to-400-million-of-1-billion-windows-10-devices-lose-support."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2023-10-25-some-40pct-of-pcs-in-use-cannot-upgrade-to-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "40% of PCs in use could not upgrade to Windows 11, PIRG asserted in October 2023, rounding a 2022 enterprise-scan figure to the whole installed base (PIRG, 2023). Source: U.S. PIRG, \"20,000 call on Microsoft to save 400 million PCs\" (https://pirg.org/media-center/20000-call-on-microsoft-to-save-400-million-pcs/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2023-10-25-some-40pct-of-pcs-in-use-cannot-upgrade-to-windows-11."
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      "id": "pirg-2023-10-25-20000-petition-signatures-delivered-to-microsoft",
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    {
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      "source_title": "Why the end of support for Windows 10 is uniquely troubling",
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      "notes": "PIRG restates StatCounter's Windows-version share (a page-view measure) as 'users'; the StatCounter family holds the primary. Kept for the end-of-support comparison with Windows 8 and 8.1.",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2025-09-24-43pct-of-windows-10-pcs-could-not-move-to-windows-11-around-400-million",
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      "statement": "1.6 billion pounds of electronic waste could result from the end of Windows 10 support, PIRG estimated in September 2025 (PIRG, 2025).",
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      "notes": "Advocacy estimate, conditional ('could'). 1.6 billion pounds is about 726 million kg, close to Right to Repair Europe's 'over 700 million kg'; PIRG does not show the per-device weight used. Label as estimate in the e-waste section.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2025-09-24-end-of-10-could-result-in-1-6-billion-pounds-of-e-waste",
      "citation_text": "1.6 billion pounds of electronic waste could result from the end of Windows 10 support, PIRG estimated in September 2025 (PIRG, 2025). Source: U.S. PIRG, \"Why the end of support for Windows 10 is uniquely troubling\" (https://pirg.org/articles/why-the-end-of-support-for-windows-10-is-uniquely-troubling/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2025-09-24-end-of-10-could-result-in-1-6-billion-pounds-of-e-waste."
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      "source_title": "RELEASE: Hundreds of organizations, electeds, businesses call on Microsoft to delay 'End of 10'",
      "source_url": "https://pirg.org/media-center/release-hundreds-of-organizations-elected-officials-and-businesses-call-on-microsoft-to-delay-the-end-of-10/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "U.S. PIRG delivered a letter signed by 590 businesses, elected officials and organizations calling for the company to extend support",
      "locator": "Paragraph 1 of the release; breakdown list follows",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Breakdown: 83 state and local elected officials, 382 repair businesses and nonprofits, 19 libraries and school officials, 49 environmental and consumer advocacy organizations. Campaign count, self-reported.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2025-10-01-letter-signed-by-590-businesses-officials-and-organizations",
      "citation_text": "590 businesses, elected officials and organizations signed PIRG's letter asking Microsoft to extend Windows 10 support, delivered 13 days before end of support (PIRG, 2025). Source: U.S. PIRG, \"RELEASE: Hundreds of organizations, electeds, businesses call on Microsoft to delay 'End of 10'\" (https://pirg.org/media-center/release-hundreds-of-organizations-elected-officials-and-businesses-call-on-microsoft-to-delay-the-end-of-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2025-10-01-letter-signed-by-590-businesses-officials-and-organizations."
    },
    {
      "id": "pirg-2025-10-01-petition-signed-by-16334-citizens",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "16,334 citizens had signed PIRG's petition for continued free Windows 10 support by 1 October 2025, against 20,000 'signatures' PIRG reported in October 2023 under a different count (PIRG, 2025).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "petition signatures (PIRG count)",
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      "geography": "United States",
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      "source_title": "RELEASE: Hundreds of organizations, electeds, businesses call on Microsoft to delay 'End of 10'",
      "source_url": "https://pirg.org/media-center/release-hundreds-of-organizations-elected-officials-and-businesses-call-on-microsoft-to-delay-the-end-of-10/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "PIRG also delivered a petition signed by 16,334 citizens, while the French non-profit Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée's (HOP) petition was signed by more than 43,000 citizens.",
      "locator": "Paragraph 2 of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "pirg-windows-10-petition-signatures",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Contradiction to note: 16,334 in October 2025 is lower than the '20,000' delivered in October 2023; PIRG does not say whether this is a new petition. CALPIRG separately reported 2,500 California petitions as part of 'nearly 60,000 internationally'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2025-10-01-petition-signed-by-16334-citizens",
      "citation_text": "16,334 citizens had signed PIRG's petition for continued free Windows 10 support by 1 October 2025, against 20,000 'signatures' PIRG reported in October 2023 under a different count (PIRG, 2025). Source: U.S. PIRG, \"RELEASE: Hundreds of organizations, electeds, businesses call on Microsoft to delay 'End of 10'\" (https://pirg.org/media-center/release-hundreds-of-organizations-elected-officials-and-businesses-call-on-microsoft-to-delay-the-end-of-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2025-10-01-petition-signed-by-16334-citizens."
    },
    {
      "id": "hop-2025-10-01-french-petition-more-than-43000-signatures",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "43,000 or more citizens signed the French non-profit HOP's petition against the end of free Windows 10 support, per PIRG's October 2025 release (PIRG, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 43000,
      "unit": "petition signatures (HOP count as reported by PIRG)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "population": "Signers of HOP's (Halte a l'Obsolescence Programmee) petition",
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      "publisher": "U.S. PIRG",
      "source_title": "RELEASE: Hundreds of organizations, electeds, businesses call on Microsoft to delay 'End of 10'",
      "source_url": "https://pirg.org/media-center/release-hundreds-of-organizations-elected-officials-and-businesses-call-on-microsoft-to-delay-the-end-of-10/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "the French non-profit Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée's (HOP) petition was signed by more than 43,000 citizens.",
      "locator": "Paragraph 2 of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Reported second-hand by PIRG; HOP's own page not fetched. Campaign count.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#hop-2025-10-01-french-petition-more-than-43000-signatures",
      "citation_text": "43,000 or more citizens signed the French non-profit HOP's petition against the end of free Windows 10 support, per PIRG's October 2025 release (PIRG, 2025). Source: U.S. PIRG, \"RELEASE: Hundreds of organizations, electeds, businesses call on Microsoft to delay 'End of 10'\" (https://pirg.org/media-center/release-hundreds-of-organizations-elected-officials-and-businesses-call-on-microsoft-to-delay-the-end-of-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#hop-2025-10-01-french-petition-more-than-43000-signatures."
    },
    {
      "id": "pirg-2025-11-11-restates-1-6-billion-pounds-as-already-entered-the-graveyard",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "1.6 billion pounds of e-waste 'have entered the graveyard' is PIRG's November 2025 restatement of its own September estimate, which had said the End of 10 'could result in' that amount (PIRG, 2025).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 1600000000,
      "unit": "pounds of e-waste (PIRG estimate, restated as realised)",
      "display_value": "1.6 billion pounds",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "population": "Windows 10 PCs that cannot upgrade, if discarded (PIRG's up-to-400-million scenario)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "U.S. PIRG",
      "source_title": "R.I.P. Windows 10, and hundreds of millions of PCs that depended on it",
      "source_url": "https://pirg.org/articles/r-i-p-windows-10-and-hundreds-of-millions-of-pcs-that-depended-on-it/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The end of free support and security updates for the Windows 10 operating system means that an estimated 1.6 billion pounds of e-waste have entered the graveyard",
      "locator": "Paragraph 3 of the article (by Nathan Proctor)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Drift note: conditional estimate in September, past tense in November, with no new measurement. The same article repeats 'up to 400 million computers' and the 2022 '43%' figure. Publish only the labelled estimate, not the realised framing.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2025-11-11-restates-1-6-billion-pounds-as-already-entered-the-graveyard",
      "citation_text": "1.6 billion pounds of e-waste 'have entered the graveyard' is PIRG's November 2025 restatement of its own September estimate, which had said the End of 10 'could result in' that amount (PIRG, 2025). Source: U.S. PIRG, \"R.I.P. Windows 10, and hundreds of millions of PCs that depended on it\" (https://pirg.org/articles/r-i-p-windows-10-and-hundreds-of-millions-of-pcs-that-depended-on-it/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pirg-2025-11-11-restates-1-6-billion-pounds-as-already-entered-the-graveyard."
    },
    {
      "id": "consumer-reports-2025-09-16-46-2pct-of-people-worldwide-still-using-windows-10",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "46.2% of 'people worldwide' were still using Windows 10 in August 2025, Consumer Reports wrote to Microsoft's CEO, citing StatCounter's desktop share as a share of people (Consumer Reports, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 46.2,
      "unit": "% of Windows users (Consumer Reports' reading of StatCounter's desktop Windows-version share)",
      "display_value": "46.2%",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Windows desktop page views by version (StatCounter), restated by Consumer Reports as people",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Consumer Reports",
      "source_title": "Letter from Consumer Reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025 (PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "As of August, 46.2% of people worldwide are still using Windows 10, which is about 646.8 million people based on Microsoft's own estimates of 1.4 billion people using Windows",
      "locator": "Page 2, paragraph beginning 'As of August'; footnote 3 cites gs.statcounter.com desktop worldwide",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Drift note: StatCounter measures page views from Windows desktop devices, not people. The advocacy page summarising the letter says instead 'an estimated 46% of Windows computers'. Consumer organisation letter.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-46-2pct-of-people-worldwide-still-using-windows-10",
      "citation_text": "46.2% of 'people worldwide' were still using Windows 10 in August 2025, Consumer Reports wrote to Microsoft's CEO, citing StatCounter's desktop share as a share of people (Consumer Reports, 2025). Source: Consumer Reports, \"Letter from Consumer Reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025 (PDF)\" (https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-46-2pct-of-people-worldwide-still-using-windows-10."
    },
    {
      "id": "consumer-reports-2025-09-16-about-646-8-million-people-on-windows-10-derived",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "646.8 million people were on Windows 10 by Consumer Reports' arithmetic (46.2% of Microsoft's 1.4 billion), a figure that multiplies a page-view share by a device count (Consumer Reports, 2025).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 646800000,
      "unit": "people using Windows 10 (Consumer Reports derivation)",
      "display_value": "646.8 million",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Monthly active Windows devices (Microsoft, 1.4 billion) multiplied by StatCounter's Windows 10 share",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Consumer Reports",
      "source_title": "Letter from Consumer Reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025 (PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "which is about 646.8 million people based on Microsoft's own estimates of 1.4 billion people using Windows as an operating system",
      "locator": "Page 2, paragraph beginning 'As of August'; footnote 4 cites Microsoft's 24 June 2025 blog post",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "0.462 x 1,400,000,000",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Numbers-we-will-not-publish candidate: mixes a page-view share with a device count and calls both 'people'. Recorded so the page can explain the mismatch.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-about-646-8-million-people-on-windows-10-derived",
      "citation_text": "646.8 million people were on Windows 10 by Consumer Reports' arithmetic (46.2% of Microsoft's 1.4 billion), a figure that multiplies a page-view share by a device count (Consumer Reports, 2025). Source: Consumer Reports, \"Letter from Consumer Reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025 (PDF)\" (https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-about-646-8-million-people-on-windows-10-derived."
    },
    {
      "id": "consumer-reports-2025-09-16-estimated-200-million-to-400-million-pcs-cannot-upgrade",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "200 million to 400 million PCs worldwide cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, Consumer Reports told Microsoft's CEO in September 2025, giving a range rather than a point estimate (Consumer Reports, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "PCs worldwide unable to upgrade to Windows 11 (range, consumer-organisation estimate)",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "PCs worldwide running Windows 10 that fail Windows 11's hardware requirements",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Consumer Reports",
      "source_title": "Letter from Consumer Reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025 (PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "There are also an estimated 200 million to 400 million PCs worldwide that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11. This is an incredibly high number of stranded Windows 10 machines.",
      "locator": "Page 2, paragraph beginning 'As of August'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "No source given for the range; the lower bound is close to Canalys' 240 million (Dec 2023) and the upper to PIRG's 'up to 400 million'. Consumer organisation letter; trade press (TechRadar, Thurrott) restated it.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-estimated-200-million-to-400-million-pcs-cannot-upgrade",
      "citation_text": "200 million to 400 million PCs worldwide cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, Consumer Reports told Microsoft's CEO in September 2025, giving a range rather than a point estimate (Consumer Reports, 2025). Source: Consumer Reports, \"Letter from Consumer Reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025 (PDF)\" (https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-estimated-200-million-to-400-million-pcs-cannot-upgrade."
    },
    {
      "id": "consumer-reports-2025-09-16-over-95pct-of-computers-bought-since-2019-still-in-use",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "95% or more of laptop and desktop computers bought since the start of 2019 and owned for no more than five years were still in use in early 2025, per a Consumer Reports survey of 100,606 members (Consumer Reports, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 95,
      "unit": "% of computers bought since 2019 still in use (CR member survey)",
      "display_value": "over 95%",
      "display_label": "",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
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      "population": "Laptop and desktop computers owned by Consumer Reports members surveyed January to March 2025",
      "sample_n": 100606,
      "publisher": "Consumer Reports",
      "source_title": "Letter from Consumer Reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025 (PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "over 95% of all laptop and desktop computers purchased since the beginning of 2019 and owned for no more than 5 years were still in use when members were surveyed.",
      "locator": "Page 1, paragraph beginning 'Even if Microsoft partners and retailers'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Member panel, not a representative sample; used by CR to argue that 2019 to 2021 PCs ineligible for Windows 11 remain in service. Installed-base longevity context.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-over-95pct-of-computers-bought-since-2019-still-in-use",
      "citation_text": "95% or more of laptop and desktop computers bought since the start of 2019 and owned for no more than five years were still in use in early 2025, per a Consumer Reports survey of 100,606 members (Consumer Reports, 2025). Source: Consumer Reports, \"Letter from Consumer Reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025 (PDF)\" (https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-over-95pct-of-computers-bought-since-2019-still-in-use."
    },
    {
      "id": "consumer-reports-2025-09-16-20pct-of-microsoft-laptop-owners-kept-them-4-plus-years",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "20% of Consumer Reports members who owned a Microsoft laptop had owned it for at least four years, versus 13% for any other laptop brand, in CR's 2025 member survey (Consumer Reports, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 20,
      "unit": "% of CR members owning a Microsoft-brand laptop for at least four years",
      "display_value": "20% vs 13%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025-01/2025-03",
      "population": "Consumer Reports members owning laptops, surveyed January to March 2025",
      "sample_n": 100606,
      "publisher": "Consumer Reports",
      "source_title": "Letter from Consumer Reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025 (PDF)",
      "source_url": "https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "20% of our members who owned a Microsoft laptop reported owning them for at least 4 years, compared to just 13% of our members who owned any other brand of laptop for that length of time.",
      "locator": "Page 1, paragraph beginning 'Moreover'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Member panel. The letter adds that 15% of owners of Windows-compatible brands versus 12% of other brands had kept the machine at least four years.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-20pct-of-microsoft-laptop-owners-kept-them-4-plus-years",
      "citation_text": "20% of Consumer Reports members who owned a Microsoft laptop had owned it for at least four years, versus 13% for any other laptop brand, in CR's 2025 member survey (Consumer Reports, 2025). Source: Consumer Reports, \"Letter from Consumer Reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025 (PDF)\" (https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-20pct-of-microsoft-laptop-owners-kept-them-4-plus-years."
    },
    {
      "id": "right-to-repair-europe-2025-09-16-400-million-windows-10-computers-not-allowed-to-upgrade",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "400 million Windows 10 computers 'will not be allowed to upgrade to Windows 11', Right to Repair Europe said in September 2025, describing Windows 10 as running on almost half of all Windows computers (Right to Repair Europe, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Computers running Windows 10 worldwide, as the coalition characterised them",
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      "publisher": "Right to Repair Europe",
      "source_title": "Four weeks to go: Microsoft to make 400 million PCs obsolete on International E-waste Day",
      "source_url": "https://repair.eu/news/four-weeks-to-go-microsoft-to-make-400-million-pcs-obsolete-on-international-e-waste-day/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Microsoft will end free support by default for computers running Windows 10 (almost half of all Windows computers) on 14 October – ironically International E-Waste Day. 400 million of these computers will not be allowed to upgrade to Windows 11.",
      "locator": "Paragraph 2 of the article (updated 24 September 2025); footnote 1 sources the 'almost half'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Advocacy restatement of PIRG's 'up to 400 million' without the 'up to'. The coalition's 1 October 2025 open letter repeats 'nearly half of all Windows computers'. Label as campaign figure.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#right-to-repair-europe-2025-09-16-400-million-windows-10-computers-not-allowed-to-upgrade",
      "citation_text": "400 million Windows 10 computers 'will not be allowed to upgrade to Windows 11', Right to Repair Europe said in September 2025, describing Windows 10 as running on almost half of all Windows computers (Right to Repair Europe, 2025). Source: Right to Repair Europe, \"Four weeks to go: Microsoft to make 400 million PCs obsolete on International E-waste Day\" (https://repair.eu/news/four-weeks-to-go-microsoft-to-make-400-million-pcs-obsolete-on-international-e-waste-day/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#right-to-repair-europe-2025-09-16-400-million-windows-10-computers-not-allowed-to-upgrade."
    },
    {
      "id": "right-to-repair-europe-2025-09-16-over-700-million-kg-of-e-waste",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "700 million kilograms or more of e-waste could be generated by computers discarded at Windows 10's end of support, Right to Repair Europe estimated in September 2025 (Right to Repair Europe, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "unit": "kilograms of e-waste (campaign estimate)",
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      "population": "Windows 10 PCs unable to upgrade, if discarded (coalition's 400 million scenario)",
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      "source_title": "Four weeks to go: Microsoft to make 400 million PCs obsolete on International E-waste Day",
      "source_url": "https://repair.eu/news/four-weeks-to-go-microsoft-to-make-400-million-pcs-obsolete-on-international-e-waste-day/",
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      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
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      "quote": "Environmental cost: computers discarded as a result could generate over 700 million kg of e-waste.",
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      "headline": false,
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      "notes": "Advocacy estimate; equals PIRG's 1.6 billion pounds (726 million kg) rounded. The Restart Project repeats '700 million kg' against the Global E-waste Monitor's 62 billion kg per year.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#right-to-repair-europe-2025-09-16-over-700-million-kg-of-e-waste",
      "citation_text": "700 million kilograms or more of e-waste could be generated by computers discarded at Windows 10's end of support, Right to Repair Europe estimated in September 2025 (Right to Repair Europe, 2025). Source: Right to Repair Europe, \"Four weeks to go: Microsoft to make 400 million PCs obsolete on International E-waste Day\" (https://repair.eu/news/four-weeks-to-go-microsoft-to-make-400-million-pcs-obsolete-on-international-e-waste-day/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#right-to-repair-europe-2025-09-16-over-700-million-kg-of-e-waste."
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    {
      "id": "restart-project-2025-10-14-39pct-of-british-adults-still-use-a-windows-10-computer",
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      "statement": "39% of British adults still used a computer running Windows 10 on the day support ended, per YouGov polling of 2,215 adults for The Restart Project (The Restart Project, 2025).",
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      "source_url": "https://therestartproject.org/right-to-repair/windows-10-ends-today/",
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      "published_at": "2025-10-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "New polling we commissioned from YouGov reveals that 39% of British people still use a computer that runs Windows 10.",
      "locator": "Section 'The End of Windows 10', paragraph 3; footnote 2 gives the YouGov sample and fieldwork dates",
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      "headline": false,
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      "notes": "Representative poll (n=2,215, fieldwork 1 to 2 October 2025). Complements Which?'s 21 million UK Windows 10 users (intent family).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#restart-project-2025-10-14-39pct-of-british-adults-still-use-a-windows-10-computer",
      "citation_text": "39% of British adults still used a computer running Windows 10 on the day support ended, per YouGov polling of 2,215 adults for The Restart Project (The Restart Project, 2025). Source: The Restart Project, \"Windows 10 ends today, but we're not letting it go\" (https://therestartproject.org/right-to-repair/windows-10-ends-today/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#restart-project-2025-10-14-39pct-of-british-adults-still-use-a-windows-10-computer."
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "notes": "Subsample of the 39% who use Windows 10. Intent figure captured here because it feeds Restart's 13 million derivation.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#restart-project-2025-10-14-62pct-of-uk-windows-10-users-have-no-plan-to-change",
      "citation_text": "62% of British Windows 10 users had no plan to change computer or operating system in response to the end of support, per YouGov polling for The Restart Project in October 2025 (The Restart Project, 2025). Source: The Restart Project, \"Windows 10 ends today, but we're not letting it go\" (https://therestartproject.org/right-to-repair/windows-10-ends-today/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#restart-project-2025-10-14-62pct-of-uk-windows-10-users-have-no-plan-to-change."
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    {
      "id": "restart-project-2025-10-14-around-13-million-uk-computers-unprotected",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "13 million computers in the UK were left without Microsoft software support from 14 October 2025, The Restart Project estimated from its YouGov polling (The Restart Project, 2025).",
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      "publisher": "The Restart Project",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 ends today, but we're not letting it go",
      "source_url": "https://therestartproject.org/right-to-repair/windows-10-ends-today/",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "In short, our polling suggests that—from today—around 13 million computers in the UK are now unprotected by software support from Microsoft.",
      "locator": "Section 'The End of Windows 10', paragraph 3",
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      "formula": "Restart Project's own derivation from YouGov poll shares (not shown in the post)",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Derived by Restart from the 39% and 62% poll figures; the derivation steps are not shown. Advocacy estimate; compare Which?'s 21 million Windows 10 users (a people count, not computers).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#restart-project-2025-10-14-around-13-million-uk-computers-unprotected",
      "citation_text": "13 million computers in the UK were left without Microsoft software support from 14 October 2025, The Restart Project estimated from its YouGov polling (The Restart Project, 2025). Source: The Restart Project, \"Windows 10 ends today, but we're not letting it go\" (https://therestartproject.org/right-to-repair/windows-10-ends-today/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#restart-project-2025-10-14-around-13-million-uk-computers-unprotected."
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      "id": "microsoft-learn-2026-07-14-windows-11-minimum-hardware-requirements",
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      "statement": "TPM 2.0, UEFI Secure Boot-capable firmware, 4 GB of memory, 64 GB of storage and a 1 GHz two-core compatible 64-bit processor are Windows 11's minimum hardware requirements, unchanged on Microsoft Learn as of July 2026 (Microsoft, 2026).",
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      "unit": "requirements list (no single figure)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
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      "population": "Devices installing or upgrading to Windows 11",
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      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 requirements (Microsoft Learn)",
      "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-11-requirements",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Graphics card: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later, with a WDDM 2.0 driver. System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable. TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0.",
      "locator": "Section 'Hardware requirements', bullets 4 to 6; the Processor (1 GHz, two cores, compatible 64-bit), Memory (4 GB) and Storage (64 GB) bullets precede them; page ms.date 2026-07-14",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Also: DirectX 12 / WDDM 2.0 graphics, 720p display of 9 inches or more, internet and a Microsoft account for Home edition setup. Microsoft has never published the share of Windows 10 devices that meet these requirements.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2026-07-14-windows-11-minimum-hardware-requirements",
      "citation_text": "TPM 2.0, UEFI Secure Boot-capable firmware, 4 GB of memory, 64 GB of storage and a 1 GHz two-core compatible 64-bit processor are Windows 11's minimum hardware requirements, unchanged on Microsoft Learn as of July 2026 (Microsoft, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Windows 11 requirements (Microsoft Learn)\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-11-requirements). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2026-07-14-windows-11-minimum-hardware-requirements."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-2021-06-28-supported-cpu-floor-intel-8th-gen-amd-zen-2-qualcomm-7-and-8",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "Intel 8th-generation, AMD Zen 2 and Qualcomm 7 and 8 series processors were named by Microsoft on 28 June 2021 as the CPU floor meeting Windows 11's security and reliability principles (Microsoft, 2021).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "supported processor generations (no figure)",
      "display_value": "Intel 8th gen, Zen 2",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2021-06",
      "population": "PCs eligible for Windows 11 by processor generation",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements (Windows Insider Blog)",
      "source_url": "https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/28/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-06-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "we are confident that devices running on Intel 8th generation processors and AMD Zen 2 as well as Qualcomm 7 and 8 Series will meet our principles around security and reliability and minimum system requirements for Windows 11.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Microsoft promised to test Intel 7th-generation and AMD Zen 1 devices; the 27 August 2021 update added a few 7th-generation parts and kept Zen 1 out. Intel 8th-generation chips shipped from late 2017, hence Euroconsumers' '2017 or earlier' cut-off.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-06-28-supported-cpu-floor-intel-8th-gen-amd-zen-2-qualcomm-7-and-8",
      "citation_text": "Intel 8th-generation, AMD Zen 2 and Qualcomm 7 and 8 series processors were named by Microsoft on 28 June 2021 as the CPU floor meeting Windows 11's security and reliability principles (Microsoft, 2021). Source: Microsoft, \"Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements (Windows Insider Blog)\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/06/28/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-06-28-supported-cpu-floor-intel-8th-gen-amd-zen-2-qualcomm-7-and-8."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-2021-08-27-7th-gen-additions-core-x-xeon-w-core-7820hq-zen-1-excluded",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "Intel Core X-series, Xeon W-series and the Core i7-7820HQ (select devices) were the only 7th-generation additions to Windows 11's supported CPU list after Microsoft's testing, with AMD Zen 1 excluded (Microsoft, 2021).",
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      "value": null,
      "unit": "supported processor additions (no figure)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2021-08",
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      "source_title": "Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements and the PC Health Check app (Windows Insider Blog)",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2021-08-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Intel® Core™ X-series, Xeon® W-series Intel® Core™ 7820HQ (only select devices that shipped with modern drivers based on Declarative, Componentized, Hardware Support Apps (DCH) design principles, including Surface Studio 2)",
      "locator": "Paragraph beginning 'We did identify a set of PC models'; the following paragraph confirms Zen 1 stays out",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Confirms the floor set in June 2021: 'the compatible 64-bit processors selected, 4GB of memory, 64GB of storage, UEFI secure boot, graphics requirements and TPM 2.0 are the right minimum system requirements'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-08-27-7th-gen-additions-core-x-xeon-w-core-7820hq-zen-1-excluded",
      "citation_text": "Intel Core X-series, Xeon W-series and the Core i7-7820HQ (select devices) were the only 7th-generation additions to Windows 11's supported CPU list after Microsoft's testing, with AMD Zen 1 excluded (Microsoft, 2021). Source: Microsoft, \"Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements and the PC Health Check app (Windows Insider Blog)\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-08-27-7th-gen-additions-core-x-xeon-w-core-7820hq-zen-1-excluded."
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      "id": "microsoft-2021-08-27-unsupported-devices-52pct-more-kernel-mode-crashes",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "52% more kernel mode crashes were recorded on Windows Insider devices that did not meet Windows 11's minimum requirements than on those that did, Microsoft reported in August 2021 (Microsoft, 2021).",
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      "source_url": "https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/",
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      "published_at": "2021-08-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Reliability: Devices that do not meet the minimum system requirements had 52% more kernel mode crashes. Devices that do meet the minimum system requirements had a 99.8% crash free experience.",
      "locator": "Bullet 'Reliability' under 'insights from the data we gathered'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Microsoft's own justification for the CPU floor; Insider devices are not a representative sample. Association, not advice.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-08-27-unsupported-devices-52pct-more-kernel-mode-crashes",
      "citation_text": "52% more kernel mode crashes were recorded on Windows Insider devices that did not meet Windows 11's minimum requirements than on those that did, Microsoft reported in August 2021 (Microsoft, 2021). Source: Microsoft, \"Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements and the PC Health Check app (Windows Insider Blog)\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-08-27-unsupported-devices-52pct-more-kernel-mode-crashes."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-2021-08-27-supported-devices-99-8pct-crash-free",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "99.8% crash-free experience was reported by Microsoft for Windows Insider devices that met Windows 11's minimum requirements in August 2021 (Microsoft, 2021).",
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      "published_at": "2021-08-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Machines that met the requirements provided a 99.8% crash-free experience that is effectively managed by OEMs and IHVs through modern driver update management.",
      "locator": "Section 'Reliability', paragraph 1",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "The same figure appeared in the June 2021 post as the OEM driver-quality target. Insider telemetry, not a representative sample.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-08-27-supported-devices-99-8pct-crash-free",
      "citation_text": "99.8% crash-free experience was reported by Microsoft for Windows Insider devices that met Windows 11's minimum requirements in August 2021 (Microsoft, 2021). Source: Microsoft, \"Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements and the PC Health Check app (Windows Insider Blog)\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-08-27-supported-devices-99-8pct-crash-free."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-2021-08-27-unsupported-hardware-app-hangs-17pct-more-likely-first-party-crashes-43pct-more",
      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "17% more app hangs and 43% more first-party app crashes were seen on unsupported hardware in Windows 11 previews, Microsoft said in August 2021 (Microsoft, 2021).",
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      "published_at": "2021-08-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Additionally, on unsupported hardware app hangs are 17% more likely and for first-party apps we see 43% more crashes.",
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      "notes": "Two figures in one sentence; value holds the 43%, the 17% is in the unit and quote. Insider telemetry.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-08-27-unsupported-hardware-app-hangs-17pct-more-likely-first-party-crashes-43pct-more",
      "citation_text": "17% more app hangs and 43% more first-party app crashes were seen on unsupported hardware in Windows 11 previews, Microsoft said in August 2021 (Microsoft, 2021). Source: Microsoft, \"Update on Windows 11 minimum system requirements and the PC Health Check app (Windows Insider Blog)\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/08/27/update-on-windows-11-minimum-system-requirements-and-the-pc-health-check-app/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-08-27-unsupported-hardware-app-hangs-17pct-more-likely-first-party-crashes-43pct-more."
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      "family": "installed-base-eligibility",
      "statement": "Installing Windows 11 on hardware below the minimum requirements 'isn't recommended' and such devices 'aren't guaranteed to receive updates, including but not limited to security updates', Microsoft's support article states (Microsoft, 2024).",
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      "statement": "Snapdragon 850 devices 'may not be manufactured with Windows 11 pre-installed and may only be upgraded to Windows 11 by a customer', the one footnoted exception on Microsoft's Qualcomm support list (Microsoft, 2025).",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#edtittel-2021-06-28-three-quarters-of-pcs-sold-2006-to-2021-cannot-run-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "76% of PCs sold between 2006 and 2021 could not run Windows 11 by Ed Tittel's sales-based estimate of June 2021, which he conceded might be closer to 50-50 for PCs in regular use (Ed Tittel, 2021). Source: Ed Tittel, \"Three-Quarters of PCs Sold Can't Run Windows 11\" (https://www.edtittel.com/?p=2845). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#edtittel-2021-06-28-three-quarters-of-pcs-sold-2006-to-2021-cannot-run-windows-11."
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      "quote": "1.16B PCs were sold between 2018 through the end of 2021. To get that number, I'm generously allowing Gartner's Q1'21 growth rate to persist all year.",
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      "notes": "Sales cohort, not an installed-base count; 2021 was projected at the time. Context for the eligibility table's 'definition' column.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#edtittel-2021-06-28-1-16-billion-pcs-sold-2018-to-2021-eligible-by-cpu-generation",
      "citation_text": "1.16 billion PCs were sold from 2018 through 2021, the cohort Ed Tittel treated as Windows 11-eligible by CPU generation, against 3.62 billion sold 2006 to 2017 (Ed Tittel, 2021). Source: Ed Tittel, \"Three-Quarters of PCs Sold Can't Run Windows 11\" (https://www.edtittel.com/?p=2845). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#edtittel-2021-06-28-1-16-billion-pcs-sold-2018-to-2021-eligible-by-cpu-generation."
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      "quote": "While the entire market is continuing on a very strong year, fueled by Windows 11 transition and the need to replace an ageing installed base, the results by regions are telling different stories",
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      "notes": "IDC gives no installed-base unit count in this or its 2026 releases; neither IDC nor Gartner published a 'billion-unit' installed-base total in 2024 to 2026 that this collection could find. Shipment figures belong to the shipments family.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#idc-2025-10-08-bouchard-windows-11-transition-and-ageing-installed-base-demand-into-2026",
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      "statement": "1.5 billion PCs is the worldwide population Microsoft 'routinely' cited from 2013 through 2018, Ed Bott recalled in 2025, the same round number Dell's COO used from memory in November 2025 (ZDNET, 2025).",
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      "publisher": "ZDNET (Ed Bott)",
      "source_title": "400 million Windows PCs vanished in 3 years. Where did they all go?",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Microsoft routinely refers to a worldwide population of about 1.5 billion PCs. But the company has been repeating that number for at least six years [from 2013 through 2018].",
      "locator": "Block quote of Bott's 2019 article, in the second half of the piece",
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      "notes": "Context for Dell's 'roughly 1.5 billion units'; Bott argued in 2019 the true figure had shrunk 'by a few hundred million'. Microsoft's 2026 count of 1.6 billion monthly active Windows devices exceeds this old round number.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zdnet-2019-bott-microsoft-repeated-about-1-5-billion-pcs-2013-to-2018-as-recalled-2025",
      "citation_text": "1.5 billion PCs is the worldwide population Microsoft 'routinely' cited from 2013 through 2018, Ed Bott recalled in 2025, the same round number Dell's COO used from memory in November 2025 (ZDNET, 2025). Source: ZDNET (Ed Bott), \"400 million Windows PCs vanished in 3 years. Where did they all go?\" (https://www.zdnet.com/article/400-million-windows-pcs-vanished-in-3-years-where-did-they-all-go/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zdnet-2019-bott-microsoft-repeated-about-1-5-billion-pcs-2013-to-2018-as-recalled-2025."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-europe-win10-24-72pct",
      "citation_text": "24.7% of Windows desktop page views in Europe still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 74.5% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Europe - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/europe). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-europe-win10-24-72pct."
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      "quote": "Win11 79.87% Win10 19.58% Win7 0.35% Win8.1 0.09%",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-north-america-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 79.87% vs export 79.93%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-north-america-win11-79-87pct",
      "citation_text": "79.9% of Windows desktop page views in North America came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 19.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in North America - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/north-america). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-north-america-win11-79-87pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-north-america-win10-19-58pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "19.6% of Windows desktop page views in North America still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 79.9% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in North America, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, North America",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in North America - September 2026",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 79.87% Win10 19.58% Win7 0.35% Win8.1 0.09%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in North America - September 2026'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-north-america-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 19.58% vs export 19.52%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-north-america-win10-19-58pct",
      "citation_text": "19.6% of Windows desktop page views in North America still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 79.9% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in North America - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/north-america). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-north-america-win10-19-58pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-america-win11-72-95pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "73.0% of Windows desktop page views in South America came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 26.8% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in South America, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South America",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, South America",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South America - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-america",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 72.95% Win10 26.79% Win7 0.16% Win8.1 0.05%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South America - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-south-america-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 72.95% vs export 73.08%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-america-win11-72-95pct",
      "citation_text": "73.0% of Windows desktop page views in South America came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 26.8% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South America - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-america). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-america-win11-72-95pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-america-win10-26-79pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "26.8% of Windows desktop page views in South America still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 73.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in South America, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "South America, Windows 10",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South America",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, South America",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South America - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-america",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 72.95% Win10 26.79% Win7 0.16% Win8.1 0.05%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South America - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-south-america-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 26.79% vs export 26.67%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-america-win10-26-79pct",
      "citation_text": "26.8% of Windows desktop page views in South America still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 73.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South America - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-america). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-america-win10-26-79pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-asia-win11-62-44pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "62.4% of Windows desktop page views in Asia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 36.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 62.44,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "62.4%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Asia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Asia, Windows 11",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Asia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Asia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Asia - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/asia",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 62.44% Win10 36.57% Win7 0.83% Win8.1 0.06%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Asia - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-asia-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 62.44% vs export 62.43%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-asia-win11-62-44pct",
      "citation_text": "62.4% of Windows desktop page views in Asia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 36.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Asia - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/asia). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-asia-win11-62-44pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-asia-win10-36-57pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "36.6% of Windows desktop page views in Asia still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 62.4% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "36.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Asia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Asia, Windows 10",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Asia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Asia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Asia - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/asia",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 62.44% Win10 36.57% Win7 0.83% Win8.1 0.06%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Asia - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-asia-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 36.57% vs export 36.58%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-asia-win10-36-57pct",
      "citation_text": "36.6% of Windows desktop page views in Asia still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 62.4% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Asia - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/asia). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-asia-win10-36-57pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-africa-win11-70-32pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "70.3% of Windows desktop page views in Africa came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 29.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 70.32,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "70.3%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Africa, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Africa, Windows 11",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Africa",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Africa",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Africa - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/africa",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 70.32% Win10 29.11% Win7 0.36% Win8.1 0.09%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Africa - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-africa-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 70.32% vs export 70.44%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-africa-win11-70-32pct",
      "citation_text": "70.3% of Windows desktop page views in Africa came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 29.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Africa - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/africa). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-africa-win11-70-32pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-africa-win10-29-11pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "29.1% of Windows desktop page views in Africa still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 70.3% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "29.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Africa, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Africa, Windows 10",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Africa",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Africa",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Africa - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/africa",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 70.32% Win10 29.11% Win7 0.36% Win8.1 0.09%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Africa - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-africa-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 29.11% vs export 28.99%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-africa-win10-29-11pct",
      "citation_text": "29.1% of Windows desktop page views in Africa still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 70.3% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Africa - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/africa). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-africa-win10-29-11pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-oceania-win11-80-16pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "80.2% of Windows desktop page views in Oceania came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 19.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "80.2%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Oceania, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Oceania, Windows 11",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Oceania",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Oceania",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Oceania - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/oceania",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 80.16% Win10 19.05% Win7 0.71% Win8.1 0.03%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Oceania - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-oceania-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 80.16% vs export 80.16%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-oceania-win11-80-16pct",
      "citation_text": "80.2% of Windows desktop page views in Oceania came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 19.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Oceania - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/oceania). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-oceania-win11-80-16pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-oceania-win10-19-05pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "19.1% of Windows desktop page views in Oceania still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 80.2% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "19.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Oceania, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Oceania, Windows 10",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Oceania",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Oceania",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Oceania - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/oceania",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 80.16% Win10 19.05% Win7 0.71% Win8.1 0.03%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Oceania - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-oceania-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 19.05% vs export 19.04%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-oceania-win10-19-05pct",
      "citation_text": "19.1% of Windows desktop page views in Oceania still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 80.2% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Oceania - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/oceania). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-oceania-win10-19-05pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11-80-51pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "80.5% of Windows desktop page views in the United States came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 18.9% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": "In the United States, **80.5%** of Windows desktop web traffic came from Windows 11 in September 2026.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 80.51,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "80.5%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in the United States, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United States",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in United States Of America - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 80.51% Win10 18.93% Win7 0.35% Win8.1 0.1%",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 80.51% vs export 80.56%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11-80-51pct",
      "citation_text": "80.5% of Windows desktop page views in the United States came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 18.9% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in United States Of America - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11-80-51pct."
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      "statement": "18.9% of Windows desktop page views in the United States still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 80.5% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 18.93% vs export 18.89%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win10-18-93pct",
      "citation_text": "18.9% of Windows desktop page views in the United States still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 80.5% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in United States Of America - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win10-18-93pct."
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Canada, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Canada",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Canada - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/canada",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 78.72% Win10 20.49% Win7 0.59% Win8.1 0.12%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Canada - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-canada-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 78.72% vs export 78.85%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-canada-win11-78-72pct",
      "citation_text": "78.7% of Windows desktop page views in Canada came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 20.5% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Canada - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/canada). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-canada-win11-78-72pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-canada-win10-20-49pct",
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      "statement": "20.5% of Windows desktop page views in Canada still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 78.7% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Canada, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "geography": "Canada",
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Canada",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 78.72% Win10 20.49% Win7 0.59% Win8.1 0.12%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Canada - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-canada-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 20.49% vs export 20.36%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-canada-win10-20-49pct",
      "citation_text": "20.5% of Windows desktop page views in Canada still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 78.7% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Canada - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/canada). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-canada-win10-20-49pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-mexico-win11-72-01pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "72.0% of Windows desktop page views in Mexico came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 27.7% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 72.01,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "72.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Mexico, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Mexico",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Mexico",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Mexico - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/mexico",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 72.01% Win10 27.72% Win7 0.15% Win8.1 0.07%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Mexico - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-mexico-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 72.01% vs export 72.17%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-mexico-win11-72-01pct",
      "citation_text": "72.0% of Windows desktop page views in Mexico came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 27.7% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Mexico - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/mexico). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-mexico-win11-72-01pct."
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      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "27.7% of Windows desktop page views in Mexico still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 72.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Mexico, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Mexico",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 72.01% Win10 27.72% Win7 0.15% Win8.1 0.07%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Mexico - September 2026'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-mexico-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 27.72% vs export 27.57%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-mexico-win10-27-72pct",
      "citation_text": "27.7% of Windows desktop page views in Mexico still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 72.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Mexico - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/mexico). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-mexico-win10-27-72pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-brazil-win11-75-61pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "75.6% of Windows desktop page views in Brazil came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 24.2% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "75.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Brazil, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Brazil",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Brazil - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/brazil",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 75.61% Win10 24.17% Win7 0.14% Win8.1 0.04%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Brazil - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-brazil-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 75.61% vs export 75.72%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-brazil-win11-75-61pct",
      "citation_text": "75.6% of Windows desktop page views in Brazil came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 24.2% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Brazil - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/brazil). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-brazil-win11-75-61pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-brazil-win10-24-17pct",
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      "statement": "24.2% of Windows desktop page views in Brazil still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 75.6% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Brazil, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Brazil",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Brazil - September 2026",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 75.61% Win10 24.17% Win7 0.14% Win8.1 0.04%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Brazil - September 2026'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-brazil-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 24.17% vs export 24.06%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-brazil-win10-24-17pct",
      "citation_text": "24.2% of Windows desktop page views in Brazil still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 75.6% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Brazil - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/brazil). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-brazil-win10-24-17pct."
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      "short_statement": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Argentina, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Argentina",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Argentina - September 2026",
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      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 62.15% Win10 37.44% Win7 0.27% Win8.1 0.08%",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-argentina-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 62.15% vs export 62.29%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-argentina-win11-62-15pct",
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      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "37.4% of Windows desktop page views in Argentina still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 62.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Argentina - September 2026",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 62.15% Win10 37.44% Win7 0.27% Win8.1 0.08%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Argentina - September 2026'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-argentina-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 37.44% vs export 37.3%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-argentina-win10-37-44pct",
      "citation_text": "37.4% of Windows desktop page views in Argentina still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 62.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Argentina - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/argentina). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-argentina-win10-37-44pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-84-29pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "84.3% of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 15.5% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 84.29,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "84.3%",
      "display_label": "the highest Windows 11 share of 26 countries in September 2026; Russia is lowest at 43.1% (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": "StatCounter",
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United Kingdom",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in United Kingdom - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-kingdom",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 84.29% Win10 15.47% Win7 0.12% Win8.1 0.06%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in United Kingdom - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-united-kingdom-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 84.29% vs export 84.4%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-84-29pct",
      "citation_text": "84.3% of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 15.5% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in United Kingdom - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-kingdom). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-84-29pct."
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      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "15.5% of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 84.3% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United Kingdom",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in United Kingdom - September 2026",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-united-kingdom-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 15.47% vs export 15.37%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win10-15-47pct",
      "citation_text": "15.5% of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 84.3% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in United Kingdom - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-kingdom). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win10-15-47pct."
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      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "79.8% of Windows desktop page views in Germany came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 19.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "79.8%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Germany, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Germany",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Germany - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/germany",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 79.83% Win10 19.59% Win7 0.27% Win8.1 0.19%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Germany - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-germany-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 79.83% vs export 79.89%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-germany-win11-79-83pct",
      "citation_text": "79.8% of Windows desktop page views in Germany came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 19.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Germany - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/germany). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-germany-win11-79-83pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-germany-win10-19-59pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "19.6% of Windows desktop page views in Germany still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 79.8% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "19.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Germany, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Germany",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Germany - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/germany",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 79.83% Win10 19.59% Win7 0.27% Win8.1 0.19%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Germany - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-germany-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 19.59% vs export 19.53%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-germany-win10-19-59pct",
      "citation_text": "19.6% of Windows desktop page views in Germany still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 79.8% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Germany - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/germany). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-germany-win10-19-59pct."
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    {
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      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "75.0% of Windows desktop page views in France came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 24.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 75.04,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "75.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in France, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, France",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in France - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/france",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 75.04% Win10 24.39% Win7 0.28% Win8.1 0.17%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in France - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-france-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 75.04% vs export 75.18%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-france-win11-75-04pct",
      "citation_text": "75.0% of Windows desktop page views in France came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 24.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in France - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/france). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-france-win11-75-04pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-france-win10-24-39pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "24.4% of Windows desktop page views in France still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 75.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "24.4%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in France, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, France",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in France - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/france",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 75.04% Win10 24.39% Win7 0.28% Win8.1 0.17%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in France - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-france-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 24.39% vs export 24.25%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-france-win10-24-39pct",
      "citation_text": "24.4% of Windows desktop page views in France still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 75.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in France - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/france). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-france-win10-24-39pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-italy-win11-70-95pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "71.0% of Windows desktop page views in Italy came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 28.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 70.95,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "71.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Italy, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Italy",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Italy - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/italy",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 70.95% Win10 28.63% Win7 0.27% WinXP 0.05%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Italy - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-italy-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 70.95% vs export 70.99%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-italy-win11-70-95pct",
      "citation_text": "71.0% of Windows desktop page views in Italy came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 28.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Italy - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/italy). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-italy-win11-70-95pct."
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      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "28.6% of Windows desktop page views in Italy still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 71.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Italy, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Italy",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Italy - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/italy",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 70.95% Win10 28.63% Win7 0.27% WinXP 0.05%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Italy - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-italy-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 28.63% vs export 28.59%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-italy-win10-28-63pct",
      "citation_text": "28.6% of Windows desktop page views in Italy still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 71.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Italy - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/italy). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-italy-win10-28-63pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-spain-win11-68-22pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "68.2% of Windows desktop page views in Spain came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 29.8% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "68.2%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Spain, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Spain",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Spain - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/spain",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 68.22% Win10 29.84% Win7 1.58% Win8 0.16%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Spain - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-spain-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 68.22% vs export 68.38%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-spain-win11-68-22pct",
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      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-spain-win10-29-84pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "29.8% of Windows desktop page views in Spain still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 68.2% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "29.8%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Spain, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Spain",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Spain - September 2026",
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      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 68.22% Win10 29.84% Win7 1.58% Win8 0.16%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Spain - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-spain-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 29.84% vs export 29.72%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-spain-win10-29-84pct",
      "citation_text": "29.8% of Windows desktop page views in Spain still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 68.2% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Spain - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/spain). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-spain-win10-29-84pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-netherlands-win11-78-02pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "78.0% of Windows desktop page views in the Netherlands came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 21.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 78.02,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "78.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in the Netherlands, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Netherlands",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Netherlands",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Netherlands - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/netherlands",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 78.02% Win10 21.06% Win7 0.65% Win8.1 0.17%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Netherlands - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-netherlands-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 78.02% vs export 78.15%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-netherlands-win11-78-02pct",
      "citation_text": "78.0% of Windows desktop page views in the Netherlands came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 21.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Netherlands - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/netherlands). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-netherlands-win11-78-02pct."
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 21.06% vs export 20.93%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-netherlands-win10-21-06pct",
      "citation_text": "21.1% of Windows desktop page views in the Netherlands still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 78.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Netherlands - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/netherlands). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-netherlands-win10-21-06pct."
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Poland, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Poland",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Poland - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/poland",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 78.06% Win10 21.28% Win7 0.44% Win8.1 0.08%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Poland - September 2026'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-poland-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 78.06% vs export 78.11%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-poland-win11-78-06pct",
      "citation_text": "78.1% of Windows desktop page views in Poland came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 21.3% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Poland - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/poland). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-poland-win11-78-06pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-poland-win10-21-28pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "21.3% of Windows desktop page views in Poland still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 78.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Poland, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 78.06% Win10 21.28% Win7 0.44% Win8.1 0.08%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Poland - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-poland-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 21.28% vs export 21.25%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-poland-win10-21-28pct",
      "citation_text": "21.3% of Windows desktop page views in Poland still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 78.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Poland - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/poland). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-poland-win10-21-28pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-sweden-win11-78-85pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "78.8% of Windows desktop page views in Sweden came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 20.7% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 78.85,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "78.8%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Sweden, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Sweden",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Sweden - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/sweden",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 78.85% Win10 20.68% Win7 0.29% Win8.1 0.13%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Sweden - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-sweden-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 78.85% vs export 78.95%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-sweden-win11-78-85pct",
      "citation_text": "78.8% of Windows desktop page views in Sweden came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 20.7% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Sweden - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/sweden). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-sweden-win11-78-85pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-sweden-win10-20-68pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "20.7% of Windows desktop page views in Sweden still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 78.8% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 20.68,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "20.7%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Sweden, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Sweden",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Sweden",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Sweden - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/sweden",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 78.85% Win10 20.68% Win7 0.29% Win8.1 0.13%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Sweden - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-sweden-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 20.68% vs export 20.59%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-sweden-win10-20-68pct",
      "citation_text": "20.7% of Windows desktop page views in Sweden still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 78.8% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Sweden - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/sweden). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-sweden-win10-20-68pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-russian-federation-win11-43-10pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "43.1% of Windows desktop page views in Russia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 54.3% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 43.1,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "43.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Russia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Russia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Russia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Russian Federation - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/russian-federation",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win10 54.29% Win11 43.1% Win7 1.77% Win8.1 0.47%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Russian Federation - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-russian-federation-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 43.1% vs export 43.21%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-russian-federation-win11-43-10pct",
      "citation_text": "43.1% of Windows desktop page views in Russia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 54.3% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Russian Federation - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/russian-federation). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-russian-federation-win11-43-10pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-russian-federation-win10-54-29pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "54.3% of Windows desktop page views in Russia still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 43.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Russia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Russia",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Russian Federation - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/russian-federation",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win10 54.29% Win11 43.1% Win7 1.77% Win8.1 0.47%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Russian Federation - September 2026'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-russian-federation-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 54.29% vs export 54.19%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-russian-federation-win10-54-29pct",
      "citation_text": "54.3% of Windows desktop page views in Russia still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 43.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Russian Federation - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/russian-federation). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-russian-federation-win10-54-29pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-turkey-win11-64-41pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "64.4% of Windows desktop page views in Turkey came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 35.2% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Turkey, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Turkey",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Turkey",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Turkey - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/turkey",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 64.41% Win10 35.18% Win7 0.25% Win8.1 0.11%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Turkey - September 2026'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-turkey-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 64.41% vs export 64.4%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-turkey-win11-64-41pct",
      "citation_text": "64.4% of Windows desktop page views in Turkey came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 35.2% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Turkey - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/turkey). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-turkey-win11-64-41pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-turkey-win10-35-18pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "35.2% of Windows desktop page views in Turkey still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 64.4% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Turkey, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Turkey",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Turkey - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/turkey",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 64.41% Win10 35.18% Win7 0.25% Win8.1 0.11%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Turkey - September 2026'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-turkey-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 35.18% vs export 35.18%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-turkey-win10-35-18pct",
      "citation_text": "35.2% of Windows desktop page views in Turkey still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 64.4% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Turkey - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/turkey). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-turkey-win10-35-18pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-india-win11-58-56pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "58.6% of Windows desktop page views in India came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 41.2% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 58.56,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "58.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in India, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "India",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, India",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in India - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/india",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 58.56% Win10 41.17% Win7 0.2% Win8.1 0.04%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in India - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-india-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 58.56% vs export 58.54%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-india-win11-58-56pct",
      "citation_text": "58.6% of Windows desktop page views in India came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 41.2% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in India - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/india). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-india-win11-58-56pct."
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      "statement": "41.2% of Windows desktop page views in India still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 58.6% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "41.2%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in India, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "geography": "India",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, India",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in India - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/india",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 58.56% Win10 41.17% Win7 0.2% Win8.1 0.04%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in India - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-india-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 41.17% vs export 41.19%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-india-win10-41-17pct",
      "citation_text": "41.2% of Windows desktop page views in India still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 58.6% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in India - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/india). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-india-win10-41-17pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-china-win11-53-89pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "53.9% of Windows desktop page views in China came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 41.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 53.89,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "53.9%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in China, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, China",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in China - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/china",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 53.89% Win10 41.14% Win7 4.45% WinXP 0.35%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in China - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-china-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 53.89% vs export 53.81%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-china-win11-53-89pct",
      "citation_text": "53.9% of Windows desktop page views in China came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 41.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in China - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/china). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-china-win11-53-89pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-japan-win11-77-60pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "77.6% of Windows desktop page views in Japan came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 21.0% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 77.6,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "77.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Japan, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Japan",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Japan - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/japan",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 77.6% Win10 21.04% Win7 0.99% Win8.1 0.26%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Japan - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-japan-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 77.6% vs export 77.64%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-japan-win11-77-60pct",
      "citation_text": "77.6% of Windows desktop page views in Japan came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 21.0% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Japan - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/japan). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-japan-win11-77-60pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-japan-win10-21-04pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "21.0% of Windows desktop page views in Japan still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 77.6% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 21.04,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "21.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Japan, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Japan",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Japan - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/japan",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 77.6% Win10 21.04% Win7 0.99% Win8.1 0.26%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Japan - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-japan-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 21.04% vs export 21%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-japan-win10-21-04pct",
      "citation_text": "21.0% of Windows desktop page views in Japan still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 77.6% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Japan - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/japan). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-japan-win10-21-04pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-korea-win11-64-65pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "64.7% of Windows desktop page views in South Korea came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 35.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 64.65,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "64.7%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in South Korea, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, South Korea",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Korea - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-korea",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 64.65% Win10 35.14% Win7 0.12% Win8.1 0.06%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Korea - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-south-korea-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 64.65% vs export 64.64%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-korea-win11-64-65pct",
      "citation_text": "64.7% of Windows desktop page views in South Korea came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 35.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Korea - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-korea). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-korea-win11-64-65pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-korea-win10-35-14pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "35.1% of Windows desktop page views in South Korea still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 64.7% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 35.14,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "35.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in South Korea, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Korea",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, South Korea",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Korea - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-korea",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 64.65% Win10 35.14% Win7 0.12% Win8.1 0.06%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Korea - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-south-korea-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 35.14% vs export 35.15%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-korea-win10-35-14pct",
      "citation_text": "35.1% of Windows desktop page views in South Korea still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 64.7% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Korea - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-korea). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-korea-win10-35-14pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-indonesia-win11-46-69pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "46.7% of Windows desktop page views in Indonesia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 53.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 46.69,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "46.7%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Indonesia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Indonesia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Indonesia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Indonesia - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/indonesia",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win10 53.12% Win11 46.69% Win7 0.12% Win8.1 0.03%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Indonesia - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-indonesia-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 46.69% vs export 46.67%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-indonesia-win11-46-69pct",
      "citation_text": "46.7% of Windows desktop page views in Indonesia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 53.1% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Indonesia - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/indonesia). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-indonesia-win11-46-69pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-indonesia-win10-53-12pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "53.1% of Windows desktop page views in Indonesia still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 46.7% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 53.12,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "53.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Indonesia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Indonesia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Indonesia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Indonesia - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/indonesia",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win10 53.12% Win11 46.69% Win7 0.12% Win8.1 0.03%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Indonesia - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-indonesia-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 53.12% vs export 53.15%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-indonesia-win10-53-12pct",
      "citation_text": "53.1% of Windows desktop page views in Indonesia still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 46.7% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Indonesia - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/indonesia). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-indonesia-win10-53-12pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-viet-nam-win11-76-18pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "76.2% of Windows desktop page views in Vietnam came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 23.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 76.18,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "76.2%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Vietnam, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Vietnam",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Vietnam",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Viet Nam - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/viet-nam",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 76.18% Win10 23.39% Win7 0.32% Win8.1 0.05%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Viet Nam - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-viet-nam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 76.18% vs export 76.23%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-viet-nam-win11-76-18pct",
      "citation_text": "76.2% of Windows desktop page views in Vietnam came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 23.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Viet Nam - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/viet-nam). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-viet-nam-win11-76-18pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-viet-nam-win10-23-39pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "23.4% of Windows desktop page views in Vietnam still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 76.2% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 23.39,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "23.4%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Vietnam, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Vietnam",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Vietnam",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Viet Nam - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/viet-nam",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 76.18% Win10 23.39% Win7 0.32% Win8.1 0.05%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Viet Nam - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-viet-nam-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 23.39% vs export 23.34%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-viet-nam-win10-23-39pct",
      "citation_text": "23.4% of Windows desktop page views in Vietnam still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 76.2% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Viet Nam - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/viet-nam). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-viet-nam-win10-23-39pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-australia-win11-80-49pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "80.5% of Windows desktop page views in Australia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 18.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "80.5%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Australia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Australia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Australia - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/australia",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 80.49% Win10 18.6% Win7 0.82% Win8.1 0.03%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Australia - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-australia-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 80.49% vs export 80.49%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-australia-win11-80-49pct",
      "citation_text": "80.5% of Windows desktop page views in Australia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 18.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Australia - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/australia). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-australia-win11-80-49pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-australia-win10-18-60pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "18.6% of Windows desktop page views in Australia still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 80.5% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 18.6,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "18.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Australia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Australia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Australia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Australia - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/australia",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 80.49% Win10 18.6% Win7 0.82% Win8.1 0.03%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Australia - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-australia-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 18.6% vs export 18.61%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-australia-win10-18-60pct",
      "citation_text": "18.6% of Windows desktop page views in Australia still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 80.5% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Australia - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/australia). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-australia-win10-18-60pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-nigeria-win11-69-95pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "70.0% of Windows desktop page views in Nigeria came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 29.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 69.95,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "70.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Nigeria, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Nigeria",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Nigeria",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Nigeria - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/nigeria",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 69.95% Win10 29.62% Win7 0.19% Win8.1 0.13%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Nigeria - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-nigeria-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 69.95% vs export 70.12%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-nigeria-win11-69-95pct",
      "citation_text": "70.0% of Windows desktop page views in Nigeria came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 29.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Nigeria - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/nigeria). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-nigeria-win11-69-95pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-nigeria-win10-29-62pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "29.6% of Windows desktop page views in Nigeria still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 70.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 29.62,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "29.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Nigeria, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Nigeria",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Nigeria",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Nigeria - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/nigeria",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 69.95% Win10 29.62% Win7 0.19% Win8.1 0.13%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Nigeria - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-nigeria-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 29.62% vs export 29.45%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-nigeria-win10-29-62pct",
      "citation_text": "29.6% of Windows desktop page views in Nigeria still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 70.0% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Nigeria - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/nigeria). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-nigeria-win10-29-62pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-africa-win11-79-70pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "79.7% of Windows desktop page views in South Africa came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 19.9% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 79.7,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "79.7%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in South Africa, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Africa",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, South Africa",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Africa - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-africa",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 79.7% Win10 19.95% Win7 0.16% Win8.1 0.08%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Africa - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-south-africa-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 79.7% vs export 79.81%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-africa-win11-79-70pct",
      "citation_text": "79.7% of Windows desktop page views in South Africa came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 19.9% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Africa - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-africa). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-africa-win11-79-70pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-africa-win10-19-95pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "19.9% of Windows desktop page views in South Africa still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 79.7% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 19.95,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "19.9%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in South Africa, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "South Africa",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, South Africa",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Africa - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-africa",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 79.7% Win10 19.95% Win7 0.16% Win8.1 0.08%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Africa - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-south-africa-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 19.95% vs export 19.84%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-africa-win10-19-95pct",
      "citation_text": "19.9% of Windows desktop page views in South Africa still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 79.7% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in South Africa - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/south-africa). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-south-africa-win10-19-95pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-egypt-win11-53-28pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "53.3% of Windows desktop page views in Egypt came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 45.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 53.28,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "53.3%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Egypt, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Egypt",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Egypt",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Egypt - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/egypt",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 53.28% Win10 45.64% Win7 0.89% Win8.1 0.07%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Egypt - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-egypt-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 53.28% vs export 53.37%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-egypt-win11-53-28pct",
      "citation_text": "53.3% of Windows desktop page views in Egypt came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 45.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Egypt - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/egypt). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-egypt-win11-53-28pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-egypt-win10-45-64pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "45.6% of Windows desktop page views in Egypt still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 53.3% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 45.64,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "45.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Egypt, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Egypt",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Egypt",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Egypt - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/egypt",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 53.28% Win10 45.64% Win7 0.89% Win8.1 0.07%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Egypt - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-egypt-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 45.64% vs export 45.55%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-egypt-win10-45-64pct",
      "citation_text": "45.6% of Windows desktop page views in Egypt still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 53.3% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Egypt - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/egypt). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-egypt-win10-45-64pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-saudi-arabia-win11-73-08pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "73.1% of Windows desktop page views in Saudi Arabia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 26.8% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 73.08,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "73.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Saudi Arabia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Saudi Arabia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Saudi Arabia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Saudi Arabia - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/saudi-arabia",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 73.08% Win10 26.82% Win7 0.05% Win8.1 0.02%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Saudi Arabia - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-saudi-arabia-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 73.08% vs export 73%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-saudi-arabia-win11-73-08pct",
      "citation_text": "73.1% of Windows desktop page views in Saudi Arabia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, against 26.8% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Saudi Arabia - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/saudi-arabia). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-saudi-arabia-win11-73-08pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-saudi-arabia-win10-26-82pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "26.8% of Windows desktop page views in Saudi Arabia still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 73.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 26.82,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "26.8%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Saudi Arabia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Saudi Arabia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Saudi Arabia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Saudi Arabia - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/saudi-arabia",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 73.08% Win10 26.82% Win7 0.05% Win8.1 0.02%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win10, heading 'Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Saudi Arabia - September 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-saudi-arabia-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 26.82% vs export 26.89%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-saudi-arabia-win10-26-82pct",
      "citation_text": "26.8% of Windows desktop page views in Saudi Arabia still came from Windows 10 in September 2026, against 73.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Saudi Arabia - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/saudi-arabia). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-saudi-arabia-win10-26-82pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-europe-win11-49-51pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "49.5% of Windows desktop page views in Europe came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 47.5% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.51,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "49.5%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Europe, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Europe",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Europe",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 49.51 Win10 47.51 Win7 2.11 Win8.1 0.31",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-europe-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/europe and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-europe-win11-49-51pct",
      "citation_text": "49.5% of Windows desktop page views in Europe came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 47.5% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-europe-win11-49-51pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-europe-win10-47-51pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "47.5% of Windows desktop page views in Europe still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 49.5% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 47.51,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "47.5%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Europe, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Europe",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Europe",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 49.51 Win10 47.51 Win7 2.11 Win8.1 0.31",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-europe-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/europe and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-europe-win10-47-51pct",
      "citation_text": "47.5% of Windows desktop page views in Europe still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 49.5% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-europe-win10-47-51pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11-60-88pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "60.9% of Windows desktop page views in the United States came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 35.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 60.88,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "60.9%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in the United States, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United States",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United States Of America, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=US&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20States%20Of%20America&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 60.88 Win10 35.43 Win7 2.43 WinXP 0.75",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2000\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11-60-88pct",
      "citation_text": "60.9% of Windows desktop page views in the United States came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 35.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United States Of America, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=US&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20States%20Of%20America&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11-60-88pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win10-35-43pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "35.4% of Windows desktop page views in the United States still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 60.9% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 35.43,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "35.4%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in the United States, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United States",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United States Of America, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=US&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20States%20Of%20America&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 60.88 Win10 35.43 Win7 2.43 WinXP 0.75",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2000\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-united-states-of-america-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win10-35-43pct",
      "citation_text": "35.4% of Windows desktop page views in the United States still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 60.9% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United States Of America, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=US&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20States%20Of%20America&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win10-35-43pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-china-win11-42-59pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "42.6% of Windows desktop page views in China came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 51.0% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 42.59,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "42.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in China, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, China",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share China, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=China&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win10 51.04 Win11 42.59 Win7 4.55 Win8 1.42",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-china-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/china and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-china-win11-42-59pct",
      "citation_text": "42.6% of Windows desktop page views in China came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 51.0% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share China, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=China&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-china-win11-42-59pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-china-win10-51-04pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "51.0% of Windows desktop page views in China still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 42.6% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 51.04,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "51.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in China, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, China",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share China, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=China&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win10 51.04 Win11 42.59 Win7 4.55 Win8 1.42",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-china-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/china and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-china-win10-51-04pct",
      "citation_text": "51.0% of Windows desktop page views in China still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 42.6% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share China, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=China&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-china-win10-51-04pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-japan-win11-55-39pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "55.4% of Windows desktop page views in Japan came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 42.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 55.39,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "55.4%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Japan, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Japan",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Japan, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=JP&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Japan&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 55.39 Win10 42.59 Win7 1.13 Win8.1 0.49",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-japan-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/japan and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-japan-win11-55-39pct",
      "citation_text": "55.4% of Windows desktop page views in Japan came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 42.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Japan, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=JP&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Japan&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-japan-win11-55-39pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-japan-win10-42-59pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "42.6% of Windows desktop page views in Japan still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 55.4% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 42.59,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "42.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Japan, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Japan",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Japan, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=JP&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Japan&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 55.39 Win10 42.59 Win7 1.13 Win8.1 0.49",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-japan-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/japan and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-japan-win10-42-59pct",
      "citation_text": "42.6% of Windows desktop page views in Japan still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 55.4% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Japan, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=JP&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Japan&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-japan-win10-42-59pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-germany-win11-44-15pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "44.1% of Windows desktop page views in Germany came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 51.2% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 44.15,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "44.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Germany, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Germany",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Germany, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=DE&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Germany&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 44.15 Win10 51.18 Win7 3.92 Win8.1 0.43",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-germany-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/germany and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-germany-win11-44-15pct",
      "citation_text": "44.1% of Windows desktop page views in Germany came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 51.2% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Germany, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=DE&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Germany&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-germany-win11-44-15pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-germany-win10-51-18pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "51.2% of Windows desktop page views in Germany still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 44.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 51.18,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "51.2%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Germany, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Germany",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Germany, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=DE&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Germany&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 44.15 Win10 51.18 Win7 3.92 Win8.1 0.43",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-germany-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/germany and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-germany-win10-51-18pct",
      "citation_text": "51.2% of Windows desktop page views in Germany still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 44.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Germany, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=DE&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Germany&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-germany-win10-51-18pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-63-21pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "63.2% of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 35.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 63.21,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "63.2%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United Kingdom",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United Kingdom, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=GB&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20Kingdom&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 63.21 Win10 35.6 Win7 0.92 Win8.1 0.16",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win8\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-united-kingdom-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-kingdom and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-63-21pct",
      "citation_text": "63.2% of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 35.6% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United Kingdom, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=GB&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20Kingdom&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-63-21pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win10-35-60pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "35.6% of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 63.2% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 35.6,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "35.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United Kingdom",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United Kingdom, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=GB&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20Kingdom&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 63.21 Win10 35.6 Win7 0.92 Win8.1 0.16",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win8\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-united-kingdom-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-kingdom and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win10-35-60pct",
      "citation_text": "35.6% of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 63.2% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United Kingdom, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=GB&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20Kingdom&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win10-35-60pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-india-win11-41-86pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "41.9% of Windows desktop page views in India came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 56.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 41.86,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "41.9%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in India, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "India",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, India",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share India, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=India&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win10 56.41 Win11 41.86 Win7 1.47 Win8.1 0.13",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-india-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/india and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-india-win11-41-86pct",
      "citation_text": "41.9% of Windows desktop page views in India came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 56.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share India, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=India&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-india-win11-41-86pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-india-win10-56-41pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "56.4% of Windows desktop page views in India still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 41.9% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 56.41,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "56.4%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in India, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "India",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, India",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share India, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=India&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win10 56.41 Win11 41.86 Win7 1.47 Win8.1 0.13",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-india-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/india and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-india-win10-56-41pct",
      "citation_text": "56.4% of Windows desktop page views in India still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 41.9% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share India, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=India&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-india-win10-56-41pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-france-win11-45-10pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "45.1% of Windows desktop page views in France came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 49.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 45.1,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "45.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in France, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, France",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share France, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=FR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=France&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 45.1 Win10 49.44 Win7 2.6 Win8.1 0.55",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-france-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/france and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-france-win11-45-10pct",
      "citation_text": "45.1% of Windows desktop page views in France came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 49.4% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share France, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=FR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=France&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-france-win11-45-10pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-france-win10-49-44pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "49.4% of Windows desktop page views in France still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 45.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.44,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
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      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in France, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, France",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share France, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=FR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=France&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 45.1 Win10 49.44 Win7 2.6 Win8.1 0.55",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-france-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/france and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-france-win10-49-44pct",
      "citation_text": "49.4% of Windows desktop page views in France still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 45.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share France, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=FR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=France&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-france-win10-49-44pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-brazil-win11-81-44pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "81.4% of Windows desktop page views in Brazil came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 17.3% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 81.44,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "81.4%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Brazil, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Brazil",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Brazil, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=BR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Brazil&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 81.44 Win10 17.32 Win7 1.07 WinXP 0.06",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"Win8.1\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-brazil-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/brazil and record the value as first published. ANOMALY: Brazil's series jumps from 47.8% (July 2025) to 69.9% (Aug) and 81.4% (Sept), then falls to 56.2% by Dec 2025 while Win7 climbs to 9.6%; do not use Brazil's September 2025 value as a year-earlier comparison without this caveat.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-brazil-win11-81-44pct",
      "citation_text": "81.4% of Windows desktop page views in Brazil came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 17.3% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Brazil, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=BR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Brazil&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-brazil-win11-81-44pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-brazil-win10-17-32pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "17.3% of Windows desktop page views in Brazil still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 81.4% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 17.32,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "17.3%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Brazil, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Brazil",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Brazil, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=BR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Brazil&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 81.44 Win10 17.32 Win7 1.07 WinXP 0.06",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"Win8.1\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-brazil-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/brazil and record the value as first published. ANOMALY: Brazil's series jumps from 47.8% (July 2025) to 69.9% (Aug) and 81.4% (Sept), then falls to 56.2% by Dec 2025 while Win7 climbs to 9.6%; do not use Brazil's September 2025 value as a year-earlier comparison without this caveat.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-brazil-win10-17-32pct",
      "citation_text": "17.3% of Windows desktop page views in Brazil still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 81.4% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Brazil, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=BR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Brazil&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-brazil-win10-17-32pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-canada-win11-57-12pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "57.1% of Windows desktop page views in Canada came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 41.0% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 57.12,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "57.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Canada, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Canada",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Canada, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CA&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Canada&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 57.12 Win10 41.04 Win7 1.31 Win8.1 0.28",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-canada-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/canada and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-canada-win11-57-12pct",
      "citation_text": "57.1% of Windows desktop page views in Canada came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 41.0% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Canada, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CA&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Canada&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-canada-win11-57-12pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-canada-win10-41-04pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "41.0% of Windows desktop page views in Canada still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 57.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 41.04,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "41.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Canada, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Canada",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Canada",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Canada, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CA&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Canada&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 57.12 Win10 41.04 Win7 1.31 Win8.1 0.28",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-canada-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/canada and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-canada-win10-41-04pct",
      "citation_text": "41.0% of Windows desktop page views in Canada still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 57.1% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Canada, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CA&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Canada&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-canada-win10-41-04pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-italy-win11-48-64pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "48.6% of Windows desktop page views in Italy came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 48.5% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 48.64,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "48.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Italy, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Italy",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Italy, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IT&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Italy&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 48.64 Win10 48.52 Win7 1.7 Win8 0.37",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-italy-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/italy and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-italy-win11-48-64pct",
      "citation_text": "48.6% of Windows desktop page views in Italy came from Windows 11 in September 2025, against 48.5% from Windows 10 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Italy, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IT&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Italy&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-italy-win11-48-64pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-italy-win10-48-52pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "48.5% of Windows desktop page views in Italy still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 48.6% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 48.52,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "48.5%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Italy, September 2025 (StatCounter, as served October 2026)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Italy",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Italy, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IT&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Italy&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 48.64 Win10 48.52 Win7 1.7 Win8 0.37",
      "locator": "CSV export ('Download Data (.csv)' control on the page), row 2025-09, column Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-italy-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Route: CSV export generated on request on 2026-10-12 (the export reflects any revisions StatCounter has made since the month closed). The Wayback Machine refused all requests from this network on 2026-10-12 ('suspected abusive bot traffic'), so no October 2025 snapshot could be compared; a future pass should fetch https://web.archive.org/web/20251013051301/https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/italy and record the value as first published.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-italy-win10-48-52pct",
      "citation_text": "48.5% of Windows desktop page views in Italy still came from Windows 10 in September 2025, against 48.6% from Windows 11 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Italy, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IT&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Italy&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-italy-win10-48-52pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-18-60pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose by 18.6 points in a year, from 52.9% in September 2025 to 71.5% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 18.6,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+18.6 pts",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views worldwide, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-09/2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Worldwide",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 52.9 Win10 43.78; CSV row: Date 2026-09 Win11 71.5 Win10 27.77",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Win11 2026-09 (71.5) minus Win11 2025-09 (52.9), both from the CSV export of 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both ends from the same export so the route is consistent; the page table for 2026-09 differs from the export by about 0.1 point.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-18-60pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views worldwide rose by 18.6 points in a year, from 52.9% in September 2025 to 71.5% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-win11-change-18-60pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-europe-win11-change-25-12pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in Europe rose by 25.1 points in a year, from 49.5% in September 2025 to 74.6% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 25.12,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+25.1 pts",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views in Europe, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Europe",
      "period": "2025-09/2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Europe",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 49.51 Win10 47.51; CSV row: Date 2026-09 Win11 74.63 Win10 24.62",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Win11 2026-09 (74.63) minus Win11 2025-09 (49.51), both from the CSV export of 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-europe-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both ends from the same export so the route is consistent; the page table for 2026-09 differs from the export by about 0.1 point.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-europe-win11-change-25-12pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in Europe rose by 25.1 points in a year, from 49.5% in September 2025 to 74.6% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-europe-win11-change-25-12pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11-change-19-68pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in the United States rose by 19.7 points in a year, from 60.9% in September 2025 to 80.6% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 19.68,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+19.7 pts",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views in the United States, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United States",
      "period": "2025-09/2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United States",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United States Of America, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=US&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20States%20Of%20America&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 60.88 Win10 35.43; CSV row: Date 2026-09 Win11 80.56 Win10 18.89",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2000\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Win11 2026-09 (80.56) minus Win11 2025-09 (60.88), both from the CSV export of 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both ends from the same export so the route is consistent; the page table for 2026-09 differs from the export by about 0.1 point.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11-change-19-68pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in the United States rose by 19.7 points in a year, from 60.9% in September 2025 to 80.6% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United States Of America, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=US&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20States%20Of%20America&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-united-states-of-america-win11-change-19-68pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-germany-win11-change-35-74pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in Germany rose by 35.7 points in a year, from 44.1% in September 2025 to 79.9% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
      "short_statement": "Germany moved fastest in the year to September 2026: Windows 11's share rose **35.7 points**, from 44.1%.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 35.74,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+35.7 pts",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views in Germany, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-09/2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Germany",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Germany, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=DE&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Germany&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 44.15 Win10 51.18; CSV row: Date 2026-09 Win11 79.89 Win10 19.53",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Win11 2026-09 (79.89) minus Win11 2025-09 (44.15), both from the CSV export of 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-germany-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both ends from the same export so the route is consistent; the page table for 2026-09 differs from the export by about 0.1 point.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-germany-win11-change-35-74pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in Germany rose by 35.7 points in a year, from 44.1% in September 2025 to 79.9% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Germany, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=DE&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Germany&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-germany-win11-change-35-74pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-change-21-19pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom rose by 21.2 points in a year, from 63.2% in September 2025 to 84.4% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 21.19,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+21.2 pts",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09/2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United Kingdom",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United Kingdom, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=GB&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20Kingdom&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 63.21 Win10 35.6; CSV row: Date 2026-09 Win11 84.4 Win10 15.37",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win8\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Win11 2026-09 (84.4) minus Win11 2025-09 (63.21), both from the CSV export of 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-united-kingdom-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both ends from the same export so the route is consistent; the page table for 2026-09 differs from the export by about 0.1 point.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-change-21-19pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom rose by 21.2 points in a year, from 63.2% in September 2025 to 84.4% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United Kingdom, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=GB&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20Kingdom&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-change-21-19pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-france-win11-change-30-08pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in France rose by 30.1 points in a year, from 45.1% in September 2025 to 75.2% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 30.08,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+30.1 pts",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views in France, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2025-09/2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, France",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share France, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=FR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=France&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 45.1 Win10 49.44; CSV row: Date 2026-09 Win11 75.18 Win10 24.25",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Win11 2026-09 (75.18) minus Win11 2025-09 (45.1), both from the CSV export of 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-france-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both ends from the same export so the route is consistent; the page table for 2026-09 differs from the export by about 0.1 point.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-france-win11-change-30-08pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in France rose by 30.1 points in a year, from 45.1% in September 2025 to 75.2% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share France, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=FR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=France&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-france-win11-change-30-08pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-japan-win11-change-22-25pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in Japan rose by 22.2 points in a year, from 55.4% in September 2025 to 77.6% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 22.25,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+22.2 pts",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views in Japan, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025-09/2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Japan",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Japan, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=JP&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Japan&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 55.39 Win10 42.59; CSV row: Date 2026-09 Win11 77.64 Win10 21",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Win11 2026-09 (77.64) minus Win11 2025-09 (55.39), both from the CSV export of 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-japan-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both ends from the same export so the route is consistent; the page table for 2026-09 differs from the export by about 0.1 point.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-japan-win11-change-22-25pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in Japan rose by 22.2 points in a year, from 55.4% in September 2025 to 77.6% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Japan, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=JP&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Japan&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-japan-win11-change-22-25pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-china-win11-change-11-22pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in China rose by 11.2 points in a year, from 42.6% in September 2025 to 53.8% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 11.22,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+11.2 pts",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views in China, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "2025-09/2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, China",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share China, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=China&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win10 51.04 Win11 42.59; CSV row: Date 2026-09 Win10 41.22 Win11 53.81",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Win11 2026-09 (53.81) minus Win11 2025-09 (42.59), both from the CSV export of 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-china-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both ends from the same export so the route is consistent; the page table for 2026-09 differs from the export by about 0.1 point.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-china-win11-change-11-22pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in China rose by 11.2 points in a year, from 42.6% in September 2025 to 53.8% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share China, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=China&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-china-win11-change-11-22pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-india-win11-change-16-68pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in India rose by 16.7 points in a year, from 41.9% in September 2025 to 58.5% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 16.68,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+16.7 pts",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views in India, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "India",
      "period": "2025-09/2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, India",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share India, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=India&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win10 56.41 Win11 41.86; CSV row: Date 2026-09 Win10 41.19 Win11 58.54",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Win11 2026-09 (58.54) minus Win11 2025-09 (41.86), both from the CSV export of 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-india-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both ends from the same export so the route is consistent; the page table for 2026-09 differs from the export by about 0.1 point.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-india-win11-change-16-68pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in India rose by 16.7 points in a year, from 41.9% in September 2025 to 58.5% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share India, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=India&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-india-win11-change-16-68pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-italy-win11-change-22-35pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in Italy rose by 22.4 points in a year, from 48.6% in September 2025 to 71.0% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 22.35,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+22.4 pts",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views in Italy, Sept 2025 to Sept 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Italy",
      "period": "2025-09/2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Italy",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Italy, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IT&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Italy&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 48.64 Win10 48.52; CSV row: Date 2026-09 Win11 70.99 Win10 28.59",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09 and 2026-09, column Win11; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Win11 2026-09 (70.99) minus Win11 2025-09 (48.64), both from the CSV export of 2026-10-12",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-italy-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both ends from the same export so the route is consistent; the page table for 2026-09 differs from the export by about 0.1 point.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-italy-win11-change-22-35pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Windows desktop page views in Italy rose by 22.4 points in a year, from 48.6% in September 2025 to 71.0% in September 2026 (StatCounter monthly series, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Italy, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IT&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Italy&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-to-2026-09-desktop-italy-win11-change-22-35pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-crossover-2025-07",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views worldwide in July 2025, at 53.5% against 42.9% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": "Windows 11 first overtook Windows 10 in worldwide desktop web traffic in July 2025, at **53.5%** against 42.9% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 53.51,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "July 2025",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series worldwide",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Worldwide",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-07",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Worldwide",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-07 Win11 53.51 Win10 42.88 Win7 2.02 WinXP 0.43",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-07, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Today's export shows June 2025 at Win11 47.98% vs Win10 48.76% (Windows 10 still ahead) and the crossover in July 2025. On 8 July 2025 I Programmer read a June crossover (52.19% vs 44.48%) off the then-current chart; StatCounter later revised June. The page brief's 'July 2025' crossover matches today's data. Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-crossover-2025-07",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views worldwide in July 2025, at 53.5% against 42.9% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ww&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Worldwide&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-worldwide-win11-crossover-2025-07."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-europe-win11-crossover-2025-09",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Europe in September 2025, at 49.5% against 47.5% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.51,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "September 2025",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in Europe",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Europe",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Europe",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Europe",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 49.51 Win10 47.51 Win7 2.11 Win8.1 0.31",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-09, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-europe-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Europe crossed two months after the world and one month before Windows 10's end of support; the Europe lag story (I Programmer, July 2025) was true until September 2025. Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-europe-win11-crossover-2025-09",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Europe in September 2025, at 49.5% against 47.5% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-europe-win11-crossover-2025-09."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-north-america-win11-crossover-2025-03",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in North America in March 2025, at 53.0% against 44.5% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 53.01,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "March 2025",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in North America",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "North America",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "North America",
      "period": "2025-03",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, North America",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share North America, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=na&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=North%20America&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-03 Win11 53.01 Win10 44.55 Win7 1.43 WinXP 0.48",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-03, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2000\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-north-america-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-north-america-win11-crossover-2025-03",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in North America in March 2025, at 53.0% against 44.5% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share North America, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=na&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=North%20America&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-north-america-win11-crossover-2025-03."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-germany-win11-crossover-2025-10",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Germany in October 2025, at 48.1% against 47.3% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 48.09,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "October 2025",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in Germany",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Germany",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Germany",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Germany, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=DE&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Germany&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-10 Win11 48.09 Win10 47.28 Win7 4.03 Win8.1 0.41",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-10, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-germany-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-germany-win11-crossover-2025-10",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Germany in October 2025, at 48.1% against 47.3% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Germany, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=DE&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Germany&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-germany-win11-crossover-2025-10."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-france-win11-crossover-2025-10",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in France in October 2025, at 49.6% against 47.2% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.61,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "October 2025",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in France",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "France",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "France",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, France",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share France, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=FR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=France&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-10 Win11 49.61 Win10 47.21 Win7 1.91 Win8.1 0.43",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-10, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-france-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-france-win11-crossover-2025-10",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in France in October 2025, at 49.6% against 47.2% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share France, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=FR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=France&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-france-win11-crossover-2025-10."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-japan-win11-crossover-2025-04",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Japan in April 2025, at 49.6% against 48.4% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.6,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "April 2025",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in Japan",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Japan",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025-04",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Japan",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Japan, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=JP&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Japan&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-04 Win11 49.6 Win10 48.44 Win7 1.28 Win8.1 0.43",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-04, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-japan-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Consistent with Gigazine's July 2025 report that Windows 11 took first place in Japan in April 2025. Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-japan-win11-crossover-2025-04",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Japan in April 2025, at 49.6% against 48.4% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Japan, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=JP&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Japan&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-japan-win11-crossover-2025-04."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-crossover-2025-01",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom in January 2025, at 49.5% against 49.4% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.45,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "January 2025",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in the United Kingdom",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "United Kingdom",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-01",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United Kingdom",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United Kingdom, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=GB&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20Kingdom&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-01 Win11 49.45 Win10 49.39 Win7 0.82 Win8.1 0.2",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-01, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Win8\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-united-kingdom-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-crossover-2025-01",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom in January 2025, at 49.5% against 49.4% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share United Kingdom, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=GB&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=United%20Kingdom&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-united-kingdom-win11-crossover-2025-01."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-india-win11-crossover-2026-01",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in India in January 2026, at 50.9% against 48.1% (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 50.92,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "January 2026",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in India",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "India",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "India",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, India",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share India, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=India&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2026-01 Win10 48.15 Win11 50.92 Win7 0.58 Win8.1 0.1",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2026-01, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-india-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-india-win11-crossover-2026-01",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in India in January 2026, at 50.9% against 48.1% (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share India, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=IN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=India&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-india-win11-crossover-2026-01."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-russian-federation-win11-crossover-2026-05",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Russia in May 2026, at 51.1% against 46.2% (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 51.11,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "May 2026",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in Russia",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Russia (fell back under Windows 10 from June 2026)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Russia",
      "period": "2026-05",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Russia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Russian Federation, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=RU&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Russian%20Federation&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2026-05 Win10 46.17 Win11 51.11 Win7 1.93 Win8.1 0.34",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2026-05, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-russian-federation-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Windows 11 led only in May 2026; Windows 10 led again from June to September 2026 (September 2026: Win10 54.29%, Win11 43.10% on the page table). Russia and Indonesia are the only fetched countries where Windows 10 still leads in September 2026. Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-russian-federation-win11-crossover-2026-05",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Russia in May 2026, at 51.1% against 46.2% (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Russian Federation, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=RU&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Russian%20Federation&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-russian-federation-win11-crossover-2026-05."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-indonesia-win11-crossover-2026-05",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Indonesia in May 2026, at 55.1% against 44.4% (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 55.09,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "May 2026",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in Indonesia",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Indonesia (fell back under Windows 10 from June 2026)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Indonesia",
      "period": "2026-05",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Indonesia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Indonesia, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ID&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Indonesia&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2026-05 Win10 44.4 Win11 55.09 Win7 0.47 Win8 0.01",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2026-05, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-indonesia-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Windows 11 led only in May 2026; Windows 10 led again from June to September 2026 (September 2026: Win10 53.12%, Win11 46.69% on the page table). Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-indonesia-win11-crossover-2026-05",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Indonesia in May 2026, at 55.1% against 44.4% (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Indonesia, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=ID&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Indonesia&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-indonesia-win11-crossover-2026-05."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-china-win11-crossover-2025-10",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in China in October 2025, at 51.4% against 44.4% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 51.41,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "October 2025",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in China",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "China",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "China",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, China",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share China, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=China&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-10 Win10 44.35 Win11 51.41 Win7 3.9 Win8 0.06",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-10, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win2003\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-china-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "After crossing in October 2025 Windows 10 led again in November and December 2025; Windows 11 has led since January 2026. Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-china-win11-crossover-2025-10",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in China in October 2025, at 51.4% against 44.4% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share China, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=CN&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=China&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-china-win11-crossover-2025-10."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-desktop-africa-win11-crossover-2025-10",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Africa in October 2025, at 49.8% against 46.8% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.82,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views (first month Win11 > Win10)",
      "display_value": "October 2025",
      "display_label": "crossover month in StatCounter's Windows desktop series in Africa",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Africa",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Africa",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Africa",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Africa, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=af&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Africa&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-10 Win10 46.84 Win11 49.82 Win7 2.62 Win8.1 0.29",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-10, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win10\",\"Win11\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"Win8\",\"WinXP\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "first month in the Sept 2024 to Sept 2026 export where Win11 > Win10 (series starts Sept 2024; all listed geographies had Win10 ahead in Sept 2024)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-africa-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Values as served on 2026-10-12; StatCounter revises past months.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-africa-win11-crossover-2025-10",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 first exceeded Windows 10 in Windows desktop page views in Africa in October 2025, at 49.8% against 46.8% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Africa, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=af&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Africa&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-desktop-africa-win11-crossover-2025-10."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-highest-win11-share-united-kingdom-84-29pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "84.3% of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom came from Windows 11 in September 2026, the highest Windows 11 share among the 26 countries checked, with Windows 10 at 15.5% (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": "The United Kingdom leads: **84.3%** of its Windows desktop web traffic came from Windows 11 in September 2026, the highest of 26 countries (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 84.29,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "84.3%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, United Kingdom",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in United Kingdom - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-kingdom",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 84.29% Win10 15.47% Win7 0.12% Win8.1 0.06%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "highest page-table Win11 value across the 26 countries fetched on 2026-10-12: United Kingdom 84.29, United States 80.51, Australia 80.49, Germany 79.83, South Africa 79.7, Sweden 78.85, Canada 78.72, Poland 78.06, Netherlands 78.02, Japan 77.6, Vietnam 76.18, Brazil 75.61, France 75.04, Saudi Arabia 73.08, Mexico 72.01, Italy 70.95, Nigeria 69.95, Spain 68.22, South Korea 64.65, Turkey 64.41, Argentina 62.15, India 58.56, China 53.89, Egypt 53.28, Indonesia 46.69, Russia 43.1",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-united-kingdom-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ranking covers only the 26 countries in this collection, not every StatCounter country. Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 84.29% vs export 84.4%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-highest-win11-share-united-kingdom-84-29pct",
      "citation_text": "84.3% of Windows desktop page views in the United Kingdom came from Windows 11 in September 2026, the highest Windows 11 share among the 26 countries checked, with Windows 10 at 15.5% (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in United Kingdom - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/united-kingdom). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-highest-win11-share-united-kingdom-84-29pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-lowest-win11-share-russian-federation-43-10pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "43.1% of Windows desktop page views in Russia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, the lowest Windows 11 share among the 26 countries checked, with Windows 10 at 54.3% (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": "Russia had the lowest share: **43.1%** of its Windows desktop web traffic came from Windows 11 in September 2026.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 43.1,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "43.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Russia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Russia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Russia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Russian Federation - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/russian-federation",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win10 54.29% Win11 43.1% Win7 1.77% Win8.1 0.47%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "lowest page-table Win11 value across the 26 countries fetched on 2026-10-12: United Kingdom 84.29, United States 80.51, Australia 80.49, Germany 79.83, South Africa 79.7, Sweden 78.85, Canada 78.72, Poland 78.06, Netherlands 78.02, Japan 77.6, Vietnam 76.18, Brazil 75.61, France 75.04, Saudi Arabia 73.08, Mexico 72.01, Italy 70.95, Nigeria 69.95, Spain 68.22, South Korea 64.65, Turkey 64.41, Argentina 62.15, India 58.56, China 53.89, Egypt 53.28, Indonesia 46.69, Russia 43.1",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-russian-federation-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Ranking covers only the 26 countries in this collection, not every StatCounter country. Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 43.1% vs export 43.21%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-lowest-win11-share-russian-federation-43-10pct",
      "citation_text": "43.1% of Windows desktop page views in Russia came from Windows 11 in September 2026, the lowest Windows 11 share among the 26 countries checked, with Windows 10 at 54.3% (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Russian Federation - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/russian-federation). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-lowest-win11-share-russian-federation-43-10pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-europe-vs-worldwide-win11-gap-plus-3-09pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Europe's Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views was 3.1 points above the worldwide share in September 2026, 74.5% against 71.4% (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 3.09,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "+3.1 pts",
      "display_label": "Europe minus worldwide Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Europe",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Europe and worldwide",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Europe - September 2026 (and the worldwide page)",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/europe",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 74.53% Win10 24.72% Win7 0.5%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win11 (Europe page); worldwide page row Win11 74.53 vs 71.44",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Europe page Win11 74.53 minus worldwide page Win11 71.44",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-europe-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Reverses the 2025 'Europe lags' picture; see the September 2025 gap record and the I Programmer restatement.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-europe-vs-worldwide-win11-gap-plus-3-09pts",
      "citation_text": "Europe's Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views was 3.1 points above the worldwide share in September 2026, 74.5% against 71.4% (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Europe - September 2026 (and the worldwide page)\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/europe). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-europe-vs-worldwide-win11-gap-plus-3-09pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-europe-vs-worldwide-win11-gap-minus-3-39pts",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Europe's Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views was 3.4 points below the worldwide share in September 2025, 49.5% against 52.9% (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": -3.39,
      "unit": "percentage points of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "-3.4 pts",
      "display_label": "Europe minus worldwide Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views, September 2025 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Europe",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Europe and worldwide",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe and Worldwide, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Europe CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 49.51 Win10 47.51; Worldwide CSV row: Date 2025-09 Win11 52.9 Win10 43.78",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-09, column Win11, Europe and worldwide exports",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Europe export Win11 49.51 minus worldwide export Win11 52.9",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-europe-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Both from CSV exports generated 2026-10-12.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-europe-vs-worldwide-win11-gap-minus-3-39pts",
      "citation_text": "Europe's Windows 11 share of Windows desktop page views was 3.4 points below the worldwide share in September 2025, 49.5% against 52.9% (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe and Worldwide, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-europe-vs-worldwide-win11-gap-minus-3-39pts."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-06-desktop-europe-win11-44-00pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "44.0% of Windows desktop page views in Europe came from Windows 11 in June 2025, against 53.3% from Windows 10; worldwide, Windows 11 took the lead the following month, in July 2025 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 44,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "44.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Europe, June 2025 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Europe",
      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Europe",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-06 Win11 44 Win10 53.28 Win7 1.84 Win8.1 0.38",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-06, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-europe-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The primary behind the 2025 'Europe lags' story. Values as served on 2026-10-12; I Programmer's 8 July 2025 reading of the chart gave Europe Win10 53.02% / Win11 44.13%, which matches no month in today's export exactly (June 53.28/44.00, July 52.75/44.52): StatCounter revises.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-06-desktop-europe-win11-44-00pct",
      "citation_text": "44.0% of Windows desktop page views in Europe came from Windows 11 in June 2025, against 53.3% from Windows 10; worldwide, Windows 11 took the lead the following month, in July 2025 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-06-desktop-europe-win11-44-00pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-07-desktop-europe-win11-44-52pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "44.5% of Windows desktop page views in Europe came from Windows 11 in July 2025, against 52.8% from Windows 10, while Windows 11 already led worldwide from July 2025 (StatCounter, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 44.52,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "44.5%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows desktop page views in Europe, July 2025 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Europe",
      "period": "2025-07",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Europe",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-07 Win11 44.52 Win10 52.75 Win7 1.82 Win8.1 0.36",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-07, columns Win11 and Win10; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"Win8.1\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"WinVista\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-europe-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The primary behind the 2025 'Europe lags' story. Values as served on 2026-10-12; I Programmer's 8 July 2025 reading of the chart gave Europe Win10 53.02% / Win11 44.13%, which matches no month in today's export exactly (June 53.28/44.00, July 52.75/44.52): StatCounter revises.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-desktop-europe-win11-44-52pct",
      "citation_text": "44.5% of Windows desktop page views in Europe came from Windows 11 in July 2025, against 52.8% from Windows 10, while Windows 11 already led worldwide from July 2025 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Europe, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=eu&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Europe&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-07-desktop-europe-win11-44-52pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-russian-federation-win7-1-77pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "1.8% of Windows desktop page views in Russia still came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 1.77,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "1.8%",
      "display_label": "Windows 7 share of Windows desktop page views in Russia, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Russia",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Russia",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Russian Federation - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/russian-federation",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win10 54.29% Win11 43.1% Win7 1.77% Win8.1 0.47%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-russian-federation-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Serves question 8 (remnant versions by country). Ranking among the 26 fetched countries only. Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 1.77% vs export 1.76%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-russian-federation-win7-1-77pct",
      "citation_text": "1.8% of Windows desktop page views in Russia still came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Russian Federation - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/russian-federation). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-russian-federation-win7-1-77pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-spain-win7-1-58pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "1.6% of Windows desktop page views in Spain still came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 1.58,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "1.6%",
      "display_label": "Windows 7 share of Windows desktop page views in Spain, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Spain",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Spain",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Spain - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/spain",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 68.22% Win10 29.84% Win7 1.58% Win8 0.16%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-spain-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Serves question 8 (remnant versions by country). Ranking among the 26 fetched countries only. Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 1.58% vs export 1.56%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-spain-win7-1-58pct",
      "citation_text": "1.6% of Windows desktop page views in Spain still came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Spain - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/spain). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-spain-win7-1-58pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-japan-win7-0-99pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "1.0% of Windows desktop page views in Japan still came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 0.99,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "1.0%",
      "display_label": "Windows 7 share of Windows desktop page views in Japan, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Japan",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Japan - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/japan",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 77.6% Win10 21.04% Win7 0.99% Win8.1 0.26%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-japan-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Serves question 8 (remnant versions by country). Ranking among the 26 fetched countries only. Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 0.99% vs export 0.99%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-japan-win7-0-99pct",
      "citation_text": "1.0% of Windows desktop page views in Japan still came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Japan - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/japan). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-japan-win7-0-99pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-egypt-win7-0-89pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "0.9% of Windows desktop page views in Egypt still came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 0.89,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "0.9%",
      "display_label": "Windows 7 share of Windows desktop page views in Egypt, September 2026 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Egypt",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Egypt",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Egypt - September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/egypt",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Win11 53.28% Win10 45.64% Win7 0.89% Win8.1 0.07%",
      "locator": "Table under the chart, row Win7",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-egypt-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Serves question 8 (remnant versions by country). Ranking among the 26 fetched countries only. Route: page table fetched by curl with a browser user agent on 2026-10-12. StatCounter's page table and its CSV export fetched the same day differ by up to about 0.15 points for the same month (page 0.89% vs export 0.89%); StatCounter revises past months, so the retrieval date and route are recorded. Desktop view (not all platforms). Measure: share of page views from Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's sample, not a count of installed PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-egypt-win7-0-89pct",
      "citation_text": "0.9% of Windows desktop page views in Egypt still came from Windows 7 in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"Desktop Windows Version Market Share in Egypt - September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/egypt). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-egypt-win7-0-89pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-12-desktop-brazil-win7-9-58pct-anomaly",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "9.6% of Windows desktop page views in Brazil were attributed to Windows 7 in December 2025, against 1.0% in July 2025 and 0.1% in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 9.58,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop page views",
      "display_value": "9.6%",
      "display_label": "Windows 7 share of Windows desktop page views in Brazil, December 2025 (StatCounter)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Brazil",
      "period": "2025-12",
      "population": "Windows desktop devices in StatCounter's page-view sample, Brazil",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "StatCounter Global Stats",
      "source_title": "StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Brazil, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=BR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Brazil&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "CSV row: Date 2025-12 Win11 56.18 Win10 33.66 Win7 9.58; CSV row: Date 2025-07 Win11 47.75 Win10 50.81 Win7 1.03",
      "locator": "CSV export rows 2025-07 and 2025-12, column Win7; header '\"Date\",\"Win11\",\"Win10\",\"Win7\",\"WinXP\",\"Win8\",\"Win8.1\",\"Other\"'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "statcounter-desktop-brazil-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "NUMBERS WE WILL NOT PUBLISH candidate: Brazil's series shows Win11 jumping 47.75% (Jul 2025) to 81.44% (Sep 2025), then back to 56.18% (Dec 2025) while Win7 climbs from 1.07% to 9.58%, then 0.22% in Jan 2026. South America's regional series shows the same swing (Win7 9.73% in Dec 2025). Looks like a sampling or bot-traffic artefact in StatCounter's Brazil panel; the page should show Brazil's September 2026 value only and footnote the 2025 swing.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-brazil-win7-9-58pct-anomaly",
      "citation_text": "9.6% of Windows desktop page views in Brazil were attributed to Windows 7 in December 2025, against 1.0% in July 2025 and 0.1% in September 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter Global Stats, \"StatCounter chart data export (CSV), Desktop Windows Version Market Share Brazil, Sept 2024 to Sept 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/chart.php?device=Desktop&device_hidden=desktop&statType_hidden=windows_version&region_hidden=BR&granularity=monthly&statType=Windows%20Version&region=Brazil&fromInt=202409&toInt=202609&fromMonthYear=2024-09&toMonthYear=2026-09&csv=1). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-12-desktop-brazil-win7-9-58pct-anomaly."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-01-germany-windows-10-pcs-32-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "32 million Windows computers in Germany still ran Windows 10 at the start of 2025, about 65% of all devices in German households (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 32000000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in Germany running Windows 10",
      "display_value": "32 million",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 PCs in Germany, ESET estimate, January 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "32 Millionen Windows-Computer laufen in Deutschland immer noch unter dem Betriebssystem Windows 10. Das sind rund 65 Prozent aller Geräte in deutschen Haushalten.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own press release (also distributed via pressetext, pts004/02.01.2025). ESET gives no methodology in the release; dpa's August 2025 report says ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. ESET is a security vendor, so source_type manufacturer. The 32 million / 65% pair implies about 49 million Windows PCs; ESET's August 2025 release says Windows has since lost 10% share to other systems, so later counts sit on a smaller base.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-germany-windows-10-pcs-32-million",
      "citation_text": "32 million Windows computers in Germany still ran Windows 10 at the start of 2025, about 65% of all devices in German households (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-germany-windows-10-pcs-32-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-01-germany-windows-10-share-65pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "65.0% of Windows PCs in German households ran Windows 10 at the start of 2025, against about 33% on Windows 11 (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 65,
      "unit": "% of Windows PCs in German households",
      "display_value": "65.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows PCs in German households on Windows 10, ESET, January 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "January 2025",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Rund 65 Prozent aller Anwender in Deutschland haben Windows 10 auf ihren Computern installiert. In absoluten Zahlen ausgedrückt, sind dies rund 32 Millionen Rechner.",
      "locator": "Section 'Mehrheit setzt auf Windows 10'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own press release (also distributed via pressetext, pts004/02.01.2025). ESET gives no methodology in the release; dpa's August 2025 report says ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. ESET is a security vendor, so source_type manufacturer. The 32 million / 65% pair implies about 49 million Windows PCs; ESET's August 2025 release says Windows has since lost 10% share to other systems, so later counts sit on a smaller base.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-germany-windows-10-share-65pct",
      "citation_text": "65.0% of Windows PCs in German households ran Windows 10 at the start of 2025, against about 33% on Windows 11 (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-germany-windows-10-share-65pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-01-germany-windows-11-share-33pct-16-5-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "33.0% of Windows PCs in Germany (16.5 million devices) ran Windows 11 at the start of 2025 (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 33,
      "unit": "% of Windows PCs in Germany",
      "display_value": "33.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows PCs in Germany on Windows 11, ESET, January 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Das neuere Windows 11 läuft aktuell auf rund 33 Prozent der Geräte (16,5 Millionen Geräte).",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win11-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own press release (also distributed via pressetext, pts004/02.01.2025). ESET gives no methodology in the release; dpa's August 2025 report says ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. ESET is a security vendor, so source_type manufacturer. The 32 million / 65% pair implies about 49 million Windows PCs; ESET's August 2025 release says Windows has since lost 10% share to other systems, so later counts sit on a smaller base.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-germany-windows-11-share-33pct-16-5-million",
      "citation_text": "33.0% of Windows PCs in Germany (16.5 million devices) ran Windows 11 at the start of 2025 (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-germany-windows-11-share-33pct-16-5-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-01-austria-windows-10-share-63pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "63.0% of Windows PC users in Austria still ran Windows 10 at the start of 2025 (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 63,
      "unit": "% of Windows PC users in Austria",
      "display_value": "63.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows users in Austria on Windows 10, ESET, January 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Austria",
      "period": "2025-01",
      "population": "Windows PC users in Austria (ESET telemetry)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Auch in Österreich (63 Prozent) und der Schweiz (56 Prozent) setzt die Mehrheit der Nutzer noch auf das auslaufende Betriebssystem.",
      "locator": "Section 'Mehrheit setzt auf Windows 10'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-austria-win10-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own press release (also distributed via pressetext, pts004/02.01.2025). ESET gives no methodology in the release; dpa's August 2025 report says ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. ESET is a security vendor, so source_type manufacturer. The 32 million / 65% pair implies about 49 million Windows PCs; ESET's August 2025 release says Windows has since lost 10% share to other systems, so later counts sit on a smaller base.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-austria-windows-10-share-63pct",
      "citation_text": "63.0% of Windows PC users in Austria still ran Windows 10 at the start of 2025 (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-austria-windows-10-share-63pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-01-switzerland-windows-10-share-56pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "56.0% of Windows PC users in Switzerland still ran Windows 10 at the start of 2025 (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 56,
      "unit": "% of Windows PC users in Switzerland",
      "display_value": "56.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows users in Switzerland on Windows 10, ESET, January 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Switzerland",
      "period": "2025-01",
      "population": "Windows PC users in Switzerland (ESET telemetry)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Auch in Österreich (63 Prozent) und der Schweiz (56 Prozent) setzt die Mehrheit der Nutzer noch auf das auslaufende Betriebssystem.",
      "locator": "Section 'Mehrheit setzt auf Windows 10'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-switzerland-win10-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own press release (also distributed via pressetext, pts004/02.01.2025). ESET gives no methodology in the release; dpa's August 2025 report says ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. ESET is a security vendor, so source_type manufacturer. The 32 million / 65% pair implies about 49 million Windows PCs; ESET's August 2025 release says Windows has since lost 10% share to other systems, so later counts sit on a smaller base.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-switzerland-windows-10-share-56pct",
      "citation_text": "56.0% of Windows PC users in Switzerland still ran Windows 10 at the start of 2025 (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-switzerland-windows-10-share-56pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-01-dach-windows-10-pcs-over-35-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Over 35 million PCs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland together still ran Windows 10 at the start of 2025 (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 35000000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in the DACH region running Windows 10",
      "display_value": "35 million+",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 PCs in DACH, ESET estimate, January 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH)",
      "period": "2025-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (ESET telemetry)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Insgesamt sind dies für den gesamten DACH-Raum über 35 Millionen Geräte.",
      "locator": "Section 'Mehrheit setzt auf Windows 10'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-dach-win10-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own press release (also distributed via pressetext, pts004/02.01.2025). ESET gives no methodology in the release; dpa's August 2025 report says ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. ESET is a security vendor, so source_type manufacturer. The 32 million / 65% pair implies about 49 million Windows PCs; ESET's August 2025 release says Windows has since lost 10% share to other systems, so later counts sit on a smaller base.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-dach-windows-10-pcs-over-35-million",
      "citation_text": "Over 35 million PCs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland together still ran Windows 10 at the start of 2025 (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-dach-windows-10-pcs-over-35-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-01-germany-windows-8-7-xp-pcs-over-1-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Over 1 million PCs in Germany still ran Windows 8.1, 8, 7 or XP at the start of 2025 (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 1000000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in Germany on Windows 8.1, 8, 7 or XP",
      "display_value": "1 million+",
      "display_label": "legacy Windows PCs in Germany, ESET estimate, January 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Weiterhin gibt es noch über eine Million Windows-Dinosaurier, die mit Windows 8.1, 8, 7 oder sogar XP laufen.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-legacy-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own press release (also distributed via pressetext, pts004/02.01.2025). ESET gives no methodology in the release; dpa's August 2025 report says ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. ESET is a security vendor, so source_type manufacturer. The 32 million / 65% pair implies about 49 million Windows PCs; ESET's August 2025 release says Windows has since lost 10% share to other systems, so later counts sit on a smaller base. Serves question 8.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-germany-windows-8-7-xp-pcs-over-1-million",
      "citation_text": "Over 1 million PCs in Germany still ran Windows 8.1, 8, 7 or XP at the start of 2025 (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-germany-windows-8-7-xp-pcs-over-1-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-01-germany-windows-7-share-end-2019-about-20pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "About 20% of Windows users in Germany still ran Windows 7 at the end of 2019, shortly before its January 2020 end of support, while over 70% already ran Windows 10 (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 20,
      "unit": "% of Windows users in Germany",
      "display_value": "20.0%",
      "display_label": "Windows 7 share in Germany at end-2019, as recalled by ESET in January 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2019-12",
      "population": "Windows PC users in Germany (ESET telemetry)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Bereits vor dem offiziellen Datum setzten Ende 2019 nur noch rund 20 Prozent der Anwender auf Windows 7. Bereits über 70 Prozent hatten das neue Windows 10 im Einsatz.",
      "locator": "Section 'Gefährlichere Situation als beim Ende von Windows 7', quote from Thorsten Urbanski",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win7-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Historical comparison figure inside the 2025 release (ESET's Thorsten Urbanski). Useful for question 8 as the Windows 7 precedent; not a current measurement.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-germany-windows-7-share-end-2019-about-20pct",
      "citation_text": "About 20% of Windows users in Germany still ran Windows 7 at the end of 2019, shortly before its January 2020 end of support, while over 70% already ran Windows 10 (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Security-Fiasko? 32 Millionen Computer in Deutschland laufen noch mit Windows 10 (press release, Jena, 2 January 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/security-fiasko-32-millionen-computer-in-deutschland-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-germany-windows-7-share-end-2019-about-20pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-08-germany-windows-10-pcs-24-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "About 24 million devices in Germany still ran Windows 10 in August 2025, about 8 million fewer than at the start of the year (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 24000000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in Germany running Windows 10",
      "display_value": "24 million",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 PCs in Germany, ESET estimate, August 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 geht in den Ruhestand: Millionen Rechner in Deutschland sind in Gefahr (press release, Jena, August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-geht-in-den-ruhestand-millionen-rechner-in-deutschland-sind-in-gefahr/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Auf rund 24 Millionen Geräten läuft noch das mittlerweile 10 Jahre alte Windows 10, dessen kostenloser Support am 14. Oktober endet. Das sind rund 8 Millionen Installationen weniger als noch Anfang des Jahres.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own site dates the release 07.08.2025; the pressetext distribution copy is dated 11.08.2025 and dpa's report 10.08.2025. No methodology in the release itself; dpa adds that ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. dpa's correction of 10 August 2025 gives 24.7 million (see the restatement record).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-08-germany-windows-10-pcs-24-million",
      "citation_text": "About 24 million devices in Germany still ran Windows 10 in August 2025, about 8 million fewer than at the start of the year (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10 geht in den Ruhestand: Millionen Rechner in Deutschland sind in Gefahr (press release, Jena, August 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-geht-in-den-ruhestand-millionen-rechner-in-deutschland-sind-in-gefahr/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-08-germany-windows-10-pcs-24-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-08-germany-windows-10-decline-8-million-since-january",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "The number of Windows 10 PCs in Germany fell by about 8 million between January and August 2025, from about 32 million to about 24 million (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": -8000000,
      "unit": "change in Windows 10 PCs in Germany",
      "display_value": "-8 million",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 10 PCs in Germany, Jan to Aug 2025 (ESET)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 geht in den Ruhestand: Millionen Rechner in Deutschland sind in Gefahr (press release, Jena, August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-geht-in-den-ruhestand-millionen-rechner-in-deutschland-sind-in-gefahr/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Das sind rund 8 Millionen Installationen weniger als noch Anfang des Jahres.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the release",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "ESET's own difference: about 24 million (Aug 2025) minus about 32 million (Jan 2025)",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own site dates the release 07.08.2025; the pressetext distribution copy is dated 11.08.2025 and dpa's report 10.08.2025. No methodology in the release itself; dpa adds that ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. Part of the drop is a shrinking Windows base (ESET says Windows lost 10% share to other systems since November 2024), not only upgrades.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-08-germany-windows-10-decline-8-million-since-january",
      "citation_text": "The number of Windows 10 PCs in Germany fell by about 8 million between January and August 2025, from about 32 million to about 24 million (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10 geht in den Ruhestand: Millionen Rechner in Deutschland sind in Gefahr (press release, Jena, August 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-geht-in-den-ruhestand-millionen-rechner-in-deutschland-sind-in-gefahr/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-08-germany-windows-10-decline-8-million-since-january."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-08-germany-windows-10-share-56pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "56.0% of Germans still had Windows 10 installed on their desktop PCs and laptops in August 2025 (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 56,
      "unit": "% of Windows desktop PCs and laptops in Germany",
      "display_value": "56.0%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows PCs in Germany on Windows 10, ESET, August 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "August 2025",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 geht in den Ruhestand: Millionen Rechner in Deutschland sind in Gefahr (press release, Jena, August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-geht-in-den-ruhestand-millionen-rechner-in-deutschland-sind-in-gefahr/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Gut die Hälfte (56 Prozent) der Deutschen hat immer noch Windows 10 auf Desktop-PCs und Laptops installiert.",
      "locator": "Section 'Großteil deutscher Nutzer setzt immer noch auf Windows 10'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own site dates the release 07.08.2025; the pressetext distribution copy is dated 11.08.2025 and dpa's report 10.08.2025. No methodology in the release itself; dpa adds that ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. dpa's restatement says 'knapp 57 Prozent'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-08-germany-windows-10-share-56pct",
      "citation_text": "56.0% of Germans still had Windows 10 installed on their desktop PCs and laptops in August 2025 (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10 geht in den Ruhestand: Millionen Rechner in Deutschland sind in Gefahr (press release, Jena, August 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-geht-in-den-ruhestand-millionen-rechner-in-deutschland-sind-in-gefahr/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-08-germany-windows-10-share-56pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2025-08-germany-windows-share-of-computers-7-in-10",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "7 in 10 computers in Germany ran a Windows operating system in August 2025, after Windows ceded 10% of its share to other systems since November 2024 (ESET, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 70,
      "unit": "% of computers in Germany running Windows",
      "display_value": "70.0%",
      "display_label": "Windows share of all computers in Germany, ESET, August 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Computers in Germany (ESET telemetry)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 geht in den Ruhestand: Millionen Rechner in Deutschland sind in Gefahr (press release, Jena, August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-geht-in-den-ruhestand-millionen-rechner-in-deutschland-sind-in-gefahr/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "7 von 10 Computern in Deutschland laufen mit einem Windows-Betriebssystem. Allerdings konnten in den letzten Jahren andere Systeme, allen voran macOS und Linux, den Redmondern Anteile streitig machen: 10 Prozent hat Windows seit November 2024 an andere Systeme abgetreten.",
      "locator": "Section 'Großteil deutscher Nutzer setzt immer noch auf Windows 10'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-windows-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own site dates the release 07.08.2025; the pressetext distribution copy is dated 11.08.2025 and dpa's report 10.08.2025. No methodology in the release itself; dpa adds that ESET Jena uses its own telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter. Context for the shrinking denominator between the January 2025 and 2026 counts.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-08-germany-windows-share-of-computers-7-in-10",
      "citation_text": "7 in 10 computers in Germany ran a Windows operating system in August 2025, after Windows ceded 10% of its share to other systems since November 2024 (ESET, 2025). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10 geht in den Ruhestand: Millionen Rechner in Deutschland sind in Gefahr (press release, Jena, August 2025)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-geht-in-den-ruhestand-millionen-rechner-in-deutschland-sind-in-gefahr/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-08-germany-windows-share-of-computers-7-in-10."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2026-01-germany-windows-10-share-over-48pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "48.5% of Windows PCs in German private households still ran Windows 10 in January 2026 (ESET says 'over 48 percent'), about 21 million devices, against 49.5% on Windows 11 (ESET, 2026).",
      "short_statement": "In Germany, **48.5%** of home Windows PCs still ran Windows 10 in January 2026, about 21 million devices (ESET, 2026).",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 48.5,
      "unit": "% of Windows PCs in German private households",
      "display_value": "48.5%",
      "display_label": "Windows PCs in German private households, January 2026, three months after end of support; 65% a year earlier (ESET telemetry)",
      "display_hook": "of German home PCs still ran Windows 10",
      "row_label": "January 2026",
      "publisher_short": "ESET",
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Über 48 Prozent (21 Millionen) der Computer in Privathaushalten haben noch Windows 10 im Einsatz.",
      "locator": "Section 'Windows 11 bei Nutzung knapp auf dem ersten Platz'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": true,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own release says 'über 48 Prozent' (over 48%); the 48.5% figure appears in dpa's report of 24 January 2026 and in PC-WELT, Stern and CIO, presumably from ESET's briefing. The release gives counts for both versions (21 million Windows 10, 21.5 million Windows 11), so the base is about 43 million household Windows PCs. dpa, PC-WELT and CIO misread 21 million as the total and print 10.2 million Windows 10 PCs; see the restatement records. value 48.5 follows the page brief and dpa; the verbatim primary wording is 'über 48 Prozent', so the statement says both.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-10-share-over-48pct",
      "citation_text": "48.5% of Windows PCs in German private households still ran Windows 10 in January 2026 (ESET says 'over 48 percent'), about 21 million devices, against 49.5% on Windows 11 (ESET, 2026). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-10-share-over-48pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2026-01-germany-windows-10-pcs-21-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "About 21 million PCs in German private households still ran Windows 10 in January 2026, down about 3.7 million since August 2025 (ESET, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 21000000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in German private households running Windows 10",
      "display_value": "21 million",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 PCs in German households, ESET estimate, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Über 48 Prozent, rund 21 Millionen Geräte in Privathaushalten, haben aktuell noch Windows 10 installiert. Im Vergleich zum August 2025 ist das ein Rückgang von rund 3,7 Millionen Installationen, die wohl nahezu komplett zu Windows 11 umgezogen sind.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own release says 'über 48 Prozent' (over 48%); the 48.5% figure appears in dpa's report of 24 January 2026 and in PC-WELT, Stern and CIO, presumably from ESET's briefing. The release gives counts for both versions (21 million Windows 10, 21.5 million Windows 11), so the base is about 43 million household Windows PCs. dpa, PC-WELT and CIO misread 21 million as the total and print 10.2 million Windows 10 PCs; see the restatement records.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-10-pcs-21-million",
      "citation_text": "About 21 million PCs in German private households still ran Windows 10 in January 2026, down about 3.7 million since August 2025 (ESET, 2026). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-10-pcs-21-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2026-01-germany-windows-11-share-49-5pct-21-5-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "49.5% of desktop PCs and notebooks in German private households ran Windows 11 in January 2026, about 21.5 million devices, up about 3.6 million since August 2025 (ESET, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 49.5,
      "unit": "% of Windows PCs in German private households",
      "display_value": "49.5%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows PCs in German private households on Windows 11, ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Das aktuelle Betriebssystem von Microsoft findet sich auf rund 49,5 Prozent (21,5 Millionen) der Desktop-PCs und Notebooks – ein Anstieg von rund 3,6 Millionen zum August 2025.",
      "locator": "Second paragraph of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win11-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own release says 'über 48 Prozent' (over 48%); the 48.5% figure appears in dpa's report of 24 January 2026 and in PC-WELT, Stern and CIO, presumably from ESET's briefing. The release gives counts for both versions (21 million Windows 10, 21.5 million Windows 11), so the base is about 43 million household Windows PCs. dpa, PC-WELT and CIO misread 21 million as the total and print 10.2 million Windows 10 PCs; see the restatement records.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-11-share-49-5pct-21-5-million",
      "citation_text": "49.5% of desktop PCs and notebooks in German private households ran Windows 11 in January 2026, about 21.5 million devices, up about 3.6 million since August 2025 (ESET, 2026). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-11-share-49-5pct-21-5-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2026-01-germany-windows-10-decline-3-7-million-since-august-2025",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Windows 10 installations in German private households fell by about 3.7 million between August 2025 and January 2026, almost all of them moving to Windows 11 according to ESET (ESET, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": -3700000,
      "unit": "change in Windows 10 PCs in German private households",
      "display_value": "-3.7 million",
      "display_label": "change in Windows 10 PCs in German households, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026 (ESET)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Im Vergleich zum August 2025 ist das ein Rückgang von rund 3,7 Millionen Installationen, die wohl nahezu komplett zu Windows 11 umgezogen sind.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the release",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "ESET's own difference between its August 2025 and January 2026 household counts",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own release says 'über 48 Prozent' (over 48%); the 48.5% figure appears in dpa's report of 24 January 2026 and in PC-WELT, Stern and CIO, presumably from ESET's briefing. The release gives counts for both versions (21 million Windows 10, 21.5 million Windows 11), so the base is about 43 million household Windows PCs. dpa, PC-WELT and CIO misread 21 million as the total and print 10.2 million Windows 10 PCs; see the restatement records. The August 2025 release counted 'about 24 million' without restricting to households; 24 minus 3.7 is 20.3, consistent with 'about 21 million'. dpa's '10.2 million' cannot be reconciled with its own '3.7 million decline'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-10-decline-3-7-million-since-august-2025",
      "citation_text": "Windows 10 installations in German private households fell by about 3.7 million between August 2025 and January 2026, almost all of them moving to Windows 11 according to ESET (ESET, 2026). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-10-decline-3-7-million-since-august-2025."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2026-01-germany-legacy-windows-pcs-840000",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "About 840,000 PCs in German private households still ran Windows 8.1, 8, 7 or XP in January 2026, about 20% fewer than in August 2025 (ESET, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 840000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in German private households on Windows 8.1, 8, 7 or XP",
      "display_value": "840,000",
      "display_label": "legacy Windows PCs in German households, ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "im Vergleich zum August um rund 20 Prozent auf ungefähr 840.000 Installationen zurückgegangen sind.",
      "locator": "Second paragraph of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-legacy-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own release says 'über 48 Prozent' (over 48%); the 48.5% figure appears in dpa's report of 24 January 2026 and in PC-WELT, Stern and CIO, presumably from ESET's briefing. The release gives counts for both versions (21 million Windows 10, 21.5 million Windows 11), so the base is about 43 million household Windows PCs. dpa, PC-WELT and CIO misread 21 million as the total and print 10.2 million Windows 10 PCs; see the restatement records. Serves question 8.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-legacy-windows-pcs-840000",
      "citation_text": "About 840,000 PCs in German private households still ran Windows 8.1, 8, 7 or XP in January 2026, about 20% fewer than in August 2025 (ESET, 2026). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-legacy-windows-pcs-840000."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2026-01-germany-windows-7-pcs-565000",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "About 565,000 PCs in German private households still ran Windows 7 in January 2026 (ESET, 2026).",
      "short_statement": "About **565,000** PCs in German homes still ran Windows 7 in January 2026.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 565000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in German private households running Windows 7",
      "display_value": "565,000",
      "display_label": "Windows 7 PCs in German households, ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 8.1 (175.000), Windows 8 (45.000), Windows 7 (565.000) und Windows XP (55.000) sind immer seltener im Einsatz.",
      "locator": "Section 'Windows 11 bei Nutzung knapp auf dem ersten Platz'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-windows-7-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Serves question 8 (remnant versions). ESET's own release says 'über 48 Prozent' (over 48%); the 48.5% figure appears in dpa's report of 24 January 2026 and in PC-WELT, Stern and CIO, presumably from ESET's briefing. The release gives counts for both versions (21 million Windows 10, 21.5 million Windows 11), so the base is about 43 million household Windows PCs. dpa, PC-WELT and CIO misread 21 million as the total and print 10.2 million Windows 10 PCs; see the restatement records.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-7-pcs-565000",
      "citation_text": "About 565,000 PCs in German private households still ran Windows 7 in January 2026 (ESET, 2026). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-7-pcs-565000."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2026-01-germany-windows-8-1-pcs-175000",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "About 175,000 PCs in German private households still ran Windows 8.1 in January 2026 (ESET, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 175000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in German private households running Windows 8.1",
      "display_value": "175,000",
      "display_label": "Windows 8.1 PCs in German households, ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 8.1 (175.000), Windows 8 (45.000), Windows 7 (565.000) und Windows XP (55.000) sind immer seltener im Einsatz.",
      "locator": "Section 'Windows 11 bei Nutzung knapp auf dem ersten Platz'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-windows-8-1-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Serves question 8 (remnant versions). ESET's own release says 'über 48 Prozent' (over 48%); the 48.5% figure appears in dpa's report of 24 January 2026 and in PC-WELT, Stern and CIO, presumably from ESET's briefing. The release gives counts for both versions (21 million Windows 10, 21.5 million Windows 11), so the base is about 43 million household Windows PCs. dpa, PC-WELT and CIO misread 21 million as the total and print 10.2 million Windows 10 PCs; see the restatement records.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-8-1-pcs-175000",
      "citation_text": "About 175,000 PCs in German private households still ran Windows 8.1 in January 2026 (ESET, 2026). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-8-1-pcs-175000."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2026-01-germany-windows-xp-pcs-55000",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "About 55,000 PCs in German private households still ran Windows XP in January 2026 (ESET, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 55000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in German private households running Windows XP",
      "display_value": "55,000",
      "display_label": "Windows XP PCs in German households, ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 8.1 (175.000), Windows 8 (45.000), Windows 7 (565.000) und Windows XP (55.000) sind immer seltener im Einsatz.",
      "locator": "Section 'Windows 11 bei Nutzung knapp auf dem ersten Platz'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-windows-xp-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Serves question 8 (remnant versions). ESET's own release says 'über 48 Prozent' (over 48%); the 48.5% figure appears in dpa's report of 24 January 2026 and in PC-WELT, Stern and CIO, presumably from ESET's briefing. The release gives counts for both versions (21 million Windows 10, 21.5 million Windows 11), so the base is about 43 million household Windows PCs. dpa, PC-WELT and CIO misread 21 million as the total and print 10.2 million Windows 10 PCs; see the restatement records.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-xp-pcs-55000",
      "citation_text": "About 55,000 PCs in German private households still ran Windows XP in January 2026 (ESET, 2026). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-xp-pcs-55000."
    },
    {
      "id": "eset-2026-01-germany-windows-8-pcs-45000",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "About 45,000 PCs in German private households still ran Windows 8 in January 2026 (ESET, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 45000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in German private households running Windows 8",
      "display_value": "45,000",
      "display_label": "Windows 8 PCs in German households, ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (ESET telemetry; dpa reports the figures were cross-checked against StatCounter)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ESET Deutschland GmbH",
      "source_title": "Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 8.1 (175.000), Windows 8 (45.000), Windows 7 (565.000) und Windows XP (55.000) sind immer seltener im Einsatz.",
      "locator": "Section 'Windows 11 bei Nutzung knapp auf dem ersten Platz'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-windows-8-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Serves question 8 (remnant versions). ESET's own release says 'über 48 Prozent' (over 48%); the 48.5% figure appears in dpa's report of 24 January 2026 and in PC-WELT, Stern and CIO, presumably from ESET's briefing. The release gives counts for both versions (21 million Windows 10, 21.5 million Windows 11), so the base is about 43 million household Windows PCs. dpa, PC-WELT and CIO misread 21 million as the total and print 10.2 million Windows 10 PCs; see the restatement records.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-8-pcs-45000",
      "citation_text": "About 45,000 PCs in German private households still ran Windows 8 in January 2026 (ESET, 2026). Source: ESET Deutschland GmbH, \"Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (press release, Jena, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.eset.com/de/about/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-germany-windows-8-pcs-45000."
    },
    {
      "id": "dpa-2025-08-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-pcs-24-7-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "24.7 million PCs in German households, companies, public bodies and organisations still ran Windows 10 in August 2025, almost 57% of all Windows PCs, according to dpa's corrected report of ESET's calculation (dpa, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 24700000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in Germany running Windows 10",
      "display_value": "24.7 million",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 PCs in Germany, dpa/ESET, August 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German households, companies, public bodies and organisations (ESET telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter, per dpa)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "dpa-AFX via boerse-online.de",
      "source_title": "KORREKTUR/'Russisch Roulette': Viele PCs laufen noch mit Windows 10 (dpa-AFX, 10 August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.boerse-online.de/dpa-afx/korrekturrussisch-roulette-viele-pcs-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10-463750.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "in Deutschland noch 24,7 Millionen PCs mit dem veralteten Windows 10 ausgestattet. Das entspricht knapp 57 Prozent aller Windows-Rechner.",
      "locator": "Third paragraph (the corrected sentence, per the note at the top: 'Im 2. Satz des 3. Absatzes wurde die Zahl der Computer berichtigt')",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement drift: ESET's release says 'rund 24 Millionen' and '56 Prozent'; dpa, briefed by ESET, gives 24.7 million and 'knapp 57 Prozent' and a wider population (households, companies, public bodies). dpa issued a correction to the computer count; the uncorrected number is not shown on the page. dpa also adds the only methodology sentence on record: ESET Jena uses its own telemetry, cross-checked with StatCounter.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dpa-2025-08-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-pcs-24-7-million",
      "citation_text": "24.7 million PCs in German households, companies, public bodies and organisations still ran Windows 10 in August 2025, almost 57% of all Windows PCs, according to dpa's corrected report of ESET's calculation (dpa, 2025). Source: dpa-AFX via boerse-online.de, \"KORREKTUR/'Russisch Roulette': Viele PCs laufen noch mit Windows 10 (dpa-AFX, 10 August 2025)\" (https://www.boerse-online.de/dpa-afx/korrekturrussisch-roulette-viele-pcs-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10-463750.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dpa-2025-08-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-pcs-24-7-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "dpa-2025-08-restates-eset-germany-windows-11-pcs-17-9-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "17.9 million PCs in Germany had Windows 11 installed in August 2025, 8% more than in November 2024, according to dpa's report of ESET's calculation (dpa, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 17900000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in Germany running Windows 11",
      "display_value": "17.9 million",
      "display_label": "Windows 11 PCs in Germany, dpa/ESET, August 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Windows PCs in Germany (ESET telemetry cross-checked with StatCounter, per dpa)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "dpa-AFX via boerse-online.de",
      "source_title": "KORREKTUR/'Russisch Roulette': Viele PCs laufen noch mit Windows 10 (dpa-AFX, 10 August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.boerse-online.de/dpa-afx/korrekturrussisch-roulette-viele-pcs-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10-463750.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "17,9 Millionen PCs haben bereits Windows 11 installiert, acht Prozent mehr als im November 2024.",
      "locator": "Third paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win11-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Not in ESET's own August 2025 release (which gives no Windows 11 figure); only in dpa's report. 24.7 plus 17.9 plus about 1 million legacy gives about 43.6 million Windows PCs, consistent with ESET's January 2026 base.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dpa-2025-08-restates-eset-germany-windows-11-pcs-17-9-million",
      "citation_text": "17.9 million PCs in Germany had Windows 11 installed in August 2025, 8% more than in November 2024, according to dpa's report of ESET's calculation (dpa, 2025). Source: dpa-AFX via boerse-online.de, \"KORREKTUR/'Russisch Roulette': Viele PCs laufen noch mit Windows 10 (dpa-AFX, 10 August 2025)\" (https://www.boerse-online.de/dpa-afx/korrekturrussisch-roulette-viele-pcs-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10-463750.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dpa-2025-08-restates-eset-germany-windows-11-pcs-17-9-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "dpa-2025-08-eset-methodology-telemetry-cross-checked-statcounter",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "ESET's German office based its 2025 Windows 10 counts on its own telemetry data, cross-checked against StatCounter, according to dpa (dpa, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "methodology statement (no number)",
      "display_value": "telemetry + StatCounter",
      "display_label": null,
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "n/a",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "dpa-AFX via boerse-online.de",
      "source_title": "KORREKTUR/'Russisch Roulette': Viele PCs laufen noch mit Windows 10 (dpa-AFX, 10 August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.boerse-online.de/dpa-afx/korrekturrussisch-roulette-viele-pcs-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10-463750.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Die deutsche Niederlassung von Eset in Jena stützt sich bei den Berechnungen auf eigene Telemetriedaten. Außerdem wurden die Ergebnisse mit dem Statistikdienst \"StatCounter\" abgeglichen.",
      "locator": "Fourth paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": null,
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The only published description of ESET's method; none of ESET's three releases states one. Use in the methodology section and in the table footnote for the ESET rows.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dpa-2025-08-eset-methodology-telemetry-cross-checked-statcounter",
      "citation_text": "ESET's German office based its 2025 Windows 10 counts on its own telemetry data, cross-checked against StatCounter, according to dpa (dpa, 2025). Source: dpa-AFX via boerse-online.de, \"KORREKTUR/'Russisch Roulette': Viele PCs laufen noch mit Windows 10 (dpa-AFX, 10 August 2025)\" (https://www.boerse-online.de/dpa-afx/korrekturrussisch-roulette-viele-pcs-laufen-noch-mit-windows-10-463750.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dpa-2025-08-eset-methodology-telemetry-cross-checked-statcounter."
    },
    {
      "id": "dpa-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-48-5pct-of-21-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "48.5% of the roughly 21 million Windows PCs in German private households still ran Windows 10 in January 2026, as dpa restated ESET's study (dpa, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 48.5,
      "unit": "% of Windows PCs in German private households (dpa's reading)",
      "display_value": "48.5%",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 share of German household PCs, dpa restatement of ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (as restated by dpa)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "dpa via CIO.de",
      "source_title": "Fast jeder zweite PC nutzt veraltetes Windows 10 (dpa, CIO.de, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.cio.de/article/4121945/fast-jeder-zweite-pc-nutzt-veraltetes-windows-10.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Knapp die Hälfte (48,5 Prozent) der rund 21 Millionen Windows-PCs in deutschen Privathaushalten hat nach einer Studie des europäischen Cybersecurity-Unternehmens Eset aktuell noch Windows 10 installiert.",
      "locator": "First paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "RESTATEMENT DRIFT: dpa makes 21 million the total of household Windows PCs; ESET's release makes 21 million the number of Windows 10 PCs ('Über 48 Prozent (21 Millionen) der Computer in Privathaushalten haben noch Windows 10 im Einsatz') beside 21.5 million on Windows 11. The 48.5% figure itself is not in ESET's text (which says 'über 48 Prozent'). boerse-online.de carries the same dpa text dated 24.01.2026, two days before ESET's release.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dpa-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-48-5pct-of-21-million",
      "citation_text": "48.5% of the roughly 21 million Windows PCs in German private households still ran Windows 10 in January 2026, as dpa restated ESET's study (dpa, 2026). Source: dpa via CIO.de, \"Fast jeder zweite PC nutzt veraltetes Windows 10 (dpa, CIO.de, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.cio.de/article/4121945/fast-jeder-zweite-pc-nutzt-veraltetes-windows-10.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dpa-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-48-5pct-of-21-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "dpa-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-pcs-10-2-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "10.2 million PCs in Germany ran Windows 10 in January 2026 according to dpa's restatement of ESET's study, a figure that contradicts ESET's own 21 million (dpa, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 10200000,
      "unit": "Windows PCs in Germany running Windows 10 (dpa's reading)",
      "display_value": "10.2 million",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 PCs in Germany, dpa restatement of ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (as restated by dpa)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "dpa via CIO.de",
      "source_title": "Fast jeder zweite PC nutzt veraltetes Windows 10 (dpa, CIO.de, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.cio.de/article/4121945/fast-jeder-zweite-pc-nutzt-veraltetes-windows-10.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Die Zahl der Personal Computer mit Windows 10 sank seit dem August 2025 um rund 3,7 Millionen Geräte auf 10,2 Millionen.",
      "locator": "Paragraph after the Alexander Opel quotes",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-count",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "NUMBERS WE WILL NOT PUBLISH candidate: 48.5% of 21 million. Internally inconsistent: a 3.7 million decline from ESET's August 2025 count (about 24 million) gives about 21 million, not 10.2 million. ESET's own release: 21 million on Windows 10, 21.5 million on Windows 11. PC-WELT and Stern repeat dpa's 10.2 million.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dpa-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-pcs-10-2-million",
      "citation_text": "10.2 million PCs in Germany ran Windows 10 in January 2026 according to dpa's restatement of ESET's study, a figure that contradicts ESET's own 21 million (dpa, 2026). Source: dpa via CIO.de, \"Fast jeder zweite PC nutzt veraltetes Windows 10 (dpa, CIO.de, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.cio.de/article/4121945/fast-jeder-zweite-pc-nutzt-veraltetes-windows-10.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#dpa-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-pcs-10-2-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "pcwelt-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-48-5pct-10-2-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "48.5% of all Windows PCs in German private households, about 10.2 million of roughly 21 million, still ran Windows 10 in January 2026 according to PC-WELT's reading of ESET (PC-WELT, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 48.5,
      "unit": "% of Windows PCs in German private households (PC-WELT's reading)",
      "display_value": "48.5%",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 share of German household PCs, PC-WELT restatement of ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (as restated by PC-WELT)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "PC-WELT",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 überrascht: Jeder zweite private PC läuft noch damit (PC-WELT, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pcwelt.de/article/3042394/windows-10-fast-jeder-zweite-pc.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "laufen in deutschen Privathaushalten noch 48,5 Prozent aller Windows-PCs mit Windows 10. Das entspricht rund 10,2 Millionen Geräten von insgesamt etwa 21 Millionen privaten Windows-Rechnern.",
      "locator": "First paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same drift as dpa (21 million taken as the total). Record kept to document the spread of the 10.2 million misreading.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcwelt-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-48-5pct-10-2-million",
      "citation_text": "48.5% of all Windows PCs in German private households, about 10.2 million of roughly 21 million, still ran Windows 10 in January 2026 according to PC-WELT's reading of ESET (PC-WELT, 2026). Source: PC-WELT, \"Windows 10 überrascht: Jeder zweite private PC läuft noch damit (PC-WELT, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.pcwelt.de/article/3042394/windows-10-fast-jeder-zweite-pc.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcwelt-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-48-5pct-10-2-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "igorslab-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-about-48pct-21-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "About 48% of private Windows PCs in Germany, about 21 million devices, still ran Windows 10 in January 2026, with Windows 11 at about 49.5%, as Igor's Lab reported ESET's study (Igor's Lab, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 48,
      "unit": "% of private Windows PCs in Germany",
      "display_value": "48.0%",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 share of private Windows PCs in Germany, Igor's Lab restatement of ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Private Windows PCs in Germany (as restated by Igor's Lab)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Igor's Lab",
      "source_title": "Fast jeder zweite Privat-PC in Deutschland läuft noch mit Windows 10 (Igor's Lab, 28 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.igorslab.de/fast-jeder-zweite-privat-pc-in-deutschland-laeuft-noch-mit-windows-10-stillstand-mit-ansage/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Mit einem Anteil von rund 48 Prozent liegt Windows 10 nur knapp hinter Windows 11, das laut Eset auf etwa 49,5 Prozent der privaten Systeme installiert ist.",
      "locator": "Section 'Zahlenlage: Stillstand statt Migration'; 'Rund 21 Millionen Geräte sind betroffen' in the intro",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Reads ESET correctly (21 million = the Windows 10 devices) in its own text, but its source table quotes Stern's '48,5 % der rund 21 Mio. Windows-PCs', the drifted form.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#igorslab-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-about-48pct-21-million",
      "citation_text": "About 48% of private Windows PCs in Germany, about 21 million devices, still ran Windows 10 in January 2026, with Windows 11 at about 49.5%, as Igor's Lab reported ESET's study (Igor's Lab, 2026). Source: Igor's Lab, \"Fast jeder zweite Privat-PC in Deutschland läuft noch mit Windows 10 (Igor's Lab, 28 January 2026)\" (https://www.igorslab.de/fast-jeder-zweite-privat-pc-in-deutschland-laeuft-noch-mit-windows-10-stillstand-mit-ansage/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#igorslab-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-about-48pct-21-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "borncity-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-over-48pct-of-21-million-desktops",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "Over 48% of the roughly 21 million desktop computers in German private households still ran Windows 10 in January 2026, as Borncity summarised ESET's release (Borncity, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 48,
      "unit": "% of Windows PCs in German private households (Borncity's reading)",
      "display_value": "48.0%",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 share of German household PCs, Borncity restatement of ESET, January 2026",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Germany",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Windows PCs in German private households (as restated by Borncity)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Borns IT- und Windows-Blog",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 Nutzung bei ~ 50% (1 Milliarde Systeme); ESET sieht Deutschland im Dornröschen-Schlaf (Borncity, 30 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://borncity.com/blog/2026/01/30/windows-10-1-milliarde-systeme-eset-sieht-deutschland-im-dornroeschen-schlaf/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-30",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Im ESET-Beitrag heißt es, dass über 48 Prozent der rund 21 Millionen Desktop-Rechner in deutschen Privathaushalten noch mit Windows 10 laufen. Windows 11 habe einen Anteil von 49,5 Prozent (21,5 Millionen).",
      "locator": "Section 'ESET-Warnung' paragraph quoting the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "eset-germany-win10-share",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Also drifts (21 million read as the total) while correctly carrying 21.5 million for Windows 11; the two numbers in the same sentence show the inconsistency. Borncity's headline '1 Milliarde Systeme' refers to a worldwide extrapolation, not to ESET.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#borncity-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-over-48pct-of-21-million-desktops",
      "citation_text": "Over 48% of the roughly 21 million desktop computers in German private households still ran Windows 10 in January 2026, as Borncity summarised ESET's release (Borncity, 2026). Source: Borns IT- und Windows-Blog, \"Windows 10 Nutzung bei ~ 50% (1 Milliarde Systeme); ESET sieht Deutschland im Dornröschen-Schlaf (Borncity, 30 January 2026)\" (https://borncity.com/blog/2026/01/30/windows-10-1-milliarde-systeme-eset-sieht-deutschland-im-dornroeschen-schlaf/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#borncity-2026-01-restates-eset-germany-windows-10-over-48pct-of-21-million-desktops."
    },
    {
      "id": "which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-21-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "21 million people in the UK still owned and used a laptop or computer running Windows 10 in September 2025, by Which?'s estimate from a survey of 2,008 adults (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_statement": "About **21 million** people in the UK still used a Windows 10 computer in September 2025.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 21000000,
      "unit": "UK adults using a Windows 10 computer",
      "display_value": "21 million",
      "display_label": "UK Windows 10 users, Which? estimate, September 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults aged 18+ (Which?/Deltapoll survey, weighted; extrapolated with ONS 2024 mid-year population)",
      "sample_n": 2008,
      "publisher": "Which?",
      "source_title": "As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Which? estimates that 21 million people* still own and use a laptop or computer running Windows 10 in the UK.",
      "locator": "First paragraph; footnote in 'Notes to editors': '*39% of survey respondents indicated that they use Windows 10. Based on the 2024 ONS-mid year population estimates, this is equivalent to 21 million people.'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "which-uk-win10-users",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Which? surveyed 2,008 UK adults (18+) online, 5 to 8 September 2025, fieldwork by Deltapoll, weighted to the UK population. 39% of respondents said they use Windows 10; applied to the ONS 2024 mid-year population estimate that gives 21 million people. Shares of intent are of Windows 10 users, not of all adults.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-21-million",
      "citation_text": "21 million people in the UK still owned and used a laptop or computer running Windows 10 in September 2025, by Which?'s estimate from a survey of 2,008 adults (Which?, 2025). Source: Which?, \"As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-21-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "which-2025-09-uk-adults-using-windows-10-39pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "39.0% of UK adults surveyed in September 2025 said they use Windows 10 (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 39,
      "unit": "% of UK adults surveyed",
      "display_value": "39.0%",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 users among UK adults, Which?/Deltapoll, September 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults aged 18+ (Which?/Deltapoll survey, weighted)",
      "sample_n": 2008,
      "publisher": "Which?",
      "source_title": "As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "*39% of survey respondents indicated that they use Windows 10. Based on the 2024 ONS-mid year population estimates, this is equivalent to 21 million people.",
      "locator": "Notes to editors, 'Survey data', second bullet",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "which-uk-win10-share-of-adults",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Which? surveyed 2,008 UK adults (18+) online, 5 to 8 September 2025, fieldwork by Deltapoll, weighted to the UK population. 39% of respondents said they use Windows 10; applied to the ONS 2024 mid-year population estimate that gives 21 million people. Shares of intent are of Windows 10 users, not of all adults. Measure: share of surveyed adults who say they use Windows 10, not of PCs.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-adults-using-windows-10-39pct",
      "citation_text": "39.0% of UK adults surveyed in September 2025 said they use Windows 10 (Which?, 2025). Source: Which?, \"As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-adults-using-windows-10-39pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-keep-using-unsupported-26pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "26.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 intended to keep using it after security updates ended in October 2025, equivalent to 5.4 million people (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_statement": "In the UK, **26%** of Windows 10 users planned to keep using it without security updates, about 5.4 million people (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 26,
      "unit": "% of UK adults using Windows 10",
      "display_value": "26%",
      "display_label": "UK adults using Windows 10, surveyed September 2025; 39% planned to upgrade their device and 14% to replace it (Which?)",
      "display_hook": "of UK Windows 10 users will keep it unsupported",
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": "Which?",
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults aged 18+ who use Windows 10 (Which?/Deltapoll survey, weighted)",
      "sample_n": 2008,
      "publisher": "Which?",
      "source_title": "As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Which? found a quarter of people (26%) running Windows 10 intend to continue using it after updates cease",
      "locator": "Second paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": true,
      "series": "which-uk-win10-intent",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Which? surveyed 2,008 UK adults (18+) online, 5 to 8 September 2025, fieldwork by Deltapoll, weighted to the UK population. 39% of respondents said they use Windows 10; applied to the ONS 2024 mid-year population estimate that gives 21 million people. Shares of intent are of Windows 10 users, not of all adults. Serves question 6 too.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-keep-using-unsupported-26pct",
      "citation_text": "26.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 intended to keep using it after security updates ended in October 2025, equivalent to 5.4 million people (Which?, 2025). Source: Which?, \"As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-keep-using-unsupported-26pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-keep-using-5-4-million",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "5.4 million people in the UK planned to keep using Windows 10 without security support after October 2025, 26% of an estimated 21 million Windows 10 users (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 5400000,
      "unit": "UK adults planning to keep using Windows 10 unsupported",
      "display_value": "5.4 million",
      "display_label": "UK adults keeping Windows 10 after end of support, Which? estimate, September 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults aged 18+ who use Windows 10 (Which?/Deltapoll survey, weighted; extrapolated with ONS 2024 mid-year population)",
      "sample_n": 2008,
      "publisher": "Which?",
      "source_title": "As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Of those still using Windows 10, 26% said they'd continue to use it without support, equivalent to 5.4 million people.",
      "locator": "Notes to editors, 'Survey data', second bullet",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "Which?'s own extrapolation: 26% of 21 million",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "which-uk-win10-intent",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Which? surveyed 2,008 UK adults (18+) online, 5 to 8 September 2025, fieldwork by Deltapoll, weighted to the UK population. 39% of respondents said they use Windows 10; applied to the ONS 2024 mid-year population estimate that gives 21 million people. Shares of intent are of Windows 10 users, not of all adults.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-keep-using-5-4-million",
      "citation_text": "5.4 million people in the UK planned to keep using Windows 10 without security support after October 2025, 26% of an estimated 21 million Windows 10 users (Which?, 2025). Source: Which?, \"As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-keep-using-5-4-million."
    },
    {
      "id": "which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-upgrade-existing-device-39pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "39.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 intended to upgrade their existing device to a newer version of Windows as support ended in October 2025 (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_statement": "**39%** of UK Windows 10 users planned to upgrade their existing computer to a newer Windows.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 39,
      "unit": "% of UK adults using Windows 10",
      "display_value": "39.0%",
      "display_label": "intent among UK Windows 10 users, Which?/Deltapoll, September 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults aged 18+ who use Windows 10 (Which?/Deltapoll survey, weighted)",
      "sample_n": 2008,
      "publisher": "Which?",
      "source_title": "As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Two in five (39%) said they intended to upgrade their existing device to a newer version of Windows",
      "locator": "Third paragraph (the intent sentence)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "which-uk-win10-intent",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Which? surveyed 2,008 UK adults (18+) online, 5 to 8 September 2025, fieldwork by Deltapoll, weighted to the UK population. 39% of respondents said they use Windows 10; applied to the ONS 2024 mid-year population estimate that gives 21 million people. Shares of intent are of Windows 10 users, not of all adults. Serves question 6. The six intent shares (26, 39, 14, 6, 4, 11) sum to 100.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-upgrade-existing-device-39pct",
      "citation_text": "39.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 intended to upgrade their existing device to a newer version of Windows as support ended in October 2025 (Which?, 2025). Source: Which?, \"As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-upgrade-existing-device-39pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-replace-computer-14pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "14.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 said they would replace their computer as support ended in October 2025 (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 14,
      "unit": "% of UK adults using Windows 10",
      "display_value": "14.0%",
      "display_label": "intent among UK Windows 10 users, Which?/Deltapoll, September 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults aged 18+ who use Windows 10 (Which?/Deltapoll survey, weighted)",
      "sample_n": 2008,
      "publisher": "Which?",
      "source_title": "As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "one in seven (14%) said they'd replace their computer",
      "locator": "Third paragraph (the intent sentence)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "which-uk-win10-intent",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Which? surveyed 2,008 UK adults (18+) online, 5 to 8 September 2025, fieldwork by Deltapoll, weighted to the UK population. 39% of respondents said they use Windows 10; applied to the ONS 2024 mid-year population estimate that gives 21 million people. Shares of intent are of Windows 10 users, not of all adults. Serves question 6. The six intent shares (26, 39, 14, 6, 4, 11) sum to 100.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-replace-computer-14pct",
      "citation_text": "14.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 said they would replace their computer as support ended in October 2025 (Which?, 2025). Source: Which?, \"As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-replace-computer-14pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-switch-to-alternative-os-6pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "6.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 would convert to an alternative operating system such as Linux as support ended in October 2025 (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 6,
      "unit": "% of UK adults using Windows 10",
      "display_value": "6.0%",
      "display_label": "intent among UK Windows 10 users, Which?/Deltapoll, September 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults aged 18+ who use Windows 10 (Which?/Deltapoll survey, weighted)",
      "sample_n": 2008,
      "publisher": "Which?",
      "source_title": "As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "6 per cent would convert to an alternative operating system like Linux",
      "locator": "Third paragraph (the intent sentence)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "which-uk-win10-intent",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Which? surveyed 2,008 UK adults (18+) online, 5 to 8 September 2025, fieldwork by Deltapoll, weighted to the UK population. 39% of respondents said they use Windows 10; applied to the ONS 2024 mid-year population estimate that gives 21 million people. Shares of intent are of Windows 10 users, not of all adults. Serves question 6. The six intent shares (26, 39, 14, 6, 4, 11) sum to 100.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-switch-to-alternative-os-6pct",
      "citation_text": "6.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 would convert to an alternative operating system such as Linux as support ended in October 2025 (Which?, 2025). Source: Which?, \"As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-switch-to-alternative-os-6pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-alternative-plans-4pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "4.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 had alternative plans as support ended in October 2025 (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 4,
      "unit": "% of UK adults using Windows 10",
      "display_value": "4.0%",
      "display_label": "intent among UK Windows 10 users, Which?/Deltapoll, September 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults aged 18+ who use Windows 10 (Which?/Deltapoll survey, weighted)",
      "sample_n": 2008,
      "publisher": "Which?",
      "source_title": "As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "4 per cent had alternative plans",
      "locator": "Third paragraph (the intent sentence)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "which-uk-win10-intent",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Which? surveyed 2,008 UK adults (18+) online, 5 to 8 September 2025, fieldwork by Deltapoll, weighted to the UK population. 39% of respondents said they use Windows 10; applied to the ONS 2024 mid-year population estimate that gives 21 million people. Shares of intent are of Windows 10 users, not of all adults. Serves question 6. The six intent shares (26, 39, 14, 6, 4, 11) sum to 100.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-alternative-plans-4pct",
      "citation_text": "4.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 had alternative plans as support ended in October 2025 (Which?, 2025). Source: Which?, \"As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-alternative-plans-4pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-unsure-11pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "11.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 were unsure what they would do as support ended in October 2025 (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 11,
      "unit": "% of UK adults using Windows 10",
      "display_value": "11.0%",
      "display_label": "intent among UK Windows 10 users, Which?/Deltapoll, September 2025",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults aged 18+ who use Windows 10 (Which?/Deltapoll survey, weighted)",
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      "publisher": "Which?",
      "source_title": "As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "one in ten (11%) were unsure",
      "locator": "Third paragraph (the intent sentence)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "which-uk-win10-intent",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Which? surveyed 2,008 UK adults (18+) online, 5 to 8 September 2025, fieldwork by Deltapoll, weighted to the UK population. 39% of respondents said they use Windows 10; applied to the ONS 2024 mid-year population estimate that gives 21 million people. Shares of intent are of Windows 10 users, not of all adults. Serves question 6. The six intent shares (26, 39, 14, 6, 4, 11) sum to 100.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-unsure-11pct",
      "citation_text": "11.0% of UK adults using Windows 10 were unsure what they would do as support ended in October 2025 (Which?, 2025). Source: Which?, \"As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-windows-10-users-unsure-11pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "which-2025-09-uk-unaware-of-weee-retailer-takeback-72pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "72.0% of UK adults surveyed in September 2025 were unaware that under the WEEE directive a retailer must help dispose of an old computer when selling a new one (Which?, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 72,
      "unit": "% of UK adults surveyed",
      "display_value": "72.0%",
      "display_label": "awareness of WEEE take-back, Which?/Deltapoll, September 2025",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults aged 18+ (Which?/Deltapoll survey, weighted)",
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      "publisher": "Which?",
      "source_title": "As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Which?'s survey indicated that seven in ten people (72%) are unaware that under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive, the retailer is required to help you safely and responsibly dispose of your old computer",
      "locator": "Paragraph beginning 'If you're ready to make the switch'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "which-uk-weee-awareness",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Which? surveyed 2,008 UK adults (18+) online, 5 to 8 September 2025, fieldwork by Deltapoll, weighted to the UK population. 39% of respondents said they use Windows 10; applied to the ONS 2024 mid-year population estimate that gives 21 million people. Shares of intent are of Windows 10 users, not of all adults. Serves question 11 (e-waste).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-unaware-of-weee-retailer-takeback-72pct",
      "citation_text": "72.0% of UK adults surveyed in September 2025 were unaware that under the WEEE directive a retailer must help dispose of an old computer when selling a new one (Which?, 2025). Source: Which?, \"As Windows 10 updates end, Which? survey reveals millions of users plan to continue using their computer without security support (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight/article/as-windows-10-updates-end-which-survey-reveals-millions-of-users-plan-to-continue-using-their-computer-without-security-support-a4plo0D3B6Y3). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#which-2025-09-uk-unaware-of-weee-retailer-takeback-72pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "techradar-2025-10-restates-which-5-4-million-windows-10-devices",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "5.4 million Windows 10 devices could still be in use in the UK after 14 October 2025, as TechRadar restated Which?'s 5.4 million people (TechRadar, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 5400000,
      "unit": "Windows 10 devices in the UK (TechRadar's reading of a people estimate)",
      "display_value": "5.4 million",
      "display_label": "UK Windows 10 holdouts, TechRadar restatement of Which?, October 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "United Kingdom",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "UK adults using Windows 10 (Which?), restated as devices by TechRadar",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "TechRadar",
      "source_title": "Millions of users say they'll keep using Windows 10 past end of life, despite losing security support (TechRadar, 8 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/millions-of-users-say-theyll-keep-using-windows-10-past-end-of-life-despite-losing-security-support",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "With 21 million people still using a Windows 10 device, this means 5.4 million Windows 10 devices could still be in use after the October 14, 2025 deadline",
      "locator": "Third paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "which-uk-win10-intent",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement drift: Which? counts people (adults), TechRadar writes devices. One person may use more than one PC; keep Which?'s wording.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2025-10-restates-which-5-4-million-windows-10-devices",
      "citation_text": "5.4 million Windows 10 devices could still be in use in the UK after 14 October 2025, as TechRadar restated Which?'s 5.4 million people (TechRadar, 2025). Source: TechRadar, \"Millions of users say they'll keep using Windows 10 past end of life, despite losing security support (TechRadar, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.techradar.com/pro/millions-of-users-say-theyll-keep-using-windows-10-past-end-of-life-despite-losing-security-support). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2025-10-restates-which-5-4-million-windows-10-devices."
    },
    {
      "id": "norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-11-deployed-68-1pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "68.1% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 had already deployed Windows 11, with 19.0% not yet deployed and 9.5% unable to say (Nork Research, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 68.1,
      "unit": "% of surveyed Japanese companies",
      "display_value": "68.1%",
      "display_label": "Windows 11 deployment among Japanese companies, Nork Research, August 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Japanese companies, via 955 IT management/operations staff (Nork Research)",
      "sample_n": 955,
      "publisher": "Nork Research Co., Ltd.",
      "source_title": "2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.norkresearch.co.jp/pdf/2025PCflash_rel.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "68.1% 19.0% 9.5% 3.5% ... Q1.Windows 10の残存状況とWindows 11の導入状況 Windows 11導入済み Windows 11未導入 現状を把握できていない あてはまるものはない",
      "locator": "Page 1, upper bar chart 'Q1. Windows 10の残存状況とWindows 11の導入状況', n=955",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "norkresearch-japan-win11-deployed",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of 955 business people involved in IT management or operations at Japanese companies, fielded 22 to 25 August 2025 (release dated 27 August 2025, report published 8 September 2025). Enterprise population, not consumers; serves questions 3 and 4 for Japan.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-11-deployed-68-1pct",
      "citation_text": "68.1% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 had already deployed Windows 11, with 19.0% not yet deployed and 9.5% unable to say (Nork Research, 2025). Source: Nork Research Co., Ltd., \"2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)\" (https://www.norkresearch.co.jp/pdf/2025PCflash_rel.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-11-deployed-68-1pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-11-not-deployed-19pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "19.0% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 had not deployed Windows 11 two months before Windows 10's end of support (Nork Research, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 19,
      "unit": "% of surveyed Japanese companies",
      "display_value": "19.0%",
      "display_label": "Windows 11 not deployed, Japanese companies, Nork Research, August 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Japanese companies, via 955 IT management/operations staff (Nork Research)",
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      "publisher": "Nork Research Co., Ltd.",
      "source_title": "2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)",
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      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "68.1% 19.0% 9.5% 3.5% ... Windows 11導入済み Windows 11未導入 現状を把握できていない あてはまるものはない",
      "locator": "Page 1, upper bar chart Q1, segment 'Windows 11未導入'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "norkresearch-japan-win11-not-deployed",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of 955 business people involved in IT management or operations at Japanese companies, fielded 22 to 25 August 2025 (release dated 27 August 2025, report published 8 September 2025). Enterprise population, not consumers; serves questions 3 and 4 for Japan.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-11-not-deployed-19pct",
      "citation_text": "19.0% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 had not deployed Windows 11 two months before Windows 10's end of support (Nork Research, 2025). Source: Nork Research Co., Ltd., \"2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)\" (https://www.norkresearch.co.jp/pdf/2025PCflash_rel.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-11-not-deployed-19pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-10-remains-after-eos-24-4pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "24.4% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 had deployed Windows 11 but expected Windows 10 PCs to remain in use after its end of support (Nork Research, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 24.4,
      "unit": "% of surveyed Japanese companies",
      "display_value": "24.4%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Japanese companies, via 955 IT management/operations staff (Nork Research)",
      "sample_n": 955,
      "publisher": "Nork Research Co., Ltd.",
      "source_title": "2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.norkresearch.co.jp/pdf/2025PCflash_rel.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "31.7% 24.4% 11.9% ... Windows 11導入済み、Windows 10が残存、EOS迄に残存ゼロ予定 Windows 11導入済み、Windows 10が残存、EOS後も残存する Windows 11導入済み、Windows 10の残存状況は不明",
      "locator": "Page 1, lower bar chart Q1, second bar",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "norkresearch-japan-win10-remains",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of 955 business people involved in IT management or operations at Japanese companies, fielded 22 to 25 August 2025 (release dated 27 August 2025, report published 8 September 2025). Enterprise population, not consumers; serves questions 3 and 4 for Japan. The three bars (31.7, 24.4, 11.9) are subsets of the 68.1% that deployed Windows 11.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-10-remains-after-eos-24-4pct",
      "citation_text": "24.4% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 had deployed Windows 11 but expected Windows 10 PCs to remain in use after its end of support (Nork Research, 2025). Source: Nork Research Co., Ltd., \"2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)\" (https://www.norkresearch.co.jp/pdf/2025PCflash_rel.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-10-remains-after-eos-24-4pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-10-zero-by-eos-31-7pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "31.7% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 had deployed Windows 11 and planned to have no Windows 10 PCs left by its end of support (Nork Research, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 31.7,
      "unit": "% of surveyed Japanese companies",
      "display_value": "31.7%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Japanese companies, via 955 IT management/operations staff (Nork Research)",
      "sample_n": 955,
      "publisher": "Nork Research Co., Ltd.",
      "source_title": "2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.norkresearch.co.jp/pdf/2025PCflash_rel.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "31.7% 24.4% 11.9% ... Windows 11導入済み、Windows 10が残存、EOS迄に残存ゼロ予定",
      "locator": "Page 1, lower bar chart Q1, first bar",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "norkresearch-japan-win10-zero-by-eos",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of 955 business people involved in IT management or operations at Japanese companies, fielded 22 to 25 August 2025 (release dated 27 August 2025, report published 8 September 2025). Enterprise population, not consumers; serves questions 3 and 4 for Japan.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-10-zero-by-eos-31-7pct",
      "citation_text": "31.7% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 had deployed Windows 11 and planned to have no Windows 10 PCs left by its end of support (Nork Research, 2025). Source: Nork Research Co., Ltd., \"2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)\" (https://www.norkresearch.co.jp/pdf/2025PCflash_rel.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-10-zero-by-eos-31-7pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-10-status-unknown-11-9pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "11.9% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 had deployed Windows 11 but did not know how much Windows 10 remained (Nork Research, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 11.9,
      "unit": "% of surveyed Japanese companies",
      "display_value": "11.9%",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 remainder unknown, Japanese companies, Nork Research, August 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Japanese companies, via 955 IT management/operations staff (Nork Research)",
      "sample_n": 955,
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      "source_title": "2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.norkresearch.co.jp/pdf/2025PCflash_rel.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-08-27",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "31.7% 24.4% 11.9% ... Windows 11導入済み、Windows 10の残存状況は不明",
      "locator": "Page 1, lower bar chart Q1, third bar",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "norkresearch-japan-win10-unknown",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of 955 business people involved in IT management or operations at Japanese companies, fielded 22 to 25 August 2025 (release dated 27 August 2025, report published 8 September 2025). Enterprise population, not consumers; serves questions 3 and 4 for Japan.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-10-status-unknown-11-9pct",
      "citation_text": "11.9% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 had deployed Windows 11 but did not know how much Windows 10 remained (Nork Research, 2025). Source: Nork Research Co., Ltd., \"2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)\" (https://www.norkresearch.co.jp/pdf/2025PCflash_rel.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-windows-10-status-unknown-11-9pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-keep-pcs-swap-os-only-32-5pct",
      "family": "countries",
      "statement": "32.5% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 planned to keep their existing PCs and only replace the operating system for Windows 11, against 27.5% planning to buy new PCs (Nork Research, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 32.5,
      "unit": "% of surveyed Japanese companies",
      "display_value": "32.5%",
      "display_label": "upgrade in place vs replace, Japanese companies, Nork Research, August 2025",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Japan",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Japanese companies, via 955 IT management/operations staff (Nork Research)",
      "sample_n": 955,
      "publisher": "Nork Research Co., Ltd.",
      "source_title": "2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)",
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      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "series": "norkresearch-japan-upgrade-method",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Survey of 955 business people involved in IT management or operations at Japanese companies, fielded 22 to 25 August 2025 (release dated 27 August 2025, report published 8 September 2025). Enterprise population, not consumers; serves questions 3 and 4 for Japan. Serves questions 4 and 11.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-keep-pcs-swap-os-only-32-5pct",
      "citation_text": "32.5% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 planned to keep their existing PCs and only replace the operating system for Windows 11, against 27.5% planning to buy new PCs (Nork Research, 2025). Source: Nork Research Co., Ltd., \"2025年版 Windows10から11への移行状況とAI PC活用意向に関する速報レポート (press release, 27 August 2025)\" (https://www.norkresearch.co.jp/pdf/2025PCflash_rel.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-keep-pcs-swap-os-only-32-5pct."
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    {
      "id": "norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-buy-new-pcs-27-5pct",
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      "statement": "27.5% of Japanese companies surveyed in August 2025 planned to buy new PCs as part of the move to Windows 11 (Nork Research, 2025).",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#norkresearch-2025-08-japan-companies-buy-new-pcs-27-5pct",
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      "id": "teamviewer-2025-q3-global-supported-endpoints-windows-10-over-40pct",
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      "statement": "Over 40% of endpoints worldwide that received support through a TeamViewer session between July and September 2025 still ran Windows 10, from a sample of 250 million connections (TeamViewer, 2025).",
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      "quote": "over 40% of global endpoints that recently received support via a TeamViewer session still run Windows 10.",
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      "notes": "Vendor data tied to a product pitch (DEX). Population is machines needing remote support, which skews old; not comparable with StatCounter. Exact figure not given ('over 40%').",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#teamviewer-2025-q3-global-supported-endpoints-windows-10-over-40pct",
      "citation_text": "Over 40% of endpoints worldwide that received support through a TeamViewer session between July and September 2025 still ran Windows 10, from a sample of 250 million connections (TeamViewer, 2025). Source: TeamViewer SE, \"TeamViewer DEX supports migration as Windows 10 nears end of life (press release, 8 October 2025)\" (https://www.teamviewer.com/en/global/company/press/2025/teamviewer-dex-supports-migration-as-windows-10-nears-end-of-life/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#teamviewer-2025-q3-global-supported-endpoints-windows-10-over-40pct."
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      "id": "teamviewer-2025-q3-australia-supported-endpoints-windows-10-38pct",
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      "statement": "38.0% of endpoints in Australia that received support through TeamViewer between July and September 2025 still ran Windows 10, slightly below the global figure of over 40% (TeamViewer via IT Brief Australia, 2025).",
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      "unit": "% of supported endpoints in TeamViewer sessions, Australia",
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      "published_at": "2025-10-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "teamviewer-win10-supported-endpoints",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The Australia figure is not in TeamViewer's global release (checked the en and apac versions); it comes from TeamViewer's regional briefing as reported by IT Brief. Only non-StatCounter Australia figure found.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#teamviewer-2025-q3-australia-supported-endpoints-windows-10-38pct",
      "citation_text": "38.0% of endpoints in Australia that received support through TeamViewer between July and September 2025 still ran Windows 10, slightly below the global figure of over 40% (TeamViewer via IT Brief Australia, 2025). Source: IT Brief Australia (reporting TeamViewer data), \"Two in five devices still use Windows 10 as support nears end (IT Brief Australia, 8 October 2025)\" (https://itbrief.com.au/story/two-in-five-devices-still-use-windows-10-as-support-nears-end). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#teamviewer-2025-q3-australia-supported-endpoints-windows-10-38pct."
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    {
      "id": "i-programmer-2025-07-restates-statcounter-europe-win10-53-02pct-win11-44-13pct",
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      "series": "statcounter-desktop-europe-win11",
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      "notes": "The 'Europe lags' story. The figures were read from the live chart (partial July 2025 or June 2025 as then published). Today's CSV export gives June 2025 Win11 44.00 / Win10 53.28 and July 2025 44.52 / 52.75, so the article's numbers match no current month exactly: StatCounter revises. The same article reads a worldwide June crossover (52.19% vs 44.48%); today's export has June 2025 worldwide at 47.98 vs 48.76 (Windows 10 still ahead) and the crossover in July 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#i-programmer-2025-07-restates-statcounter-europe-win10-53-02pct-win11-44-13pct",
      "citation_text": "53.0% of Windows desktop page views in Europe still came from Windows 10 against 44.1% from Windows 11 when I Programmer read StatCounter's chart on 8 July 2025, while Windows 11 already led worldwide (I Programmer, 2025). Source: I Programmer, \"Windows 11 Overtakes Windows 10 - But Not In Europe (I Programmer, Sue Gee, 8 July 2025)\" (https://www.i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/18161-windows-11-overtakes-windows-10.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#i-programmer-2025-07-restates-statcounter-europe-win10-53-02pct-win11-44-13pct."
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      "series": "app-assure-apps-evaluated",
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      "notes": "Manufacturer claim. The denominator is apps that customers chose to submit to App Assure, not all Windows apps. 'Compatible with the latest versions of our software' covers Windows 10, Microsoft 365 Apps, Azure Virtual Desktop, Edge, Windows on ARM64 and Windows 365; Windows 11 was added to the promise on this date, so the count predates Windows 11 deployments. Later counts: 'almost 800,000' (Microsoft Learn, 2025, stale) and 'over 1.1 million' (Windows for business footnote, unverified).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-10-app-assure-837699-apps-evaluated",
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-2021-10-app-assure-99-6pct-each-windows-10-release",
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      "notes": "Manufacturer claim. This is the Windows 10 baseline Microsoft carried over to Windows 11; useful to show the 99.6 figure was a Windows 10 number before Windows 11 shipped.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-10-app-assure-99-6pct-each-windows-10-release",
      "citation_text": "Over 99.6% was Microsoft's stated application compatibility rate 'with each release of Windows 10', based on App Assure evaluations, when it extended the promise to Windows 11 in October 2021 (Microsoft, 2021). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft extends application compatibility promise to Windows 11\" (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/microsoft-extends-application-compatibility-promise-to-windows-11/2810546). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-2021-10-app-assure-99-6pct-each-windows-10-release."
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      "citation_text": "99.7% is Microsoft's stated application compatibility rate for upgrading Windows 10 to Windows 11, described as 'as high as updating from older to newer versions of Windows 10' (Microsoft, 2023). Source: Microsoft, \"App confidence: From our compatibility story to yours\" (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/app-confidence-from-our-compatibility-story-to-yours/3750085). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-techcommunity-2023-02-app-confidence-99-7pct-windows-10-to-11."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#bleepingcomputer-2022-03-restates-app-assure-99-6pct-as-compatible-with-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "99.6% of 837,699 customer apps evaluated through App Assure 'were compatible with Windows 11', as BleepingComputer restated Microsoft's figure in March 2022 (BleepingComputer, 2022). Source: BleepingComputer, \"Microsoft renews promise to resolve Windows 11 app issues\" (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-renews-promise-to-resolve-windows-11-app-issues/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#bleepingcomputer-2022-03-restates-app-assure-99-6pct-as-compatible-with-windows-11."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2022-compat-cookbook-windows-11-same-standard-as-windows-10",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 application compatibility is 'to the same standard as Windows 10' according to Microsoft's Compatibility Cookbook page for Windows 11 (Microsoft Learn, 2022). Source: Microsoft, \"Compatibility for Windows 11 - Compatibility Cookbook\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/windows-11). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2022-compat-cookbook-windows-11-same-standard-as-windows-10."
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      "statement": "Apps that work on Windows 7, 8.1, 10 or 11 'will work on Windows 365', Microsoft's App Assure promise for its Cloud PC service, with free remediation for eligible subscriptions (Microsoft, 2021).",
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      "source_title": "App Assure now supports app compatibility on Windows 365",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-techcommunity-2021-08-windows-365-apps-that-work-on-windows-7-to-11-will-work",
      "citation_text": "Apps that work on Windows 7, 8.1, 10 or 11 'will work on Windows 365', Microsoft's App Assure promise for its Cloud PC service, with free remediation for eligible subscriptions (Microsoft, 2021). Source: Microsoft, \"App Assure now supports app compatibility on Windows 365\" (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-app-assure/app-assure-now-supports-app-compatibility-on-windows-365/2601208). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-techcommunity-2021-08-windows-365-apps-that-work-on-windows-7-to-11-will-work."
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    {
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      "statement": "77% of 200 surveyed UK and US CIOs said their organisation had at least one application not compatible with the latest version of Windows, in June 2022 (Cloudhouse survey via Intelligent CIO, 2022).",
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      "source_title": "Critical operations threatened by application incompatibility for over three-quarters of businesses",
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      "quote": "Over three-quarters of organisations (77%) have at least one application that is not compatible with the latest version of Windows, with up to a quarter of all applications (25%) incompatible for 89% of organisations.",
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      "notes": "Vendor-commissioned survey (Cloudhouse sells application compatibility packaging). Cloudhouse's own pages returned 403 to fetches on 2026-10-12, so the first trade-press report is the source; the 200-CIO sample size is from ERP Today's report of the same survey. 'Latest version of Windows' in June 2022 means Windows 11.",
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      "citation_text": "77% of 200 surveyed UK and US CIOs said their organisation had at least one application not compatible with the latest version of Windows, in June 2022 (Cloudhouse survey via Intelligent CIO, 2022). Source: Cloudhouse (via Intelligent CIO), \"Critical operations threatened by application incompatibility for over three-quarters of businesses\" (https://www.intelligentcio.com/north-america/2022/06/15/critical-operations-threatened-by-application-incompatibility-for-over-three-quarters-of-businesses/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#cloudhouse-2022-06-77pct-orgs-have-an-app-incompatible-with-latest-windows."
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    {
      "id": "cloudhouse-2022-06-89pct-orgs-up-to-25pct-of-apps-incompatible",
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      "citation_text": "89% of 200 surveyed UK and US CIOs said up to a quarter (25%) of their organisation's applications were incompatible with the latest version of Windows, in June 2022 (Cloudhouse survey via Intelligent CIO, 2022). Source: Cloudhouse (via Intelligent CIO), \"Critical operations threatened by application incompatibility for over three-quarters of businesses\" (https://www.intelligentcio.com/north-america/2022/06/15/critical-operations-threatened-by-application-incompatibility-for-over-three-quarters-of-businesses/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#cloudhouse-2022-06-89pct-orgs-up-to-25pct-of-apps-incompatible."
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    {
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      "citation_text": "24% of 200 surveyed UK and US CIOs were 'not at all or not very confident' their organisation could make its platforms 100% compatible with the latest Windows, in June 2022 (Cloudhouse survey via Intelligent CIO, 2022). Source: Cloudhouse (via Intelligent CIO), \"Critical operations threatened by application incompatibility for over three-quarters of businesses\" (https://www.intelligentcio.com/north-america/2022/06/15/critical-operations-threatened-by-application-incompatibility-for-over-three-quarters-of-businesses/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#cloudhouse-2022-06-24pct-not-confident-of-full-compatibility."
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    {
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      "citation_text": "20% of 200 surveyed UK and US CIOs had a comprehensive plan for application modernisation, and 25% believed they had ironed out most issues, in June 2022 (Cloudhouse survey via Intelligent CIO, 2022). Source: Cloudhouse (via Intelligent CIO), \"Critical operations threatened by application incompatibility for over three-quarters of businesses\" (https://www.intelligentcio.com/north-america/2022/06/15/critical-operations-threatened-by-application-incompatibility-for-over-three-quarters-of-businesses/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#cloudhouse-2022-06-20pct-have-a-comprehensive-plan."
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      "quote": "Polling 200 CIOs at enterprise organizations in the UK and US, the research highlights a lack of preparedness for modernization among businesses, and suggests application incompatibility is a common occurrence",
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      "notes": "Second outlet for the same Cloudhouse survey; supplies the sample size that Intelligent CIO omits. The 55% budget figure appears only in ERP Today's summary box.",
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      "citation_text": "200 CIOs at UK and US enterprises were polled in Cloudhouse's June 2022 survey, of whom 55% planned to increase application modernisation budgets significantly (ERP Today, 2022). Source: ERP Today, \"Windows incompatibility poses a dual threat to enterprise\" (https://erp.today/windows-incompatibility-poses-a-dual-threat-to-enterprise). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#cloudhouse-2022-06-sample-200-cios-and-55pct-raising-modernisation-budgets-erptoday."
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      "statement": "47% of 200 surveyed UK and German IT decision-makers named application and business software compatibility as a Windows 11 migration challenge, the most-cited of all, in March 2025 (Panasonic TOUGHBOOK, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "Navigating the Shift: The Business Case for Upgrading to Windows 11 (Panasonic TOUGHBOOK whitepaper)",
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      "quote": "Application and software business compatibility was the top challenge for nearly half of the IT decision-makers surveyed.",
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      "notes": "Vendor survey (Panasonic sells rugged PCs). Methodology page: '200 decision makers from the UK and Germany (100 each) were surveyed in March 2025'. Published with a press release dated 23 July 2025. Most recent independent-of-Microsoft figure found on app compatibility as a migration barrier.",
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      "citation_text": "47% of 200 surveyed UK and German IT decision-makers named application and business software compatibility as a Windows 11 migration challenge, the most-cited of all, in March 2025 (Panasonic TOUGHBOOK, 2025). Source: Panasonic TOUGHBOOK, \"Navigating the Shift: The Business Case for Upgrading to Windows 11 (Panasonic TOUGHBOOK whitepaper)\" (https://eu.connect.panasonic.com/sites/default/files/media/document/2025-07/Panasonic%20TOUGHBOOK%20Whitepaper%20-%20Navigating%20the%20Shift%20-%20The%20Business%20Case%20for%20Upgrading%20to%20Windows%2011.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#panasonic-2025-07-47pct-app-compatibility-top-migration-challenge."
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      "quote": "On average, nearly two-thirds of devices have been, or will need to be, replaced or upgraded to be compatible with Windows 11. The research found that the average number of devices across each surveyed organisation is around 4,000.",
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      "notes": "Vendor survey (Panasonic sells rugged PCs). Methodology page: '200 decision makers from the UK and Germany (100 each) were surveyed in March 2025'. Published with a press release dated 23 July 2025. Device readiness, not application compatibility; overlaps the eligibility family (question 5). TechRadar restated it as 'nearly two-thirds (62%) of devices need replacing or upgrading'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#panasonic-2025-07-62pct-of-devices-replaced-or-upgraded-for-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "62% of devices, on average, had been or would need to be replaced or upgraded to be compatible with Windows 11 at the 200 UK and German organisations surveyed in March 2025 (Panasonic TOUGHBOOK, 2025). Source: Panasonic TOUGHBOOK, \"Navigating the Shift: The Business Case for Upgrading to Windows 11 (Panasonic TOUGHBOOK whitepaper)\" (https://eu.connect.panasonic.com/sites/default/files/media/document/2025-07/Panasonic%20TOUGHBOOK%20Whitepaper%20-%20Navigating%20the%20Shift%20-%20The%20Business%20Case%20for%20Upgrading%20to%20Windows%2011.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#panasonic-2025-07-62pct-of-devices-replaced-or-upgraded-for-windows-11."
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      "statement": "47% of surveyed organisations 'noted software compatibility issues' as a Windows 11 migration concern, as TechRadar restated Panasonic's March 2025 survey of 200 UK and German IT decision-makers (TechRadar, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "Windows 11 migration is still causing lots of headaches for some firms",
      "source_url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/windows-11-migration-is-still-causing-lots-of-headaches-for-some-firms",
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      "notes": "Restatement: the whitepaper calls app compatibility 'the top challenge'; TechRadar lists it after cost and security concerns and does not name the sample size.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2025-07-restates-panasonic-47pct-software-compatibility",
      "citation_text": "47% of surveyed organisations 'noted software compatibility issues' as a Windows 11 migration concern, as TechRadar restated Panasonic's March 2025 survey of 200 UK and German IT decision-makers (TechRadar, 2025). Source: TechRadar, \"Windows 11 migration is still causing lots of headaches for some firms\" (https://www.techradar.com/pro/windows-11-migration-is-still-causing-lots-of-headaches-for-some-firms). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2025-07-restates-panasonic-47pct-software-compatibility."
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      "id": "nexthink-2022-05-40pct-of-devices-ready-for-windows-11",
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      "notes": "Vendor telemetry study of device (hardware) readiness, not application compatibility; the brief lists Nexthink, so it is recorded here and belongs beside the eligibility family. Of the unready devices, 25% were 'almost there' and over 35% 'not ready at all'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#nexthink-2022-05-40pct-of-devices-ready-for-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "40% of 3.12 million anonymised corporate devices across 457 organisations were ready for Windows 11, and over 60% were not, in Nexthink's 2022 analysis (Nexthink, 2022). Source: Nexthink, \"Less than Half of Devices are Ready for Windows 11 Migration, According to New Nexthink Report\" (https://nexthink.com/press/less-than-half-of-devices-are-ready-for-windows-11-migration-according-to-new-nexthink-report). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#nexthink-2022-05-40pct-of-devices-ready-for-windows-11."
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      "id": "nexthink-2022-05-4-2-million-manual-hours-estimate",
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      "notes": "'Numbers we will not publish' candidate: a vendor estimate with no stated method, and the release also misdates the Windows 10 end of support as 24 October 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#nexthink-2022-05-4-2-million-manual-hours-estimate",
      "citation_text": "4.2 million manual hours is Nexthink's minimum estimate of the work to update the roughly 60% of 3.12 million analysed devices that were not Windows 11 compatible in 2022 (Nexthink, 2022). Source: Nexthink, \"Less than Half of Devices are Ready for Windows 11 Migration, According to New Nexthink Report\" (https://nexthink.com/press/less-than-half-of-devices-are-ready-for-windows-11-migration-according-to-new-nexthink-report). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#nexthink-2022-05-4-2-million-manual-hours-estimate."
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      "id": "gartner-2017-04-legacy-apps-explain-delayed-windows-10-upgrades",
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      "quote": "Large businesses are either already engaged in Windows 10 upgrades or have delayed upgrading until 2018. This likely reflects the transition of legacy applications to Windows 10 or replacing those legacy applications before Windows 10 migration takes place.",
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      "notes": "History record for the drift note (Windows 10 era). No open Gartner statement on application testing specifically for Windows 11 was found; Gartner's 2024 note '6 Steps to Planning and Deploying an Upgrade to Windows 11' (gartner.com/en/documents/5582127) is paywalled and its public abstract carries no figure.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2017-04-legacy-apps-explain-delayed-windows-10-upgrades",
      "citation_text": "Legacy application transition or replacement was Gartner's explanation for large businesses delaying Windows 10 upgrades until 2018, in its survey of 1,014 Windows 10 decision-makers in six countries (Gartner, 2017). Source: Gartner, \"Gartner Survey Shows 85 Percent of Enterprises Will Have Started Windows 10 Deployments By End of 2017\" (https://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3690917). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gartner-2017-04-legacy-apps-explain-delayed-windows-10-upgrades."
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      "id": "symantec-2010-10-53pct-app-incompatibility-caused-windows-7-delays",
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      "statement": "53% of 1,360 IT respondents at businesses that had migrated to Windows 7 associated their delays with application incompatibility, ahead of hardware incompatibility (44%) and budget (40%), in 2010 (Symantec survey via Redmond Magazine, 2010).",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#symantec-2010-10-53pct-app-incompatibility-caused-windows-7-delays",
      "citation_text": "53% of 1,360 IT respondents at businesses that had migrated to Windows 7 associated their delays with application incompatibility, ahead of hardware incompatibility (44%) and budget (40%), in 2010 (Symantec survey via Redmond Magazine, 2010). Source: Symantec (via Redmond Magazine), \"Study: Windows 7 Migrations Mostly 'Smooth' for Businesses\" (https://redmondmag.com/articles/2010/10/21/windows-7-migrations-mostly-smooth-for-businesses.aspx). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#symantec-2010-10-53pct-app-incompatibility-caused-windows-7-delays."
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      "id": "symantec-2010-10-71pct-preferred-to-replace-incompatible-apps",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#symantec-2010-10-71pct-preferred-to-replace-incompatible-apps",
      "citation_text": "71% of 1,360 surveyed IT respondents preferred to replace applications that were incompatible with Windows 7, and 69% saw application virtualisation as a solution, in 2010 (Symantec survey via Redmond Magazine, 2010). Source: Symantec (via Redmond Magazine), \"Study: Windows 7 Migrations Mostly 'Smooth' for Businesses\" (https://redmondmag.com/articles/2010/10/21/windows-7-migrations-mostly-smooth-for-businesses.aspx). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#symantec-2010-10-71pct-preferred-to-replace-incompatible-apps."
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      "id": "symantec-2010-10-20-vs-9-it-hours-of-migration-preparation",
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      "source_title": "The Results Are In: Windows 7 Migration Survey Finds that Planning Plays a Key Role in Successful Upgrades",
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      "notes": "Desktop (Windows 7) migration survey, not a server migration: kept on this page only as the published planning-versus-downtime comparison and labelled as a PC migration. Vendor-sponsored (Symantec sold Altiris and Ghost migration tooling). Symantec's blog says 'more than 1,300' IT managers; Redmond Magazine, Datamation and ESJ report 1,360 respondents. The symantec.com page is offline; the Wayback snapshot of 19 December 2011 was fetched again on 2026-10-14 (raw/migration-effort-cost/wayback-symantec-connect-2010.html). Same id as on the data-migration-failure-rate page. Drift: Redmond Magazine quotes the report as 'a median of 20 IT man-hours' and 'nine IT man-hours'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#symantec-2010-10-20-vs-9-it-hours-of-migration-preparation",
      "citation_text": "20 hours of IT preparation on average was the top tier's investment in a Windows 7 migration, against nine hours for the bottom tier, among more than 1,300 IT managers surveyed by Symantec in 2010 (Symantec, 2010). Source: Symantec, \"The Results Are In: Windows 7 Migration Survey Finds that Planning Plays a Key Role in Successful Upgrades\" (https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/results-are-windows-7-migration-survey-finds-planning-plays-key-role-successful-upgrades). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#symantec-2010-10-20-vs-9-it-hours-of-migration-preparation."
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    {
      "id": "techcentral-2010-10-restates-symantec-52pct-app-incompatibility",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "52% of IT managers in Symantec's 2010 Windows 7 survey cited application incompatibility as the biggest cause of migration delays, in TechCentral.ie's report (TechCentral.ie, 2010).",
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      "value": 52,
      "unit": "% of surveyed IT managers (app incompatibility as biggest delay cause, as restated)",
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      "period": "2010-08",
      "population": "1,360 respondents worldwide at businesses that had completed a Windows 7 migration (Applied Research for Symantec, August 2010)",
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      "publisher": "TechCentral.ie",
      "source_title": "Windows 7 migration 'sapping resources'",
      "source_url": "https://www.techcentral.ie/?p=100869",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2010-10-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The Symantec survey also showed the Windows 7 migration took longer than expected, with application incompatibility (cited by 52%) as the biggest cause of delays.",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement drift: Redmond Magazine and MCPmag give 53 percent from the report; TechCentral gives 52%. The original report could not be fetched to settle it; the page should cite 53% with the restatement noted or say 'about half'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techcentral-2010-10-restates-symantec-52pct-app-incompatibility",
      "citation_text": "52% of IT managers in Symantec's 2010 Windows 7 survey cited application incompatibility as the biggest cause of migration delays, in TechCentral.ie's report (TechCentral.ie, 2010). Source: TechCentral.ie, \"Windows 7 migration 'sapping resources'\" (https://www.techcentral.ie/?p=100869). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techcentral-2010-10-restates-symantec-52pct-app-incompatibility."
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    {
      "id": "esj-2010-11-symantec-reinstalling-applications-among-top-time-consuming-tasks",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "Reinstalling applications was one of the three most time-consuming Windows 7 migration tasks, with planning and the upgrade itself, reported by 1,360 businesses surveyed for Symantec in 2010 (ESJ, 2010).",
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      "population": "1,360 respondents worldwide at businesses that had completed a Windows 7 migration (Applied Research for Symantec, August 2010)",
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      "publisher": "Enterprise Systems Journal",
      "source_title": "Symantec Study Looks at Real-World Windows 7 Migrations",
      "source_url": "https://esj.com/blogs/enterprise-insights/2010/11/symantec-windows-7-migrations.aspx",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2010-11-09",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The top three time-consuming tasks: planning, the upgrade execution itself, and reinstalling applications.",
      "locator": "Sixth paragraph; first paragraph gives 'a study conducted in August by Symantec of 1360 businesses'",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Second outlet for the Symantec 2010 study; participants from 16 countries, median employer size 1,000 to 2,499 employees.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#esj-2010-11-symantec-reinstalling-applications-among-top-time-consuming-tasks",
      "citation_text": "Reinstalling applications was one of the three most time-consuming Windows 7 migration tasks, with planning and the upgrade itself, reported by 1,360 businesses surveyed for Symantec in 2010 (ESJ, 2010). Source: Enterprise Systems Journal, \"Symantec Study Looks at Real-World Windows 7 Migrations\" (https://esj.com/blogs/enterprise-insights/2010/11/symantec-windows-7-migrations.aspx). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#esj-2010-11-symantec-reinstalling-applications-among-top-time-consuming-tasks."
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    {
      "id": "vmware-dimensional-2013-05-38pct-saw-apps-not-working-after-xp-migration",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "38% of 322 surveyed desktop administrators saw applications that would not work with Windows 7 after migrating users off Windows XP, in a January 2013 Dimensional Research survey for VMware (Redmond Channel Partner, 2013).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 38,
      "unit": "% of surveyed desktop administrators (apps not working after migration)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2013-01",
      "population": "322 desktop administrators involved in Windows XP to Windows 7 migrations (Dimensional Research web survey for VMware, January 2013)",
      "sample_n": 322,
      "publisher": "Dimensional Research for VMware (via Redmond Channel Partner)",
      "source_title": "Survey: XP Migrations Mean a Hard Slog for Organizations",
      "source_url": "https://rcpmag.com/articles/2013/05/07/vmware-survey-xp-migrations.aspx",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2013-05-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "IT pros also reported seeing problems with applications that would not work with Windows 7 after the migration, with 38 percent of respondents reporting that problem.",
      "locator": "Fourth paragraph",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "History record (Windows XP era). The study was not published as a report; VMware blogged the results and RCP reported them. The same paragraph says 49 percent reported end-user downtime during the migration.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vmware-dimensional-2013-05-38pct-saw-apps-not-working-after-xp-migration",
      "citation_text": "38% of 322 surveyed desktop administrators saw applications that would not work with Windows 7 after migrating users off Windows XP, in a January 2013 Dimensional Research survey for VMware (Redmond Channel Partner, 2013). Source: Dimensional Research for VMware (via Redmond Channel Partner), \"Survey: XP Migrations Mean a Hard Slog for Organizations\" (https://rcpmag.com/articles/2013/05/07/vmware-survey-xp-migrations.aspx). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vmware-dimensional-2013-05-38pct-saw-apps-not-working-after-xp-migration."
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    {
      "id": "scriptlogic-2009-07-81-8pct-cite-time-resources-or-app-compat-as-windows-7-barrier",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "81.8% of 1,100 surveyed IT administrators cited time and resources or application compatibility concerns as the biggest barriers to deploying Windows 7, in July 2009 (ScriptLogic survey via InfoWorld, 2009).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 81.8,
      "unit": "% of surveyed IT administrators (time/resources or app compatibility as biggest barrier)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2009-07",
      "population": "1,100 IT administrators surveyed by ScriptLogic before the Windows 7 release",
      "sample_n": 1100,
      "publisher": "ScriptLogic (via InfoWorld)",
      "source_title": "Survey says most companies won't deploy Windows 7",
      "source_url": "https://www.infoworld.com/article/2630741/survey-says-most-companies-won-t-deploy-windows-7.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2009-07-13",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "About 81.8 percent of respondents cited time and resources or application compatibility concerns as the biggest barriers to deploying Windows 7.",
      "locator": "Third paragraph; second paragraph: 'Of 1,100 IT administrators who responded to the survey, 59.3 percent said they didn't have a plan to deploy Windows 7'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "History record (pre-release Windows 7). The figure is a combined category (time and resources, or application compatibility), so app compatibility alone is not isolated. ScriptLogic was a Windows tools vendor.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#scriptlogic-2009-07-81-8pct-cite-time-resources-or-app-compat-as-windows-7-barrier",
      "citation_text": "81.8% of 1,100 surveyed IT administrators cited time and resources or application compatibility concerns as the biggest barriers to deploying Windows 7, in July 2009 (ScriptLogic survey via InfoWorld, 2009). Source: ScriptLogic (via InfoWorld), \"Survey says most companies won't deploy Windows 7\" (https://www.infoworld.com/article/2630741/survey-says-most-companies-won-t-deploy-windows-7.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#scriptlogic-2009-07-81-8pct-cite-time-resources-or-app-compat-as-windows-7-barrier."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-support-2026-windows-11-is-64-bit-only",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "Windows 11 'doesn't have a 32-bit version and is 64-bit only', so every Windows 11 installation is 64-bit, per Microsoft's 32-bit and 64-bit Windows FAQ (Microsoft Support, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "statement (no figure)",
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      "display_hook": null,
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-10",
      "population": "Windows 11 installations",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "32-bit and 64-bit Windows: Frequently asked questions",
      "source_url": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/32-bit-and-64-bit-windows-frequently-asked-questions-c6ca9541-8dce-4d48-0415-94a3faa2e13d",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 doesn't have a 32-bit version and is 64-bit only. Installs will always be 64-bit.",
      "locator": "Windows 11 tab, answer to 'Which version of Windows should I install'; also the note 'Windows 11 and later are 64-bit only'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Page is undated; published_at set to the retrieval date. Combined with the 16-bit KB article this is why 16-bit programs cannot run natively on Windows 11 while 32-bit programs still can (WOW64).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-support-2026-windows-11-is-64-bit-only",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 'doesn't have a 32-bit version and is 64-bit only', so every Windows 11 installation is 64-bit, per Microsoft's 32-bit and 64-bit Windows FAQ (Microsoft Support, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"32-bit and 64-bit Windows: Frequently asked questions\" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/32-bit-and-64-bit-windows-frequently-asked-questions-c6ca9541-8dce-4d48-0415-94a3faa2e13d). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-support-2026-windows-11-is-64-bit-only."
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft-learn-2026-64-bit-windows-does-not-support-16-bit-applications",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "16-bit programs, processes and components are not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows, which include every Windows 11 installation, per Microsoft's knowledge base article KB 896458 (Microsoft Learn, 2026).",
      "short_statement": "**16-bit** programs do not run on Windows 11 at all, because Windows 11 is 64-bit only.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "statement (no figure)",
      "display_value": "16-bit unsupported",
      "display_label": "Microsoft knowledge base KB 896458 (64-bit Windows and 16-bit applications)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-02",
      "population": "16-bit Windows and DOS-era programs",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "64-bit versions of Windows don't support 16-bit components, 16-bit processes, or 16-bit applications",
      "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/application-management/x64-windows-not-support-16-bit-programs",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The x64-based versions of Windows don't support 16-bit programs, 16-bit processes, or 16-bit components. However, 64-bit versions of Windows may recognize some 16-bit installers and automatically convert the 16-bit installer to a 32-bit installer.",
      "locator": "Summary section; 'Applies to: Supported versions of Windows Client'; original KB 896458",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ms.date 2026-02-12. The exception is narrow: certain 16-bit installers (InstallShield, ACME) are substituted with 32-bit versions; the installed 16-bit program still will not run.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2026-64-bit-windows-does-not-support-16-bit-applications",
      "citation_text": "16-bit programs, processes and components are not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows, which include every Windows 11 installation, per Microsoft's knowledge base article KB 896458 (Microsoft Learn, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"64-bit versions of Windows don't support 16-bit components, 16-bit processes, or 16-bit applications\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/application-management/x64-windows-not-support-16-bit-programs). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2026-64-bit-windows-does-not-support-16-bit-applications."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-learn-2020-wow64-16-bit-apps-fail-with-error-bad-exe-format",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "16-bit Windows applications fail to launch on 64-bit Windows with ERROR_BAD_EXE_FORMAT because handles have 32 significant bits and cannot be truncated for 16-bit code, per Microsoft's WOW64 documentation (Microsoft Learn, 2020).",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2020-08",
      "population": "16-bit Windows applications on 64-bit Windows",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Microsoft",
      "source_title": "Running 32-bit Applications - Win32 apps",
      "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winprog64/running-32-bit-applications",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2018-05-31",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Note that 64-bit Windows does not support running 16-bit Windows-based applications. The primary reason is that handles have 32 significant bits on 64-bit Windows.",
      "locator": "Last paragraph before 'In this Section'; page last updated 2020-08-19",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
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      "notes": "Gives the technical reason behind the KB 896458 statement. ms.date 2018-05-31; last updated 2020-08-19.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2020-wow64-16-bit-apps-fail-with-error-bad-exe-format",
      "citation_text": "16-bit Windows applications fail to launch on 64-bit Windows with ERROR_BAD_EXE_FORMAT because handles have 32 significant bits and cannot be truncated for 16-bit code, per Microsoft's WOW64 documentation (Microsoft Learn, 2020). Source: Microsoft, \"Running 32-bit Applications - Win32 apps\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winprog64/running-32-bit-applications). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2020-wow64-16-bit-apps-fail-with-error-bad-exe-format."
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft-learn-2020-wow64-32-bit-apps-run-on-64-bit-windows",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "32-bit Windows applications run on 64-bit Windows, including Windows 11, through WOW64, an x86 emulator shipped with the operating system that needs no enabling (Microsoft Learn, 2020).",
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      "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winprog64/running-32-bit-applications",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "WOW64 is the x86 emulator that allows 32-bit Windows-based applications to run seamlessly on 64-bit Windows.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The page also notes 32-bit processes cannot load 64-bit DLLs and vice versa, which is why 32-bit shell extensions and plug-ins can break in 64-bit hosts.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2020-wow64-32-bit-apps-run-on-64-bit-windows",
      "citation_text": "32-bit Windows applications run on 64-bit Windows, including Windows 11, through WOW64, an x86 emulator shipped with the operating system that needs no enabling (Microsoft Learn, 2020). Source: Microsoft, \"Running 32-bit Applications - Win32 apps\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winprog64/running-32-bit-applications). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2020-wow64-32-bit-apps-run-on-64-bit-windows."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-learn-2026-removed-features-list-54-entries",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "54 features and capabilities are listed as removed from Windows client, from Windows 10 version 1507 to Windows 11 in August 2026, on Microsoft's removed-features page (Microsoft Learn, 2026).",
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      "notes": "Derived count; Microsoft publishes no total. Entries relevant to old programs: Internet Explorer 11 (retired June 2022), WordPad (24H2), Windows PowerShell 2.0 (August 2025), WMIC (August 2026), Location History API used by Cortana. 'Mail and Calendar' is not on this list.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2026-removed-features-list-54-entries",
      "citation_text": "54 features and capabilities are listed as removed from Windows client, from Windows 10 version 1507 to Windows 11 in August 2026, on Microsoft's removed-features page (Microsoft Learn, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Features and functionality removed in Windows client\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/removed-features). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2026-removed-features-list-54-entries."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-learn-2026-deprecated-features-list-84-entries",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "84 features are listed as deprecated (no longer developed, to be removed) in Windows client as of September 2026 on Microsoft's deprecated-features page (Microsoft Learn, 2026).",
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      "notes": "Derived count. Examples relevant to old programs: VBScript (October 2023), Cortana in Windows (June 2023), WordPad (September 2023, removed in 24H2), TLS 1.0 and 1.1 disabled by default.",
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      "citation_text": "84 features are listed as deprecated (no longer developed, to be removed) in Windows client as of September 2026 on Microsoft's deprecated-features page (Microsoft Learn, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Deprecated features in the Windows client\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-learn-2026-deprecated-features-list-84-entries."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-learn-2026-internet-explorer-11-retired-june-2022",
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      "statement": "Internet Explorer 11's desktop application was retired and out of support from 15 June 2022 and is listed among features removed from Windows, with IE mode in Edge for legacy sites (Microsoft Learn, 2026).",
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      "notes": "ms.date 2025-07-16. The matrix row for Windows 11 shows Office 2016 and Office 2019 'EOS Oct 2025', Office LTSC 2021 'Oct 2026', Office LTSC 2024 'Oct 2029'. Office 2013 and earlier do not appear in the matrix at all.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-lifecycle-2025-office-2016-supported-on-windows-11-by-exception",
      "citation_text": "Office 2016 was supported on Windows 11 only by an exception Microsoft made 'to maximize customer access to Windows 11', since Office 2016 was already in extended support when Windows 11 shipped (Microsoft Lifecycle, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft Office and Windows configuration support - Microsoft Lifecycle\" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/office-windows-configuration-matrix). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-lifecycle-2025-office-2016-supported-on-windows-11-by-exception."
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    {
      "id": "microsoft-support-2026-office-2016-and-2019-not-supported-on-windows-11-after-eos",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "Office 2016 and Office 2019 are listed as 'Not supported' on Windows 11 and Windows 10, while Office 2021 and Office 2024 are 'Supported' on Windows 11 and 'Supported (with exceptions)' on Windows 10, in Microsoft's 2026 support table (Microsoft Support, 2026).",
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      "quote": "Windows OS Office 2016 volume licensed version Office 2016 retail version Office 2019 Office LTSC 2021 and Office 2021 Office LTSC 2024 and Office 2024 Windows 11 Not supported Not supported Not supported Supported Supported",
      "locator": "'Other Office versions' tab, table of supported Office and Windows versions, row Windows 11",
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      "series": "",
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      "notes": "Page undated; published_at is the retrieval date. 'Not supported' means Microsoft gives no assistance, not that the software stops running; the same page says Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 'may continue to function as before'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-support-2026-office-2016-and-2019-not-supported-on-windows-11-after-eos",
      "citation_text": "Office 2016 and Office 2019 are listed as 'Not supported' on Windows 11 and Windows 10, while Office 2021 and Office 2024 are 'Supported' on Windows 11 and 'Supported (with exceptions)' on Windows 10, in Microsoft's 2026 support table (Microsoft Support, 2026). Source: Microsoft, \"What Windows end of support means for Office and Microsoft 365\" (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/78f20fab-b57b-44d7-8368-06a8493f3cb9). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-support-2026-office-2016-and-2019-not-supported-on-windows-11-after-eos."
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    {
      "id": "intuit-2026-quickbooks-desktop-2023-discontinued-after-31-may-2026",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "31 May 2026 is the service discontinuation date for QuickBooks Desktop 2023 (Pro Plus, Premier Plus, Mac Plus, Enterprise Solutions 23.0), after which live support, payroll, payments and bank feeds stop (Intuit, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "unit": "service discontinuation date",
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      "source_title": "QuickBooks Desktop 2023 service discontinuation policy",
      "source_url": "https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/error-messages/quickbooks-error-6123/00/185560",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
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      "published_at": "2026-08-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "After May 31, 2026, QuickBooks Desktop 2023 software will be discontinued. This includes QuickBooks Desktop Pro Plus, Premier Plus, Mac Plus, and Enterprise Solutions 23.0. This also affects other Intuit products.",
      "locator": "FAQ 'What is service discontinuation and when does it happen?'; article updated 8/5/2026",
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      "notes": "Yearly cycle: each QuickBooks Desktop version is discontinued three years after release at the end of May (2022 versions on 31 May 2025, 2023 versions on 31 May 2026). The article's URL slug reads 'quickbooks-error-6123' but it is Intuit's policy article; the help-article slug returned 404.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#intuit-2026-quickbooks-desktop-2023-discontinued-after-31-may-2026",
      "citation_text": "31 May 2026 is the service discontinuation date for QuickBooks Desktop 2023 (Pro Plus, Premier Plus, Mac Plus, Enterprise Solutions 23.0), after which live support, payroll, payments and bank feeds stop (Intuit, 2026). Source: Intuit, \"QuickBooks Desktop 2023 service discontinuation policy\" (https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/error-messages/quickbooks-error-6123/00/185560). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#intuit-2026-quickbooks-desktop-2023-discontinued-after-31-may-2026."
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    {
      "id": "intuit-2026-quickbooks-desktop-discontinued-versions-get-no-security-updates",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "No critical security updates are issued for discontinued QuickBooks Desktop versions, and users who do not upgrade lose live support and Intuit services such as payroll and bank feeds (Intuit, 2026).",
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      "source_title": "QuickBooks Desktop 2023 service discontinuation policy",
      "source_url": "https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/error-messages/quickbooks-error-6123/00/185560",
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      "quote": "If you don't upgrade by May 31, 2026, you will lose access to live technical support. You’ll lose access to Intuit services like QuickBooks Desktop Payroll, Desktop Payments, or online bank feeds. Discontinued versions won’t receive critical security updates.",
      "locator": "FAQ 'What is service discontinuation and when does it happen?'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "The software itself keeps running offline; Intuit's wording is about services and support, not about Windows 11 compatibility.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#intuit-2026-quickbooks-desktop-discontinued-versions-get-no-security-updates",
      "citation_text": "No critical security updates are issued for discontinued QuickBooks Desktop versions, and users who do not upgrade lose live support and Intuit services such as payroll and bank feeds (Intuit, 2026). Source: Intuit, \"QuickBooks Desktop 2023 service discontinuation policy\" (https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/error-messages/quickbooks-error-6123/00/185560). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#intuit-2026-quickbooks-desktop-discontinued-versions-get-no-security-updates."
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    {
      "id": "intuit-2026-quickbooks-desktop-2024-supports-windows-11-64-bit-only",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "Windows 11 (64-bit, natively installed) is the only client Windows version listed as supported for QuickBooks Desktop 2024; Windows 10 is not listed and 32-bit Windows is not supported (Intuit, 2026).",
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      "unit": "supported Windows versions (list)",
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      "period": "2026-08",
      "population": "QuickBooks Desktop 2024 installations",
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      "publisher": "Intuit",
      "source_title": "System requirements for QuickBooks Desktop 2024",
      "source_url": "https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/product-system-requirements/system-requirements-quickbooks-desktop-2024/L3PMFJBjS_US_en_US",
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      "published_at": "2026-08-04",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "QuickBooks Desktop 2024 requires a 64-bit Windows operating system—32-bit is not supported.",
      "locator": "Section 'Operating system requirements'; list 'Supported Windows versions': 'Windows 11, 64-bit, natively installed', then Windows Server 2022, 2019 and 2016",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
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      "notes": "Article updated 8/4/2026, after Windows 10 end of support; the list also excludes Linux, Windows 10 S Mode, emulators and virtual environments.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#intuit-2026-quickbooks-desktop-2024-supports-windows-11-64-bit-only",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 (64-bit, natively installed) is the only client Windows version listed as supported for QuickBooks Desktop 2024; Windows 10 is not listed and 32-bit Windows is not supported (Intuit, 2026). Source: Intuit, \"System requirements for QuickBooks Desktop 2024\" (https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/product-system-requirements/system-requirements-quickbooks-desktop-2024/L3PMFJBjS_US_en_US). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#intuit-2026-quickbooks-desktop-2024-supports-windows-11-64-bit-only."
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    {
      "id": "quicken-2024-11-no-patches-including-security-for-discontinued-versions",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "No software updates or patches, including security patches, are provided for discontinued Quicken versions, under Quicken's discontinuation policy (Quicken, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2024-11",
      "population": "users of discontinued (non-subscription) Quicken versions",
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      "publisher": "Quicken",
      "source_title": "Currently Supported Quicken Products (Discontinuation Policy)",
      "source_url": "https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-discontinuation-policy",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-11-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Please note that we do not provide any software updates or patches, including security patches, to discontinued products. When you upgrade to the subscription version, your services will be fully reinstated.",
      "locator": "Section 'Non-Subscription Discontinued versions (Quicken 2017 and older versions)', note under the table",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Page 'Updated: November, 05 2024'. The page adds that users who do not need live support or online services 'can continue to use your existing version of Quicken'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#quicken-2024-11-no-patches-including-security-for-discontinued-versions",
      "citation_text": "No software updates or patches, including security patches, are provided for discontinued Quicken versions, under Quicken's discontinuation policy (Quicken, 2024). Source: Quicken, \"Currently Supported Quicken Products (Discontinuation Policy)\" (https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-discontinuation-policy). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#quicken-2024-11-no-patches-including-security-for-discontinued-versions."
    },
    {
      "id": "quicken-2024-11-quicken-2017-discontinued-30-april-2020",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "30 April 2020 was the discontinuation date of Quicken 2017 for Windows and Mac, the last non-subscription version; Quicken 2015 and 2016 were discontinued on 30 April 2018 and 30 April 2019 (Quicken, 2024).",
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      "period": "2020-04",
      "population": "non-subscription Quicken versions",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Quicken",
      "source_title": "Currently Supported Quicken Products (Discontinuation Policy)",
      "source_url": "https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-discontinuation-policy",
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      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-11-05",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Quicken 2015 Windows and Mac April 30, 2018 Quicken 2016 Windows and Mac April 30, 2019 Quicken 2017 US Windows and Mac April 30, 2020",
      "locator": "Table 'Quicken Product / Discontinuation Date' in the non-subscription section",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Quicken moved to subscriptions in 2018; discontinued versions are those released before that. The page does not state Windows 11 compatibility for any version.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#quicken-2024-11-quicken-2017-discontinued-30-april-2020",
      "citation_text": "30 April 2020 was the discontinuation date of Quicken 2017 for Windows and Mac, the last non-subscription version; Quicken 2015 and 2016 were discontinued on 30 April 2018 and 30 April 2019 (Quicken, 2024). Source: Quicken, \"Currently Supported Quicken Products (Discontinuation Policy)\" (https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-discontinuation-policy). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#quicken-2024-11-quicken-2017-discontinued-30-april-2020."
    },
    {
      "id": "adobe-2026-09-creative-cloud-apps-2023-and-later-compatible-with-windows-11",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "Creative Cloud apps from the 2023 releases onward are the versions Adobe lists as compatible with Windows 11; Creative Suite (CS6 and earlier) and pre-2023 Creative Cloud releases are not listed (Adobe, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "value": 2023,
      "unit": "earliest Creative Cloud release listed as Windows 11 compatible",
      "display_value": "2023 and later",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-09",
      "population": "Adobe desktop apps on Windows 11",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Adobe",
      "source_title": "Adobe apps compatibility with Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/system-requirements/apps-compatibility-windows-11.html",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "App Compatible versions Adobe Acrobat Pro & Standard Acrobat Pro and Standard version 2021 Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020 and Standard 2020 Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017 and Standard 2017 Adobe Creative Cloud apps 2023 and later",
      "locator": "Table 'Apps compatible with Windows 11'; page 'Last updated on Sep 28, 2026'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Fetched with a plain curl user agent; browser user agents received 403. Absence from the list is Adobe's silence, not a statement that older versions fail; Adobe publishes no Windows 11 statement for Creative Suite. Acrobat 2017 is the oldest listed release. Elements 2026 and 2027 are listed.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#adobe-2026-09-creative-cloud-apps-2023-and-later-compatible-with-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "Creative Cloud apps from the 2023 releases onward are the versions Adobe lists as compatible with Windows 11; Creative Suite (CS6 and earlier) and pre-2023 Creative Cloud releases are not listed (Adobe, 2026). Source: Adobe, \"Adobe apps compatibility with Windows 11\" (https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/system-requirements/apps-compatibility-windows-11.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#adobe-2026-09-creative-cloud-apps-2023-and-later-compatible-with-windows-11."
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    {
      "id": "autodesk-2026-support-ends-on-operating-systems-the-vendor-no-longer-supports",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "Autodesk ends support for its software on any operating system once the OS vendor discontinues support, 'even if they are among the eligible previous versions', which applies to Windows 10 from 14 October 2025 (Autodesk, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "statement (no figure)",
      "display_value": "OS rule",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-10",
      "population": "Autodesk subscribers using previous product versions",
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      "publisher": "Autodesk",
      "source_title": "Autodesk Account Basics | Previous Product Versions | Support Lifecycle",
      "source_url": "https://www.autodesk.com/support/account/manage/versions/support-lifecycle",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "If a vendor discontinues support for an operating system, we also discontinue support for Autodesk products running on that operating system, even if they are among the eligible previous versions.",
      "locator": "Section on previous versions, second paragraph (text fetched from Autodesk's dotcom-aem.efddotcom-stg.autodesk.com mirror of the page; the production host returns 403 to automated fetches)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Page undated; published_at is the retrieval date. The page also says unsupported versions cannot get new activation codes and receive no updates or hotfixes. The Windows 10 inference is ours; Autodesk's AutoCAD 2026 system-requirements article could not be fetched (403).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#autodesk-2026-support-ends-on-operating-systems-the-vendor-no-longer-supports",
      "citation_text": "Autodesk ends support for its software on any operating system once the OS vendor discontinues support, 'even if they are among the eligible previous versions', which applies to Windows 10 from 14 October 2025 (Autodesk, 2026). Source: Autodesk, \"Autodesk Account Basics | Previous Product Versions | Support Lifecycle\" (https://www.autodesk.com/support/account/manage/versions/support-lifecycle). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#autodesk-2026-support-ends-on-operating-systems-the-vendor-no-longer-supports."
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    {
      "id": "imaginit-2025-10-autodesk-confirmed-autocad-2021-and-2022-supported-on-windows-11",
      "family": "app-compat",
      "statement": "AutoCAD 2021 and 2022 (and their toolsets) are confirmed by Autodesk as fully supported on Windows 11, per the Autodesk partner IMAGINiT citing Autodesk's knowledge article (IMAGINiT, 2025).",
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      "value": 2021,
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      "source_url": "https://resources.imaginit.com/support-blog/autocad-and-toolset-compatibility-with-windows-11",
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      "published_at": "2025-10-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Autodesk has confirmed that AutoCAD and toolset 2021 and 2022 are fully supported in Windows 11. Autodesk does recommend updating all hardware drivers to be used in Windows 11 before installing AutoCAD.",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Secondary: Autodesk's own article returns 403 to automated fetches and Wayback was blocked. AutoCAD 2020 and earlier are not mentioned as supported; later releases (2023 to 2026) list Windows 11 in their system requirements, which could not be fetched to quote.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#imaginit-2025-10-autodesk-confirmed-autocad-2021-and-2022-supported-on-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "AutoCAD 2021 and 2022 (and their toolsets) are confirmed by Autodesk as fully supported on Windows 11, per the Autodesk partner IMAGINiT citing Autodesk's knowledge article (IMAGINiT, 2025). Source: IMAGINiT Technologies, \"AutoCAD and toolset compatibility with Windows 11\" (https://resources.imaginit.com/support-blog/autocad-and-toolset-compatibility-with-windows-11). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#imaginit-2025-10-autodesk-confirmed-autocad-2021-and-2022-supported-on-windows-11."
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    {
      "id": "consumer-reports-2025-member-survey-15pct-windows-brand-pc-owners-kept-4-years-vs-12pct",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "15% of Consumer Reports members who owned a Windows-compatible laptop or desktop brand had owned it for at least four years, against 12% for brands not typically Windows-compatible (Consumer Reports, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 15,
      "unit": "% of members owning a Windows-compatible PC brand",
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      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "15% of our members who own a Windows OS-compatible laptop or desktop brand have owned them for at least 4 years, compared to just 12% of our members",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-member-survey-15pct-windows-brand-pc-owners-kept-4-years-vs-12pct",
      "citation_text": "15% of Consumer Reports members who owned a Windows-compatible laptop or desktop brand had owned it for at least four years, against 12% for brands not typically Windows-compatible (Consumer Reports, 2025). Source: Consumer Reports, \"Letter from Consumer Reports to Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025\" (https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-member-survey-15pct-windows-brand-pc-owners-kept-4-years-vs-12pct."
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      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "46.2% of people worldwide were still using Windows 10 as of August 2025, according to the StatCounter share Consumer Reports cited in its September 2025 letter, which the letter converted to about 646.8 million people (Consumer Reports, 2025).",
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      "source_url": "https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf",
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      "notes": "Restatement drift: StatCounter measures Windows desktop page views, not people; the letter multiplies that share by Microsoft's '1.4 billion monthly active devices'. StatCounter's own August 2025 desktop figure for Windows 10 was in the mid-40s (trackers family holds the exact value). Do not publish '646.8 million people' as a fact.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-letter-restates-statcounter-46-2pct-windows-10-august-2025-as-646-8-million-people",
      "citation_text": "46.2% of people worldwide were still using Windows 10 as of August 2025, according to the StatCounter share Consumer Reports cited in its September 2025 letter, which the letter converted to about 646.8 million people (Consumer Reports, 2025). Source: Consumer Reports, \"Letter from Consumer Reports to Satya Nadella on the Windows 10 transition, 16 September 2025\" (https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CR-Windows-transition-letter-9.16.25.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#consumer-reports-2025-09-16-letter-restates-statcounter-46-2pct-windows-10-august-2025-as-646-8-million-people."
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      "statement": "22% of surveyed Euroconsumers members in Belgium, Italy, Spain and Portugal still ran Windows on a PC or laptop from 2017 or earlier, which cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, in the organisation's 2025 survey of over 12,000 members (Euroconsumers, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "Euroconsumers calls out Microsoft for planned obsolescence as it limits security support for Windows 10",
      "source_url": "https://www.euroconsumers.org/microsoft-security-windows-10-planned-obsolescence/",
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      "quote": "22% of people still run Windows on a PC or laptop from 2017 or before, and therefore cannot upgrade to Windows 11. This figure was lowest in Belgium (18%) and highest in Spain (25%)",
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      "notes": "Fieldwork dates not published. The 22 September 2025 press release describes the same finding as a 'survey of 3,500+ consumers' (see the restates record). Euroconsumers states the respondents are not representative of national populations.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#euroconsumers-2025-06-23-member-survey-22pct-run-windows-on-pc-from-2017-or-earlier",
      "citation_text": "22% of surveyed Euroconsumers members in Belgium, Italy, Spain and Portugal still ran Windows on a PC or laptop from 2017 or earlier, which cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, in the organisation's 2025 survey of over 12,000 members (Euroconsumers, 2025). Source: Euroconsumers, \"Euroconsumers calls out Microsoft for planned obsolescence as it limits security support for Windows 10\" (https://www.euroconsumers.org/microsoft-security-windows-10-planned-obsolescence/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#euroconsumers-2025-06-23-member-survey-22pct-run-windows-on-pc-from-2017-or-earlier."
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      "statement": "34% of surveyed Euroconsumers members said they would keep using their device once it no longer received operating system updates, highest in Italy (39%) and lowest in Spain (30%) (Euroconsumers, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "Euroconsumers calls out Microsoft for planned obsolescence as it limits security support for Windows 10",
      "source_url": "https://www.euroconsumers.org/microsoft-security-windows-10-planned-obsolescence/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "just over a third of respondents (34%) said they would keep using the device. This figure was highest in Italy (39%) and lowest in Spain (30%)",
      "locator": "Section 'How many consumers will be affected?'",
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      "notes": "Comparable in direction to Which? UK (26% keep using) and vzbv Germany (34% keep using), with different populations and question wording.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#euroconsumers-2025-06-23-member-survey-34pct-would-keep-using-device-without-os-updates",
      "citation_text": "34% of surveyed Euroconsumers members said they would keep using their device once it no longer received operating system updates, highest in Italy (39%) and lowest in Spain (30%) (Euroconsumers, 2025). Source: Euroconsumers, \"Euroconsumers calls out Microsoft for planned obsolescence as it limits security support for Windows 10\" (https://www.euroconsumers.org/microsoft-security-windows-10-planned-obsolescence/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#euroconsumers-2025-06-23-member-survey-34pct-would-keep-using-device-without-os-updates."
    },
    {
      "id": "euroconsumers-2025-06-23-member-survey-12pct-would-replace-device-even-without-issues",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "12% of surveyed Euroconsumers members said they would replace an unsupported Windows device even if they noticed no issues, which the organisation reads as 88% of at-risk users waiting before they act (Euroconsumers, 2025).",
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      "value": 12,
      "unit": "% of surveyed members",
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      "publisher": "Euroconsumers",
      "source_title": "Euroconsumers calls out Microsoft for planned obsolescence as it limits security support for Windows 10",
      "source_url": "https://www.euroconsumers.org/microsoft-security-windows-10-planned-obsolescence/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "And 12% of those surveyed said they would replace it even if they didn't notice any issues or noticed little inconvenience This shows that 88% of at-risk users plan to wait until it is too late to act",
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      "notes": "'88%' is Euroconsumers' complement of the 12%, not a separately measured answer. The 'around a half would replace the device if apps stopped working' figure is given only approximately in the article.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#euroconsumers-2025-06-23-member-survey-12pct-would-replace-device-even-without-issues",
      "citation_text": "12% of surveyed Euroconsumers members said they would replace an unsupported Windows device even if they noticed no issues, which the organisation reads as 88% of at-risk users waiting before they act (Euroconsumers, 2025). Source: Euroconsumers, \"Euroconsumers calls out Microsoft for planned obsolescence as it limits security support for Windows 10\" (https://www.euroconsumers.org/microsoft-security-windows-10-planned-obsolescence/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#euroconsumers-2025-06-23-member-survey-12pct-would-replace-device-even-without-issues."
    },
    {
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      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "22% of consumers still used Windows 10 on PCs from 2017 or earlier that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, as Euroconsumers restated its survey finding in its 22 September 2025 press release, there described as a survey of 3,500+ consumers (Euroconsumers, 2025).",
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      "value": 22,
      "unit": "% of surveyed consumers",
      "display_value": "22%",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "restatement: Euroconsumers' member survey, described here as '3,500+ consumers' against 'over 12,000' respondents in the June 2025 article",
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      "publisher": "Euroconsumers",
      "source_title": "Euroconsumers Secures Free 1-Year Windows 10 Security Update Extension in the EEA (press release)",
      "source_url": "https://www.euroconsumers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PR-Windows-10.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-22",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Euroconsumers' survey of 3,500+ consumers shows that 22% still use Windows 10 on PCs from 2017 or earlier that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Contradiction within the publisher: sample described as 3,500+ (September PR) versus over 12,000 (June article). Keep the June article as the primary description and note the discrepancy on the page.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#euroconsumers-2025-09-22-press-release-restates-22pct-as-survey-of-3500-plus-consumers",
      "citation_text": "22% of consumers still used Windows 10 on PCs from 2017 or earlier that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, as Euroconsumers restated its survey finding in its 22 September 2025 press release, there described as a survey of 3,500+ consumers (Euroconsumers, 2025). Source: Euroconsumers, \"Euroconsumers Secures Free 1-Year Windows 10 Security Update Extension in the EEA (press release)\" (https://www.euroconsumers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PR-Windows-10.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#euroconsumers-2025-09-22-press-release-restates-22pct-as-survey-of-3500-plus-consumers."
    },
    {
      "id": "test-achats-2025-09-23-survey-22-6pct-members-own-computer-bought-2017-or-earlier",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "22.6% of Test-Achats members surveyed owned a computer bought in 2017 or earlier, and 80% of those computers ran Windows, in the Belgian consumer organisation's 2025 survey (Test-Achats, 2025).",
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      "value": 22.6,
      "unit": "% of surveyed members",
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      "geography": "Belgium",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Test-Achats (Testachats) members who answered its survey (sample size and fieldwork not stated)",
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      "publisher": "Test-Achats (Testachats)",
      "source_title": "Windows 10: extension gratuite d'un an des mises à jour de sécurité (communiqué de presse Testachats, 23 septembre 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.test-achats.be/hightech/ordinateurs-portables/presse/extension-gratuite-windows-10",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "22,6 % de ses membres posséderaient un ordinateur acheté en 2017 ou avant, et 80 % de ceux-ci utiliseraient Windows.",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Test-Achats is the Belgian member of Euroconsumers; its 22.6% is close to Euroconsumers' Belgium figure (18% running Windows on a 2017-or-older PC) once the 80% Windows share is applied.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#test-achats-2025-09-23-survey-22-6pct-members-own-computer-bought-2017-or-earlier",
      "citation_text": "22.6% of Test-Achats members surveyed owned a computer bought in 2017 or earlier, and 80% of those computers ran Windows, in the Belgian consumer organisation's 2025 survey (Test-Achats, 2025). Source: Test-Achats (Testachats), \"Windows 10: extension gratuite d'un an des mises à jour de sécurité (communiqué de presse Testachats, 23 septembre 2025)\" (https://www.test-achats.be/hightech/ordinateurs-portables/presse/extension-gratuite-windows-10). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#test-achats-2025-09-23-survey-22-6pct-members-own-computer-bought-2017-or-earlier."
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      "id": "test-achats-2025-09-23-survey-18pct-respondents-directly-affected-by-windows-10-end-of-support",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "18% of Test-Achats survey respondents were directly affected by the end of Windows 10 support, owning a 2017-or-older computer that runs Windows (Test-Achats, 2025).",
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      "value": 18,
      "unit": "% of surveyed members",
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      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Test-Achats (Testachats) members who answered its survey (sample size and fieldwork not stated)",
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      "source_title": "Windows 10: extension gratuite d'un an des mises à jour de sécurité (communiqué de presse Testachats, 23 septembre 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.test-achats.be/hightech/ordinateurs-portables/presse/extension-gratuite-windows-10",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2025-09-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Cela signifie qu'environ 18% des répondant.es sont concerné.e.s.",
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      "series": "",
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      "notes": "Test-Achats' own product of 22.6% and 80%; matches Euroconsumers' June 2025 Belgium figure of 18%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#test-achats-2025-09-23-survey-18pct-respondents-directly-affected-by-windows-10-end-of-support",
      "citation_text": "18% of Test-Achats survey respondents were directly affected by the end of Windows 10 support, owning a 2017-or-older computer that runs Windows (Test-Achats, 2025). Source: Test-Achats (Testachats), \"Windows 10: extension gratuite d'un an des mises à jour de sécurité (communiqué de presse Testachats, 23 septembre 2025)\" (https://www.test-achats.be/hightech/ordinateurs-portables/presse/extension-gratuite-windows-10). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#test-achats-2025-09-23-survey-18pct-respondents-directly-affected-by-windows-10-end-of-support."
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      "id": "vzbv-2025-11-survey-46pct-windows-10-users-will-switch-or-have-switched-to-windows-11",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "46% of Windows 10 users in Germany said they will switch, or had already switched, to Windows 11, in the vzbv survey of 800 current or recent Windows 10 users fielded 6 to 17 November 2025 by eye square (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband, 2025).",
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      "population": "adults 18+ in Germany currently using Windows 10 or who stopped within the previous three months; online panel (Bilendi), weighted by age, sex and education, fieldwork 6 to 17 November 2025",
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      "source_title": "Tabellenband Befragung vzbv Windows10, November 2025 (eye square GmbH for Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)",
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      "quote": "Ich werde auf Windows 11 umsteigen / Ich bin bereits auf Windows 11 umgestiegen 46",
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      "notes": "Question: 'Wie planen Sie generell mit dem Support-Ende von Windows 10 umzugehen?'. Statistical tolerance up to 3 percentage points.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-46pct-windows-10-users-will-switch-or-have-switched-to-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "46% of Windows 10 users in Germany said they will switch, or had already switched, to Windows 11, in the vzbv survey of 800 current or recent Windows 10 users fielded 6 to 17 November 2025 by eye square (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband, 2025). Source: Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), \"Tabellenband Befragung vzbv Windows10, November 2025 (eye square GmbH for Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)\" (https://www.vzbv.de/sites/default/files/2025-12/Tabellenband_vzbv_Befragung_EndeWindows10_2025.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-46pct-windows-10-users-will-switch-or-have-switched-to-windows-11."
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      "id": "vzbv-2025-11-survey-34pct-windows-10-users-will-keep-using-windows-10-without-updates",
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      "statement": "34% of Windows 10 users in Germany said they will keep using Windows 10 even when no more updates are provided (vzbv survey of 800 current or recent Windows 10 users, November 2025).",
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      "population": "adults 18+ in Germany currently using Windows 10 or who stopped within the previous three months; online panel (Bilendi), weighted by age, sex and education, fieldwork 6 to 17 November 2025",
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      "source_title": "Tabellenband Befragung vzbv Windows10, November 2025 (eye square GmbH for Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)",
      "source_url": "https://www.vzbv.de/sites/default/files/2025-12/Tabellenband_vzbv_Befragung_EndeWindows10_2025.pdf",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "quote": "Ich werde Windows 10 weiter nutzen, auch wenn keine Updates mehr zur Verfügung gestellt werden 34",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Press release wording: '34 Prozent der Befragten Windows 10 auch ohne Sicherheitssupport weiter nutzen wollen'. Compare Which? UK 26% and Euroconsumers 34%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-34pct-windows-10-users-will-keep-using-windows-10-without-updates",
      "citation_text": "34% of Windows 10 users in Germany said they will keep using Windows 10 even when no more updates are provided (vzbv survey of 800 current or recent Windows 10 users, November 2025). Source: Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), \"Tabellenband Befragung vzbv Windows10, November 2025 (eye square GmbH for Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)\" (https://www.vzbv.de/sites/default/files/2025-12/Tabellenband_vzbv_Befragung_EndeWindows10_2025.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-34pct-windows-10-users-will-keep-using-windows-10-without-updates."
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      "statement": "4% of Windows 10 users in Germany said they will switch, or had already switched, to another operating system (vzbv survey of 800 current or recent Windows 10 users, November 2025).",
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      "quote": "Ich werde auf ein anderes Betriebssystem wechseln / Ich habe bereits auf ein anderes Betriebssystem gewechselt 4",
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      "notes": "Compare Which? UK 6% 'switch to an alternative OS'. 'Sonstiges' (3%) was mostly 'one-year support extension' (14 mentions) and 'buy a new laptop' (3).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-4pct-windows-10-users-will-switch-to-another-operating-system",
      "citation_text": "4% of Windows 10 users in Germany said they will switch, or had already switched, to another operating system (vzbv survey of 800 current or recent Windows 10 users, November 2025). Source: Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), \"Tabellenband Befragung vzbv Windows10, November 2025 (eye square GmbH for Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)\" (https://www.vzbv.de/sites/default/files/2025-12/Tabellenband_vzbv_Befragung_EndeWindows10_2025.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-4pct-windows-10-users-will-switch-to-another-operating-system."
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      "notes": "Rows of table F2: 46 switch to Windows 11, 34 keep using, 4 other OS, 3 other, 12 undecided, 0 no answer. Compare Which? UK 11% unsure.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-12pct-windows-10-users-undecided",
      "citation_text": "12% of Windows 10 users in Germany did not yet know how they would handle the end of Windows 10 support (vzbv survey of 800 current or recent Windows 10 users, November 2025). Source: Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), \"Tabellenband Befragung vzbv Windows10, November 2025 (eye square GmbH for Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)\" (https://www.vzbv.de/sites/default/files/2025-12/Tabellenband_vzbv_Befragung_EndeWindows10_2025.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-12pct-windows-10-users-undecided."
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      "source_title": "Windows 10: Support-Ende sorgt für Kosten und Elektroschrott (vzbv press release, 15 December 2025)",
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      "notes": "Table F4 of the Tabellenband: 'Ja, ziemlich sicher / musste ich bereits' 31%; 'Weiß nicht / ja, vielleicht' 28%; 'Nein, das glaube ich eher nicht' 40%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-12-15-press-release-31pct-windows-10-users-expect-to-need-or-already-bought-new-pc",
      "citation_text": "31% of Windows 10 users in Germany expected to need a new computer because of the end of Windows 10 support, or had already bought one (vzbv survey of 800 current or recent Windows 10 users, November 2025). Source: Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), \"Windows 10: Support-Ende sorgt für Kosten und Elektroschrott (vzbv press release, 15 December 2025)\" (https://www.vzbv.de/pressemitteilungen/windows-10-support-ende-sorgt-fuer-kosten-und-elektroschrott). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-12-15-press-release-31pct-windows-10-users-expect-to-need-or-already-bought-new-pc."
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      "notes": "One of very few published ESU enrolment indicators; survey self-report, not Microsoft data. Microsoft has published no enrolment counts.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-esu-14pct-current-windows-10-users-already-enrolled",
      "citation_text": "14% of current Windows 10 users in Germany had already enrolled in Microsoft's Extended Security Updates programme by mid-November 2025 (vzbv survey of 668 current users, 2025). Source: Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), \"Tabellenband Befragung vzbv Windows10, November 2025 (eye square GmbH for Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)\" (https://www.vzbv.de/sites/default/files/2025-12/Tabellenband_vzbv_Befragung_EndeWindows10_2025.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-esu-14pct-current-windows-10-users-already-enrolled."
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      "citation_text": "45% of current Windows 10 users in Germany had not yet enrolled in the Extended Security Updates programme but intended to (vzbv survey, 668 current users, November 2025). Source: Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), \"Tabellenband Befragung vzbv Windows10, November 2025 (eye square GmbH for Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)\" (https://www.vzbv.de/sites/default/files/2025-12/Tabellenband_vzbv_Befragung_EndeWindows10_2025.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-esu-45pct-current-windows-10-users-intend-to-enrol."
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      "quote": "Nein, ich werde das ESU-Programm nicht nutzen 24",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Press release: 'Die einjährige Verlängerung, die an eine Registrierung gebunden ist, will ein knappes Viertel (24 Prozent) der aktuellen Nutzer:innen nicht wahrnehmen.' Remaining rows: 17% don't know, 1% no answer.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-esu-24pct-current-windows-10-users-will-not-use",
      "citation_text": "24% of current Windows 10 users in Germany said they will not use the Extended Security Updates programme (vzbv survey, 668 current users, November 2025). Source: Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), \"Tabellenband Befragung vzbv Windows10, November 2025 (eye square GmbH for Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)\" (https://www.vzbv.de/sites/default/files/2025-12/Tabellenband_vzbv_Befragung_EndeWindows10_2025.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-esu-24pct-current-windows-10-users-will-not-use."
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    {
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      "formula": null,
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      "notes": "Press release: 'Im Durchschnitt fordern die Befragten Sicherheitsupdates für zehn Jahre.' Windows 10 received security updates for 10 years and 3 months (July 2015 to October 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-10-years-average-expected-free-security-updates-for-new-computers",
      "citation_text": "10 years is the average length of free security updates that Windows 10 users in Germany said newly bought computers should receive (vzbv survey, November 2025; 562 respondents giving a number). Source: Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), \"Tabellenband Befragung vzbv Windows10, November 2025 (eye square GmbH for Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband)\" (https://www.vzbv.de/sites/default/files/2025-12/Tabellenband_vzbv_Befragung_EndeWindows10_2025.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#vzbv-2025-11-survey-10-years-average-expected-free-security-updates-for-new-computers."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#canalys-2025-04-channel-partner-poll-35pct-smb-customers-unaware-or-no-plans-to-upgrade",
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      "citation_text": "14% of SMB customers were completely unaware of the Windows 10 end-of-service deadline, according to channel partners polled by Canalys in April 2025 (Canalys via TechRadar, 2025). Source: Canalys (reported by TechRadar), \"Windows 10 support ends soon, but shockingly, 35% of SMBs are either clueless or refusing to upgrade their systems (TechRadar, syndicated on Yahoo Tech)\" (https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/windows-10-support-ends-soon-160300061.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#canalys-2025-04-channel-partner-poll-14pct-smb-customers-completely-unaware-of-deadline."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025-10-channel-partner-poll-453-39pct-say-customers-windows-10-pcs-refreshed-or-upgraded",
      "citation_text": "39% of 453 PC channel partners polled by Omdia said almost all of their business customers' Windows 10 PCs had been refreshed or upgraded by the October 2025 end of support (Omdia via Computerworld, 2025). Source: Omdia (reported by Computerworld), \"It's here! Windows 10's end-of-support deadline arrives (Computerworld, Matthew Finnegan, 14 October 2025)\" (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4072271/its-here-windows-10s-end-of-support-deadline-arrives.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025-10-channel-partner-poll-453-39pct-say-customers-windows-10-pcs-refreshed-or-upgraded."
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      "citation_text": "18% of 453 PC channel partners polled by Omdia said their customers will keep using Windows 10 past the support deadline, most likely under the Extended Security Updates programme (Omdia via Computerworld, 2025). Source: Omdia (reported by Computerworld), \"It's here! Windows 10's end-of-support deadline arrives (Computerworld, Matthew Finnegan, 14 October 2025)\" (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4072271/its-here-windows-10s-end-of-support-deadline-arrives.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025-10-channel-partner-poll-18pct-say-customers-will-continue-windows-10-past-deadline."
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      "statement": "40% of 285 IT professionals surveyed by ITdaily in November 2025 said they either had a new PC or had upgraded to Windows 11, while about half were still on Windows 10 after 14 October (ITdaily, 2025).",
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      "notes": "Raw copy not saved: itdaily.com refused curl (TLS); quote taken verbatim from the WebFetch retrieval of 2026-10-12. Self-selected reader survey; label as such.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#itdaily-2025-11-reader-survey-285-it-professionals-40pct-new-pc-or-upgraded-to-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "40% of 285 IT professionals surveyed by ITdaily in November 2025 said they either had a new PC or had upgraded to Windows 11, while about half were still on Windows 10 after 14 October (ITdaily, 2025). Source: ITdaily, \"IT Professional Remains Loyal to Windows 10 (but Prefers not to Pay for it) (ITdaily, 26 November 2025)\" (https://itdaily.com/news/software/it-professional-loyal-to-windows-10). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#itdaily-2025-11-reader-survey-285-it-professionals-40pct-new-pc-or-upgraded-to-windows-11."
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    {
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      "statement": "19% of 285 IT professionals surveyed by ITdaily in November 2025 continued using Windows 10 without any form of support (ITdaily, 2025).",
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      "period": "2025-11",
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      "notes": "Raw copy not saved: itdaily.com refused curl (TLS); quote taken verbatim from the WebFetch retrieval of 2026-10-12. Self-selected reader survey; label as such.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#itdaily-2025-11-reader-survey-19pct-continue-windows-10-without-any-support",
      "citation_text": "19% of 285 IT professionals surveyed by ITdaily in November 2025 continued using Windows 10 without any form of support (ITdaily, 2025). Source: ITdaily, \"IT Professional Remains Loyal to Windows 10 (but Prefers not to Pay for it) (ITdaily, 26 November 2025)\" (https://itdaily.com/news/software/it-professional-loyal-to-windows-10). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#itdaily-2025-11-reader-survey-19pct-continue-windows-10-without-any-support."
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    {
      "id": "itdaily-2025-11-reader-survey-31pct-signed-up-for-esu-2pct-paid",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "31% of 285 IT professionals surveyed by ITdaily in November 2025 had signed up for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates, 29% on the free one-year consumer option and only 2% on the paid three-year commercial option (ITdaily, 2025).",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Raw copy not saved: itdaily.com refused curl (TLS); quote taken verbatim from the WebFetch retrieval of 2026-10-12. Self-selected reader survey; label as such.",
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      "citation_text": "31% of 285 IT professionals surveyed by ITdaily in November 2025 had signed up for Windows 10 Extended Security Updates, 29% on the free one-year consumer option and only 2% on the paid three-year commercial option (ITdaily, 2025). Source: ITdaily, \"IT Professional Remains Loyal to Windows 10 (but Prefers not to Pay for it) (ITdaily, 26 November 2025)\" (https://itdaily.com/news/software/it-professional-loyal-to-windows-10). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#itdaily-2025-11-reader-survey-31pct-signed-up-for-esu-2pct-paid."
    },
    {
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      "statement": "72% of organizations planned to hold off updating to Windows 11 until within one year or less of the Windows 10 end-of-support date, in a 2024 survey by the reseller SHI (SHI, 2024; sample not stated).",
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      "source_title": "You're wrong about Windows 11: Why upgrading really can't wait (SHI blog, 5 April 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://blog.shi.com/digital-workplace/youre-wrong-about-windows-11-why-upgrading-really-cant-wait/",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "data from SHI's recent survey suggests a staggering 72% of organizations plan to hold off updating until within one year or less of Windows 10's EOS date.",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Vendor-commissioned marketing survey with no methodology; use only as context, labelled as SHI's survey.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#shi-2024-04-05-survey-72pct-organizations-wait-until-within-one-year-of-windows-10-eos",
      "citation_text": "72% of organizations planned to hold off updating to Windows 11 until within one year or less of the Windows 10 end-of-support date, in a 2024 survey by the reseller SHI (SHI, 2024; sample not stated). Source: SHI International, \"You're wrong about Windows 11: Why upgrading really can't wait (SHI blog, 5 April 2024)\" (https://blog.shi.com/digital-workplace/youre-wrong-about-windows-11-why-upgrading-really-cant-wait/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#shi-2024-04-05-survey-72pct-organizations-wait-until-within-one-year-of-windows-10-eos."
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      "id": "action1-2025-10-telemetry-26pct-managed-windows-endpoints-still-windows-10",
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      "statement": "26% of Windows endpoints managed through Action1 were still running Windows 10 in October 2025, against 74% on Windows 11, in the vendor's telemetry across the United States, the European Union and Australia (Action1, 2025).",
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      "population": "active Windows endpoints on Action1's patch-management platform in the US, EU and Australia (vendor telemetry, October 2024 to October 2025)",
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      "source_title": "Windows 10 End of Life: What Action1's Data Reveals About the Transition (Action1 blog, Gene Moody, 23 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.action1.com/blog/windows-10-end-of-life-what-action1s-data-reveals-about-the-transition/",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "By October 2025, Windows 11 made up 74 percent of all Windows devices worldwide, meaning that 26 percent were still running on Windows 10, which no longer receives security updates.",
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      "notes": "Vendor telemetry of managed business endpoints, not consumers; Action1 writes 'worldwide' but describes coverage as US, EU and Australia.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#action1-2025-10-telemetry-26pct-managed-windows-endpoints-still-windows-10",
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    {
      "id": "action1-2024-10-telemetry-46pct-managed-windows-endpoints-windows-11",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "46% of Windows endpoints managed through Action1 ran Windows 11 in October 2024, a year before Windows 10 end of support (Action1, 2025).",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#action1-2024-10-telemetry-46pct-managed-windows-endpoints-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "46% of Windows endpoints managed through Action1 ran Windows 11 in October 2024, a year before Windows 10 end of support (Action1, 2025). Source: Action1, \"Windows 10 End of Life: What Action1's Data Reveals About the Transition (Action1 blog, Gene Moody, 23 October 2025)\" (https://www.action1.com/blog/windows-10-end-of-life-what-action1s-data-reveals-about-the-transition/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#action1-2024-10-telemetry-46pct-managed-windows-endpoints-windows-11."
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    {
      "id": "kaspersky-2025-09-03-ksn-telemetry-8-5pct-devices-windows-7",
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      "statement": "8.5% of devices in Kaspersky Security Network telemetry still ran Windows 7 in September 2025, more than five years after its support ended (Kaspersky, 2025).",
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      "citation_text": "8.5% of devices in Kaspersky Security Network telemetry still ran Windows 7 in September 2025, more than five years after its support ended (Kaspersky, 2025). Source: Kaspersky, \"Kaspersky: More than half of PCs are still operating Windows 10 OS (press release, 3 September 2025)\" (https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/kaspersky-more-than-half-of-pcs-are-still-operating-windows-10-os). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2025-09-03-ksn-telemetry-8-5pct-devices-windows-7."
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    {
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      "source_title": "The long goodbye: 41% of consumers still use unsupported and near end-of-life OS (Kaspersky press release, 26 August 2019)",
      "source_url": "https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/consumers-still-use-unsupported-and-near-end-of-life-os",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2019-08-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "40% of very small businesses (VSBs) and 48% of small, medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and enterprises still rely on these systems. This situation creates a security risk.",
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      "notes": "History point for the Windows 7 transition; 'approaching end of support' included Windows 7 in 2019. Kaspersky's Alexey Pankratov: 'the cost of an incident may be substantially higher than the cost of upgrading' (vendor statement).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2019-08-26-ksn-telemetry-41pct-consumers-unsupported-or-near-end-of-support-desktop-os",
      "citation_text": "41% of consumers in Kaspersky Security Network telemetry used either an unsupported or an approaching-end-of-support desktop OS such as Windows XP or Windows 7 in August 2019, five months before Windows 7 support ended (Kaspersky, 2019). Source: Kaspersky, \"The long goodbye: 41% of consumers still use unsupported and near end-of-life OS (Kaspersky press release, 26 August 2019)\" (https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/consumers-still-use-unsupported-and-near-end-of-life-os). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2019-08-26-ksn-telemetry-41pct-consumers-unsupported-or-near-end-of-support-desktop-os."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2019-08-26-ksn-telemetry-48pct-smbs-and-enterprises-unsupported-or-near-end-of-support-os",
      "citation_text": "48% of small, medium-sized businesses and enterprises, and 40% of very small businesses, in Kaspersky Security Network telemetry still relied on unsupported or approaching-end-of-support desktop operating systems in August 2019 (Kaspersky, 2019). Source: Kaspersky, \"The long goodbye: 41% of consumers still use unsupported and near end-of-life OS (Kaspersky press release, 26 August 2019)\" (https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/consumers-still-use-unsupported-and-near-end-of-life-os). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2019-08-26-ksn-telemetry-48pct-smbs-and-enterprises-unsupported-or-near-end-of-support-os."
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      "statement": "3.8% of desktop page views worldwide came from Linux in September 2025, the month before Windows 10 end of support (StatCounter, 2025).",
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      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "2025-08,78.58,9.92,4.48,5.46,1.55,0 2025-09,79.86,9.39,3.76,5.16,1.82,0 2025-10,74.61,15.84,3.33,4.71,1.51,0",
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      "notes": "Year-earlier comparison for the September 2026 figure: Linux desktop share rose 0.78 points worldwide over the year (4.54 minus 3.76). Values retrieved 2026-10-12 and subject to StatCounter revision.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-linux-3-76pct",
      "citation_text": "3.8% of desktop page views worldwide came from Linux in September 2025, the month before Windows 10 end of support (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly CSV export 2024-09 to 2026-09\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-linux-3-76pct."
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      "statement": "3.7% of desktop page views in the United States came from Linux in September 2026, against 64.5% from Windows and 5.3% from ChromeOS (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Chrome OS 5.34 % Linux 3.69 %",
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      "notes": "Page shows Windows 64.45% and Chrome OS 5.34%; CSV export row 2026-09 shows 64.52 and 5.35. CSV export via chart.php (device=Desktop, statType=Operating System, region=United States Of America, monthly, 2024-09 to 2026-09, csv=1), saved as intent-security-series-statcounter-os-desktop-united-states.csv",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-states-linux-3-69pct",
      "citation_text": "3.7% of desktop page views in the United States came from Linux in September 2026, against 64.5% from Windows and 5.3% from ChromeOS (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share in United States Of America, September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-states-linux-3-69pct."
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      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-states-linux-4-85pct",
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      "statement": "4.9% of desktop page views in the United States came from Linux in September 2025, a year before the 3.7% of September 2026 (StatCounter, 2025).",
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      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "desktop devices in StatCounter's United States page-view sample (all desktop operating systems)",
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      "publisher": "StatCounter",
      "source_title": "Desktop Operating System Market Share in United States Of America, monthly CSV export 2024-09 to 2026-09",
      "source_url": "https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "2025-08,68.26,15.19,8.16,4.69,3.69,0 2025-09,67.37,14.33,8.48,4.85,4.97,0 2025-10,60.93,24.52,7.03,3.67,3.85,0",
      "locator": "CSV export row 2025-09, column Linux (CSV export via chart.php (device=Desktop, statType=Operating System, region=United States Of America, monthly, 2024-09 to 2026-09, csv=1), saved as intent-security-series-statcounter-os-desktop-united-states.csv)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "statcounter-desktop-us-linux",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Contradiction to watch: the US Linux desktop share fell year on year (4.85 to 3.69) while the worldwide share rose (3.76 to 4.54). StatCounter's US Linux series is noisy (2.91 in April 2026, 17.78 in August 2026, 3.69 in September 2026).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-states-linux-4-85pct",
      "citation_text": "4.9% of desktop page views in the United States came from Linux in September 2025, a year before the 3.7% of September 2026 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share in United States Of America, monthly CSV export 2024-09 to 2026-09\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-united-states-linux-4-85pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-chromeos-2-31pct",
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      "statement": "2.3% of desktop page views worldwide came from ChromeOS in September 2026, against 1.8% in September 2025 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Linux 4.54 % Chrome OS 2.31 %",
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      "notes": "CSV export row 2025-09 gives Chrome OS 1.82. ChromeOS share includes Chromebooks, not only ChromeOS Flex installs; StatCounter cannot separate Flex.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-chromeos-2-31pct",
      "citation_text": "2.3% of desktop page views worldwide came from ChromeOS in September 2026, against 1.8% in September 2025 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-worldwide-chromeos-2-31pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-chromeos-1-82pct",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "1.8% of desktop page views worldwide came from ChromeOS in September 2025 (StatCounter, 2025).",
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      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "2025-08,78.58,9.92,4.48,5.46,1.55,0 2025-09,79.86,9.39,3.76,5.16,1.82,0 2025-10,74.61,15.84,3.33,4.71,1.51,0",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-chromeos-1-82pct",
      "citation_text": "1.8% of desktop page views worldwide came from ChromeOS in September 2025 (StatCounter, 2025). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly CSV export 2024-09 to 2026-09\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2025-09-desktop-worldwide-chromeos-1-82pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-states-chromeos-5-34pct",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "5.3% of desktop page views in the United States came from ChromeOS in September 2026, against 5.0% in September 2025 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_title": "Desktop Operating System Market Share in United States Of America, September 2026",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Chrome OS 5.34 % Linux 3.69 %",
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      "series": "statcounter-desktop-us-chromeos",
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      "notes": "CSV export rows: 2025-09 Chrome OS 4.97; 2026-09 Chrome OS 5.35 (page shows 5.34). US ChromeOS share is dominated by education Chromebooks.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-states-chromeos-5-34pct",
      "citation_text": "5.3% of desktop page views in the United States came from ChromeOS in September 2026, against 5.0% in September 2025 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share in United States Of America, September 2026\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-09-desktop-united-states-chromeos-5-34pct."
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    {
      "id": "statcounter-2026-08-desktop-worldwide-linux-8-76pct-summer-2026-anomaly",
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      "statement": "8.8% of desktop page views worldwide were attributed to Linux in August 2026 before the share fell back to 4.5% in September 2026, a swing in StatCounter's data over the summer of 2026 (StatCounter, 2026).",
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      "source_title": "Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly CSV export 2024-09 to 2026-09",
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      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "2026-06,72,15.16,5.59,5.71,1.54,0 2026-07,71.11,12.18,7.51,7.72,1.47,0 2026-08,63.03,11.57,8.76,15.08,1.56,0 2026-09,76.41,10.65,4.54,6.09,2.31,0",
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      "notes": "June to August 2026 rows: Linux 5.59, 7.51, 8.76 worldwide and 6.33, 11.87, 17.78 in the US, with Windows falling to 63.03 worldwide and 53.55 in the US in August 2026, then reverting in September 2026 (Windows 76.41, Linux 4.54). The page brief already flags a June 2026 StatCounter reporting error; GamingOnLinux reported 'Linux on the desktop crossed over 7% globally' on 3 August 2026 from these figures. Candidate for 'numbers we will not publish': 'Linux reached 7 to 9% of desktops in 2026'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-08-desktop-worldwide-linux-8-76pct-summer-2026-anomaly",
      "citation_text": "8.8% of desktop page views worldwide were attributed to Linux in August 2026 before the share fell back to 4.5% in September 2026, a swing in StatCounter's data over the summer of 2026 (StatCounter, 2026). Source: StatCounter, \"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide, monthly CSV export 2024-09 to 2026-09\" (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#statcounter-2026-08-desktop-worldwide-linux-8-76pct-summer-2026-anomaly."
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    {
      "id": "steam-2026-03-hardware-survey-linux-5-33pct-first-time-above-5pct",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "5.33% of Steam Hardware Survey participants ran Linux in March 2026, the first month above 5% in the survey's history, before the share fell back to about 3 to 4% later in 2026 (GamingOnLinux, 2026).",
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      "population": "Steam users who opted into Valve's voluntary monthly hardware and software survey",
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      "source_title": "Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time (GamingOnLinux, 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-smashes-past-5-percent-on-the-steam-survey-for-the-first-time/",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The overall numbers for March 2026: Windows 92.33% -4.28% macOS 2.35% +1.19% Linux 5.33% +3.10%",
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      "notes": "A +3.10-point jump in one month coincided with a drop in Simplified Chinese participants; GamingOnLinux's own article says the swing may be the survey returning to normal after a Chinese-language surge. Treat as a sample swing, not a migration wave. Later 2026 months per GamingOnLinux headlines: May 3.99%, June 3.69%, July above 4%, August below 4%, September 3.05%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-03-hardware-survey-linux-5-33pct-first-time-above-5pct",
      "citation_text": "5.33% of Steam Hardware Survey participants ran Linux in March 2026, the first month above 5% in the survey's history, before the share fell back to about 3 to 4% later in 2026 (GamingOnLinux, 2026). Source: GamingOnLinux (recording Valve's Steam Hardware Survey), \"Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time (GamingOnLinux, 2 April 2026)\" (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-smashes-past-5-percent-on-the-steam-survey-for-the-first-time/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-03-hardware-survey-linux-5-33pct-first-time-above-5pct."
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Publisher's claim about its own product; downloads are not installs and include repeat downloads. Zorin OS 18 was released on 14 October 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zorin-2025-11-18-zorin-os-18-1-million-downloads-in-just-over-a-month",
      "citation_text": "1 million downloads of Zorin OS 18 were recorded in just over a month after its 14 October 2025 release, the day Windows 10 support ended, according to the distribution's publisher (Zorin Group, 2025). Source: Zorin Group, \"Test the Upgrade From Zorin OS 17 to 18 & Celebrating 1 Million Downloads of Zorin OS 18 (Zorin blog, 18 November 2025)\" (https://blog.zorin.com/2025/11/18/test-the-upgrade-from-zorin-os-17-to-18-and-celebrating-1-million-downloads-of-zorin-os-18/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zorin-2025-11-18-zorin-os-18-1-million-downloads-in-just-over-a-month."
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      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "78% or more of the first million Zorin OS 18 downloads came from computers running Windows, according to the distribution's publisher (Zorin Group, 2025).",
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      "quote": "What's even more encouraging is that over 78% of these downloads came from Windows .",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Reported share drifts across Zorin's own announcements: 72% (X post, October 2025, two days after release), over 78% (blog, November 2025), 'more than three quarters' (X post, January 2026). A download from a Windows PC is not evidence of a switch; the page says so.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zorin-2025-11-18-78pct-of-zorin-os-18-downloads-came-from-windows",
      "citation_text": "78% or more of the first million Zorin OS 18 downloads came from computers running Windows, according to the distribution's publisher (Zorin Group, 2025). Source: Zorin Group, \"Test the Upgrade From Zorin OS 17 to 18 & Celebrating 1 Million Downloads of Zorin OS 18 (Zorin blog, 18 November 2025)\" (https://blog.zorin.com/2025/11/18/test-the-upgrade-from-zorin-os-17-to-18-and-celebrating-1-million-downloads-of-zorin-os-18/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zorin-2025-11-18-78pct-of-zorin-os-18-downloads-came-from-windows."
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    {
      "id": "zorin-2026-01-zorin-os-18-2-million-downloads-in-under-3-months-via-techrepublic",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "2 million downloads of Zorin OS 18 were reached in under three months from its October 2025 release, with more than three quarters from Windows computers, according to Zorin Group's X post as reported by TechRepublic in January 2026 (Zorin Group via TechRepublic, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 2000000,
      "unit": "downloads of Zorin OS 18 (publisher's count)",
      "display_value": "2 million",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025-10 to 2026-01",
      "population": "downloads of Zorin OS 18 counted by Zorin Group (downloads, not installs)",
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      "publisher": "Zorin Group (quoted by TechRepublic)",
      "source_title": "Zorin OS Hits 2 Million Downloads as Windows 10 Support Ends (TechRepublic, Aminu Abdullahi, 15 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-zorin-os-2m-downloads-windows-10-support-ends/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Zorin OS 18 just crossed 2 million downloads in under 3 months. More than ¾ of these downloads came from Windows users, helping to grow the Linux user base even further.",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Primary is an X post (not fetched); TechRepublic quotes it in full. Same caveat as the 1 million figure: downloads, not installs. TechRepublic's own headline wording 'more than three-quarters' is faithful.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zorin-2026-01-zorin-os-18-2-million-downloads-in-under-3-months-via-techrepublic",
      "citation_text": "2 million downloads of Zorin OS 18 were reached in under three months from its October 2025 release, with more than three quarters from Windows computers, according to Zorin Group's X post as reported by TechRepublic in January 2026 (Zorin Group via TechRepublic, 2026). Source: Zorin Group (quoted by TechRepublic), \"Zorin OS Hits 2 Million Downloads as Windows 10 Support Ends (TechRepublic, Aminu Abdullahi, 15 January 2026)\" (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-zorin-os-2m-downloads-windows-10-support-ends/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zorin-2026-01-zorin-os-18-2-million-downloads-in-under-3-months-via-techrepublic."
    },
    {
      "id": "endof10-2025-05-28-campaign-launch-over-100-places-and-events-in-dozens-of-countries",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "100 or more places and events in dozens of countries were listed on the End of 10 campaign's website at its launch on 28 May 2025, according to the campaign's announcement by KDE Eco (End of 10, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 100,
      "unit": "places and events listed on endof10.org at launch",
      "display_value": "over 100",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-05",
      "population": "repair cafes, Linux user groups, shops and events listed on endof10.org at the campaign launch",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "End of 10 campaign (announced by KDE Eco)",
      "source_title": "End Of 10 | Combatting e-waste with Linux (kde-community mailing list, Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss, 28 May 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-community/2025q2/008219.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "We already have over 100 places and events in dozens of countries listed on our website.",
      "locator": "Fourth paragraph of the announcement email",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "endof10-places-listed",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The campaign is a community project of free-software groups and repair cafes (supporters include KDE, GNOME, Debian, openSUSE, iFixit, Repair Cafe International); it publishes no figures on PCs converted.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#endof10-2025-05-28-campaign-launch-over-100-places-and-events-in-dozens-of-countries",
      "citation_text": "100 or more places and events in dozens of countries were listed on the End of 10 campaign's website at its launch on 28 May 2025, according to the campaign's announcement by KDE Eco (End of 10, 2025). Source: End of 10 campaign (announced by KDE Eco), \"End Of 10 | Combatting e-waste with Linux (kde-community mailing list, Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss, 28 May 2025)\" (https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-community/2025q2/008219.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#endof10-2025-05-28-campaign-launch-over-100-places-and-events-in-dozens-of-countries."
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    {
      "id": "endof10-2026-10-12-places-directory-about-510-entries-in-49-countries",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "About 510 places offering Linux help were listed in the End of 10 campaign's directory on 12 October 2026, across 49 country codes, with Germany (152) and France (66) the largest, by this page's count of the directory (End of 10, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 510,
      "unit": "place entries in the endof10.org directory (our count)",
      "display_value": "about 510",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-10",
      "population": "repair cafes, independent shops, organisations and groups listed on endof10.org/places (self-listed; includes online-only entries)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "End of 10 campaign",
      "source_title": "Find Linux Support (endof10.org/places)",
      "source_url": "https://endof10.org/places/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-12",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Here is a list of repair cafes, independent shops, organizations, groups, and collectives where you can get help with Linux on a regular basis.",
      "locator": "Page introduction; entries counted from the saved HTML (510 h3 headings; country codes parsed from 501 entries)",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "count of <h3> place headings in raw/intent-security/endof10-places.html retrieved 2026-10-12 (510); distinct country codes parsed from entries (49): DE 152, FR 66, US 31, IT 28, GB 20, NL 19, CH 17, AT 16, FI 15, BE 14, DK 13, AU 11, ES 11, PL 10, CA 9, IN 9, others under 6",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "endof10-places-listed",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The site states no total; this is our count and should be labelled 'about 510'. Growth from 'over 100' (May 2025) to about 510 (October 2026). A 'places' count is not a count of users switched.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#endof10-2026-10-12-places-directory-about-510-entries-in-49-countries",
      "citation_text": "About 510 places offering Linux help were listed in the End of 10 campaign's directory on 12 October 2026, across 49 country codes, with Germany (152) and France (66) the largest, by this page's count of the directory (End of 10, 2026). Source: End of 10 campaign, \"Find Linux Support (endof10.org/places)\" (https://endof10.org/places/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#endof10-2026-10-12-places-directory-about-510-entries-in-49-countries."
    },
    {
      "id": "endof10-2025-05-28-campaign-claim-up-to-250-million-devices-could-become-e-waste",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "Up to 250 million devices could become e-waste because of the end of Windows 10 support, the End of 10 campaign claimed at its launch in May 2025, a rounding of the Canalys December 2023 estimate (End of 10, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 250000000,
      "unit": "devices (campaign claim)",
      "display_value": "up to 250 million",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-05",
      "population": "campaign claim about PCs unable to run Windows 11 (no methodology; restates analyst estimates)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "End of 10 campaign (announced by KDE Eco)",
      "source_title": "End Of 10 | Combatting e-waste with Linux (kde-community mailing list, Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss, 28 May 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-community/2025q2/008219.html",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-05-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "When support ends, up to 250 million devices could become e-waste, just because of software.",
      "locator": "Sixth paragraph of the announcement email",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Candidate for 'numbers we will not publish' as a fact: it rounds Canalys' 'roughly 240 million' (December 2023) and is a campaign claim. The same email claims 'hardware production alone can account for over 75% of a device's CO2 emissions over its lifespan' (unsourced).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#endof10-2025-05-28-campaign-claim-up-to-250-million-devices-could-become-e-waste",
      "citation_text": "Up to 250 million devices could become e-waste because of the end of Windows 10 support, the End of 10 campaign claimed at its launch in May 2025, a rounding of the Canalys December 2023 estimate (End of 10, 2025). Source: End of 10 campaign (announced by KDE Eco), \"End Of 10 | Combatting e-waste with Linux (kde-community mailing list, Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss, 28 May 2025)\" (https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-community/2025q2/008219.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#endof10-2025-05-28-campaign-claim-up-to-250-million-devices-could-become-e-waste."
    },
    {
      "id": "google-2024-02-14-chromeos-flex-hundreds-of-millions-of-windows-10-devices-losing-support",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "Hundreds of millions of Windows 10 devices were set to lose support because they were ineligible for Windows 11, Google said in February 2024 when it positioned ChromeOS Flex as a way to keep those PCs in use (Google, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "Windows 10 devices ineligible for Windows 11 (Google's wording, linked to Canalys)",
      "display_value": "hundreds of millions",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-02",
      "population": "Windows 10 PCs ineligible for Windows 11, as described by Google (no count given; the phrase links to Canalys' 240 million estimate)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Google",
      "source_title": "11 Ways You Win with ChromeOS Flex (Google Cloud blog, Naveen Viswanatha, 14 February 2024)",
      "source_url": "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/11-ways-you-win-with-chromeos-flex/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-02-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "with hundreds of millions of Windows 10 devices losing support soon because they are ineligible for the newest version of Windows, finding a way to keep these PCs secure and sustainable should be a top priority",
      "locator": "Opening paragraph of the post",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Vendor framing for its own product; Google gives no count of Windows 10 PCs moved to ChromeOS Flex. The post also claims devices on ChromeOS Flex 'consume 19% less energy on average than other comparable operating systems' (footnoted to Sutton-Parker, 2022).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#google-2024-02-14-chromeos-flex-hundreds-of-millions-of-windows-10-devices-losing-support",
      "citation_text": "Hundreds of millions of Windows 10 devices were set to lose support because they were ineligible for Windows 11, Google said in February 2024 when it positioned ChromeOS Flex as a way to keep those PCs in use (Google, 2024). Source: Google, \"11 Ways You Win with ChromeOS Flex (Google Cloud blog, Naveen Viswanatha, 14 February 2024)\" (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/11-ways-you-win-with-chromeos-flex/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#google-2024-02-14-chromeos-flex-hundreds-of-millions-of-windows-10-devices-losing-support."
    },
    {
      "id": "google-2026-04-02-chromeos-flex-usb-kit-with-back-market-about-3-dollars",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "A ChromeOS Flex USB install kit sold through Back Market for about $3 or 3 euros was Google's April 2026 offer to owners of Windows 10 PCs left unsupported in October 2025 (Google, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 3,
      "unit": "USD per ChromeOS Flex USB kit (approximate)",
      "display_value": "about $3",
      "display_label": "",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide (Back Market markets)",
      "period": "2026-04",
      "population": "owners of PCs or Macs on Google's ChromeOS Flex certified models list",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Google",
      "source_title": "Give your laptop a new life with ChromeOS Flex (Google, The Keyword, 2 April 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/chromeos-flex-back-market-kit/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Last October marked a turning point for hundreds of millions of computers. Microsoft Windows 10 reached its end of support, putting those computers at risk of obsolescence.",
      "locator": "Opening paragraph; the kit price appears in the 'ChromeOS Flex USB Kit' section ('priced around $3 or €3')",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Google again says 'hundreds of millions of computers' without a count; it publishes no figure for Windows 10 PCs converted to ChromeOS Flex. Vendor statement about its own product.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#google-2026-04-02-chromeos-flex-usb-kit-with-back-market-about-3-dollars",
      "citation_text": "A ChromeOS Flex USB install kit sold through Back Market for about $3 or 3 euros was Google's April 2026 offer to owners of Windows 10 PCs left unsupported in October 2025 (Google, 2026). Source: Google, \"Give your laptop a new life with ChromeOS Flex (Google, The Keyword, 2 April 2026)\" (https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/chromeos-flex-back-market-kit/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#google-2026-04-02-chromeos-flex-usb-kit-with-back-market-about-3-dollars."
    },
    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2026-07-14-windows-10-devices-average-1903-active-cves-vs-652-on-windows-11",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "1,903 active CVEs were present on the average Windows 10 device in Lansweeper's mid-2026 customer inventory data, against 652 on the average Windows 11 device, a 2.9 times gap in the vendor's analysis (Lansweeper, 2026).",
      "short_statement": "The average Windows 10 PC carried **1,903** unpatched vulnerabilities in mid-2026, against 652 on a Windows 11 PC.",
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      "value": 1903,
      "unit": "active CVEs per device (average, Lansweeper inventory data)",
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      "display_label": "Lansweeper analysis of its customers' devices, July 2026 (vendor analysis)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide (Lansweeper customer base)",
      "period": "2026-07",
      "population": "Windows client devices in Lansweeper's HVMND Collective Intelligence dataset (a subset of millions of assets across tens of thousands of customer sites; vendor analysis of its customers' inventories, mid-2026)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Lansweeper",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11 (Lansweeper blog, Laura Libeer, 14 July 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2026-07-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "It shows that a Windows 10 device carries an average of 1,903 active CVEs, against 652 on Windows 11. That's a 2.9x gap, and it widens with every Patch Tuesday that fixes Windows 11 and leaves Windows 10 untouched.",
      "locator": "Section 'The Risk Gap in Numbers', first paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Vendor analysis, labelled. Per-device CVE counts include installed software and drivers, not only the OS; devices on ESU are not separated. Association only: more unpatched CVEs are present, which is not the same as more incidents.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-14-windows-10-devices-average-1903-active-cves-vs-652-on-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "1,903 active CVEs were present on the average Windows 10 device in Lansweeper's mid-2026 customer inventory data, against 652 on the average Windows 11 device, a 2.9 times gap in the vendor's analysis (Lansweeper, 2026). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11 (Lansweeper blog, Laura Libeer, 14 July 2026)\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-14-windows-10-devices-average-1903-active-cves-vs-652-on-windows-11."
    },
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      "id": "lansweeper-2026-07-14-66-6pct-of-active-windows-10-cves-rated-high-or-critical",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "66.6% of the active CVEs found on Windows 10 devices in Lansweeper's mid-2026 customer data were rated high or critical severity (Lansweeper, 2026).",
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      "geography": "Worldwide (Lansweeper customer base)",
      "period": "2026-07",
      "population": "Windows client devices in Lansweeper's HVMND Collective Intelligence dataset (a subset of millions of assets across tens of thousands of customer sites; vendor analysis of its customers' inventories, mid-2026)",
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      "publisher": "Lansweeper",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11 (Lansweeper blog, Laura Libeer, 14 July 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2026-07-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Of the active CVEs on Windows 10 devices, 66.6% are rated high or critical, and 2.4% are known to be exploited in the wild.",
      "locator": "Section 'The Risk Gap in Numbers', second paragraph",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-14-66-6pct-of-active-windows-10-cves-rated-high-or-critical",
      "citation_text": "66.6% of the active CVEs found on Windows 10 devices in Lansweeper's mid-2026 customer data were rated high or critical severity (Lansweeper, 2026). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11 (Lansweeper blog, Laura Libeer, 14 July 2026)\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-14-66-6pct-of-active-windows-10-cves-rated-high-or-critical."
    },
    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2026-07-14-2-4pct-of-active-windows-10-cves-known-exploited-in-the-wild",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "2.4% of the active CVEs on Windows 10 devices in Lansweeper's mid-2026 customer data were known to be exploited in the wild, about 1.7 times the rate on Windows 11 (Lansweeper, 2026).",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2026-07",
      "population": "Windows client devices in Lansweeper's HVMND Collective Intelligence dataset (a subset of millions of assets across tens of thousands of customer sites; vendor analysis of its customers' inventories, mid-2026)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Lansweeper",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11 (Lansweeper blog, Laura Libeer, 14 July 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2026-07-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Of the active CVEs on Windows 10 devices, 66.6% are rated high or critical, and 2.4% are known to be exploited in the wild. This is, again, roughly 1.7× the rate of exploitable vulnerabilities on Windows 11.",
      "locator": "Section 'The Risk Gap in Numbers', second paragraph",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Wording check: Lansweeper writes 'known to be exploited in the wild'; it does not name CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue. The page brief's '2.4% in KEV' should be worded as Lansweeper does. Lansweeper attributes the gap partly to patch-diffing of Windows 11 fixes.",
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      "statement": "1.7 times the Windows 11 rate: the share of active CVEs known to be exploited in the wild on Windows 10 devices was roughly 1.7 times that on Windows 11 devices in Lansweeper's mid-2026 customer data (Lansweeper, 2026).",
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      "notes": "Lansweeper's sentence says 'exploitable vulnerabilities' while the preceding sentence says 'known to be exploited'; quote both when the ratio is used.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-14-windows-10-exploited-cve-rate-1-7x-windows-11",
      "citation_text": "1.7 times the Windows 11 rate: the share of active CVEs known to be exploited in the wild on Windows 10 devices was roughly 1.7 times that on Windows 11 devices in Lansweeper's mid-2026 customer data (Lansweeper, 2026). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11 (Lansweeper blog, Laura Libeer, 14 July 2026)\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-14-windows-10-exploited-cve-rate-1-7x-windows-11."
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      "statement": "1,903 vulnerabilities per Windows 10 device against 652 on Windows 11, with 2.4% 'actively exploited', is how Help Net Security restated Lansweeper's July 2026 analysis (Help Net Security, 2026).",
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      "quote": "Windows 10 devices carry nearly three times as many active CVEs as Windows 11 systems, averaging 1,903 vulnerabilities per device compared with 652. Of those vulnerabilities, 66.6% are rated high or critical, while 2.4% are known to be actively exploited.",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Faithful on the numbers; drift in wording from 'known to be exploited in the wild' to 'known to be actively exploited'. Other outlets (Neowin, Slashdot) ran 'one in six PCs still run Windows 10' and 'three times the risk' headlines.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#helpnetsecurity-2026-07-20-restates-lansweeper-1903-cves-and-2-4pct-actively-exploited",
      "citation_text": "1,903 vulnerabilities per Windows 10 device against 652 on Windows 11, with 2.4% 'actively exploited', is how Help Net Security restated Lansweeper's July 2026 analysis (Help Net Security, 2026). Source: Help Net Security, \"The Windows 10 hangover is becoming a security problem (Help Net Security, Anamarija Pogorelec, 20 July 2026)\" (https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/20/windows-10-support-risks-report/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#helpnetsecurity-2026-07-20-restates-lansweeper-1903-cves-and-2-4pct-actively-exploited."
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      "statement": "9.1 computers per 1,000 running Windows XP SP3 were cleaned of malware per Malicious Software Removal Tool execution in the second quarter of 2013, against 1.6 per 1,000 on Windows 8 RTM (Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 15, 2013).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Historical precedent for an unsupported Windows version; XP support ended in April 2014, after this period. CCM is normalised per 1,000 computers per version. Association only: XP computers were cleaned at 5.7 times the Windows 8 rate.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-sir-v15-2013-q2-windows-xp-sp3-infection-rate-9-1-per-1000",
      "citation_text": "9.1 computers per 1,000 running Windows XP SP3 were cleaned of malware per Malicious Software Removal Tool execution in the second quarter of 2013, against 1.6 per 1,000 on Windows 8 RTM (Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 15, 2013). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Volume 15 (January to June 2013)\" (https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/0/3/50310CCE-8AF5-4FB4-83E2-03F1DA92F33C/Microsoft_Security_Intelligence_Report_Volume_15_English.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-sir-v15-2013-q2-windows-xp-sp3-infection-rate-9-1-per-1000."
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft-sir-v15-2013-q2-windows-8-rtm-infection-rate-1-6-per-1000",
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      "statement": "1.6 computers per 1,000 running Windows 8 RTM were cleaned of malware per Malicious Software Removal Tool execution in the second quarter of 2013, the lowest of the four client versions reported (Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 15, 2013).",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Windows Vista SP2 was 5.5 and Windows 7 SP1 4.9 per 1,000 in the same chart.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-sir-v15-2013-q2-windows-8-rtm-infection-rate-1-6-per-1000",
      "citation_text": "1.6 computers per 1,000 running Windows 8 RTM were cleaned of malware per Malicious Software Removal Tool execution in the second quarter of 2013, the lowest of the four client versions reported (Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 15, 2013). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Volume 15 (January to June 2013)\" (https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/0/3/50310CCE-8AF5-4FB4-83E2-03F1DA92F33C/Microsoft_Security_Intelligence_Report_Volume_15_English.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-sir-v15-2013-q2-windows-8-rtm-infection-rate-1-6-per-1000."
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft-sir-v15-2013-q2-windows-xp-encounter-rate-16-3pct-vs-windows-8-12-4pct",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "16.3% of Windows XP SP3 computers running Microsoft real-time security products encountered malware in the second quarter of 2013, against 12.4% of Windows 8 RTM computers and 19.1% of Windows 7 SP1 computers (Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 15, 2013).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Similar encounter rates with very different infection rates is the report's point: exposure was comparable, outcomes were not.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-sir-v15-2013-q2-windows-xp-encounter-rate-16-3pct-vs-windows-8-12-4pct",
      "citation_text": "16.3% of Windows XP SP3 computers running Microsoft real-time security products encountered malware in the second quarter of 2013, against 12.4% of Windows 8 RTM computers and 19.1% of Windows 7 SP1 computers (Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 15, 2013). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Volume 15 (January to June 2013)\" (https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/0/3/50310CCE-8AF5-4FB4-83E2-03F1DA92F33C/Microsoft_Security_Intelligence_Report_Volume_15_English.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-sir-v15-2013-q2-windows-xp-encounter-rate-16-3pct-vs-windows-8-12-4pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft-sir-v15-2013-1h-windows-xp-infection-rate-more-than-5-times-windows-8",
      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "**More than 5 times** as high: Windows XP computers had an infection rate more than five times that of Windows 8 in the first half of 2013 while encountering about 31% more malware (Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 15, 2013).",
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      "headline": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Contradiction to note: the report says 'more than 5 times' (9.1 divided by 1.6 is 5.7); Microsoft's blog and press release say 'six times'. The page should quote the report's figures and say 'about six times' only with both numbers shown.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-sir-v15-2013-1h-windows-xp-infection-rate-more-than-5-times-windows-8",
      "citation_text": "**More than 5 times** as high: Windows XP computers had an infection rate more than five times that of Windows 8 in the first half of 2013 while encountering about 31% more malware (Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 15, 2013). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Volume 15 (January to June 2013)\" (https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/0/3/50310CCE-8AF5-4FB4-83E2-03F1DA92F33C/Microsoft_Security_Intelligence_Report_Volume_15_English.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-sir-v15-2013-1h-windows-xp-infection-rate-more-than-5-times-windows-8."
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft-blog-2013-10-29-restates-sir-v15-xp-infection-rate-six-times-windows-8",
      "family": "intent-security",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-blog-2013-10-29-restates-sir-v15-xp-infection-rate-six-times-windows-8",
      "citation_text": "Six times higher is how Microsoft's own blog restated the Windows XP to Windows 8 infection-rate gap from Security Intelligence Report volume 15 on 29 October 2013, where the report's text says 'more than 5 times' (Microsoft, 2013). Source: Microsoft, \"New Cybersecurity report now available from Microsoft (The Official Microsoft Blog, 29 October 2013)\" (https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2013/10/29/new-cybersecurity-report-now-available-from-microsoft/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-blog-2013-10-29-restates-sir-v15-xp-infection-rate-six-times-windows-8."
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      "family": "intent-security",
      "statement": "More than 90% of ransomware cases that progressed to the ransom stage involved an unmanaged device in the network, used for initial access or to encrypt assets remotely, in Microsoft's telemetry for July 2023 to June 2024 (Microsoft Digital Defense Report, 2024).",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
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      "notes": "'Unmanaged' (not enrolled in the organisation's device management) is not the same as 'unsupported'; the page must not conflate them. Restated by outlets as '92% of successful attacks' and by Microsoft's own knowledge-center page as 'over 90% of successful ransomware attacks exploit unmanaged endpoints' (see restates record). Association only.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-mddr-2024-over-90pct-of-attacks-reaching-ransom-stage-leveraged-unmanaged-devices",
      "citation_text": "More than 90% of ransomware cases that progressed to the ransom stage involved an unmanaged device in the network, used for initial access or to encrypt assets remotely, in Microsoft's telemetry for July 2023 to June 2024 (Microsoft Digital Defense Report, 2024). Source: Microsoft, \"Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024\" (https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/Microsoft%20Digital%20Defense%20Report%202024%20%281%29.pdf). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-mddr-2024-over-90pct-of-attacks-reaching-ransom-stage-leveraged-unmanaged-devices."
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      "notes": "Microsoft does not quantify the unpatched-OS share; the same report notes attackers 'continue to take advantage of newly identified' CVEs with CVSS above 8. Association only; no advice.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-mddr-2024-unpatched-operating-systems-among-most-prevalent-initial-access-techniques",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-mddr-2023-80-to-90pct-of-successful-ransomware-compromises-originate-through-unmanaged-devices-via-sans",
      "citation_text": "80 to 90 percent of all successful ransomware compromises originated through unmanaged devices, according to the Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023 as quoted by SANS NewsBites in October 2023 (Microsoft via SANS, 2023). Source: Microsoft (quoted by SANS Institute), \"SANS NewsBites Vol. XXV, Issue 79: Microsoft: Most Ransomware Compromises are Due to Unmanaged Devices (6 October 2023)\" (https://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/xxv-79). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-mddr-2023-80-to-90pct-of-successful-ransomware-compromises-originate-through-unmanaged-devices-via-sans."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#avast-2019-01-22-pc-trends-15pct-of-windows-7-users-on-older-unsupported-versions",
      "citation_text": "15% of Windows 7 users worldwide were running older, no longer supported versions of Windows 7 in Avast's PC Trends Report 2019, drawn from 163 million devices (Avast, 2019). Source: Avast, \"Avast PC Trends Report 2019 reveals over half of PC software is out-of-date, putting users at risk (Avast press release, 22 January 2019, on Gen Digital's newsroom)\" (https://newsroom.gendigital.com/2019-01-22-Avast-PC-Trends-Report-2019-reveals-over-half-of-PC-software-is-out-of-date,-putting-users-at-risk). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#avast-2019-01-22-pc-trends-15pct-of-windows-7-users-on-older-unsupported-versions."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#avast-2019-01-22-pc-trends-9pct-of-windows-10-users-on-older-unsupported-versions",
      "citation_text": "9% of Windows 10 users worldwide were running older, no longer supported feature-update versions of Windows 10 in Avast's PC Trends Report 2019 (Avast, 2019). Source: Avast, \"Avast PC Trends Report 2019 reveals over half of PC software is out-of-date, putting users at risk (Avast press release, 22 January 2019, on Gen Digital's newsroom)\" (https://newsroom.gendigital.com/2019-01-22-Avast-PC-Trends-Report-2019-reveals-over-half-of-PC-software-is-out-of-date,-putting-users-at-risk). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#avast-2019-01-22-pc-trends-9pct-of-windows-10-users-on-older-unsupported-versions."
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      "citation_text": "55% of PC applications installed worldwide were out of date in Avast's PC Trends Report 2019, based on 163 million devices (Avast, 2019). Source: Avast, \"Avast PC Trends Report 2019 reveals over half of PC software is out-of-date, putting users at risk (Avast press release, 22 January 2019, on Gen Digital's newsroom)\" (https://newsroom.gendigital.com/2019-01-22-Avast-PC-Trends-Report-2019-reveals-over-half-of-PC-software-is-out-of-date,-putting-users-at-risk). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#avast-2019-01-22-pc-trends-55pct-of-pc-applications-out-of-date."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-end-of-support-page-windows-10-pcs-will-continue-to-function-no-longer-receive-updates",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-support-2025-10-14-windows-10-pcs-still-function-greater-risk-for-viruses-and-malware",
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      "notes": "Vendor claim about its own product from a commissioned study (footnote iii); compares new hardware with old, not Windows 11 with Windows 10 on the same hardware. Consumer Reports' letter cites it as Microsoft's own argument. Label manufacturer; do not use as a measured risk figure.",
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      "citation_text": "62% fewer security incidents and a 3 times reduction in firmware attacks were reported for new Windows 11 PCs in a Microsoft-commissioned 2024 study cited by Microsoft in June 2025 (Microsoft, 2025; vendor claim). Source: Microsoft, \"Stay secure with Windows 11, Copilot+ PCs and Windows 365 before support ends for Windows 10 (Windows Experience Blog, Yusuf Mehdi, 24 June 2025)\" (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/24/stay-secure-with-windows-11-copilot-pcs-and-windows-365-before-support-ends-for-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#microsoft-blog-2025-06-24-new-windows-11-pcs-reported-62pct-drop-in-security-incidents."
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      "formula": "for each document ID 2024-Jan..2024-Dec from /cvrf/v3.0/updates: parse Vulnerability[].ProductStatuses[].ProductID, map to ProductTree names, count distinct CVE IDs where any product name contains 'Windows 10' (549) or 'Windows 11' (570); documents as revised on retrieval (CurrentReleaseDate September to October 2026)",
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      "series": "msrc-windows-10-cves-per-year",
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      "notes": "Per month (Windows 10): Jan 37, Feb 39, Mar 36, Apr 70, May 42, Jun 28, Jul 71, Aug 56, Sep 33, Oct 63, Nov 29, Dec 45. Includes CVEs in bundled components (Edge is listed separately and excluded by product name). Documents are revised over time, so recounts may differ slightly; Tenable's all-product total for 2024 is 1,009 and ZDI's 1,020.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#msrc-cvrf-2024-549-distinct-cves-listing-windows-10-products",
      "citation_text": "549 distinct CVEs listed a Windows 10 edition among affected products in Microsoft's twelve monthly security update documents for 2024, against 570 listing Windows 11, by this page's count of the Microsoft Security Response Center's CVRF data (Microsoft Security Response Center, 2024). Source: Microsoft Security Response Center, \"Microsoft Security Response Center, Security Update Guide CVRF API v3.0 (monthly security update documents, 2024-Jan to 2025-Dec)\" (https://api.msrc.microsoft.com/cvrf/v3.0/updates). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#msrc-cvrf-2024-549-distinct-cves-listing-windows-10-products."
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      "series": "msrc-windows-10-cves-per-year",
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      "notes": "Caveat for publication: the API index (193 documents) has no November 2025 Patch Tuesday document (63 CVEs per BleepingComputer), so the true 2025 figure is higher, plausibly about 650 to 660. After 14 October 2025, Windows 10 fixes continued for ESU devices, so Windows 10 editions still appear in October to December documents. Use as 'about 600 or more' with the caveat, or hold until the API is complete.",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#tenable-2025-12-10-microsoft-patched-1130-cves-in-2025-patch-tuesday-releases",
      "citation_text": "1,130 CVEs were patched by Microsoft across all products in its 2025 Patch Tuesday releases, a 12% increase on 1,009 in 2024, by Tenable's count (Tenable, 2025). Source: Tenable, \"Microsoft Patch Tuesday 2025 Year in Review (Tenable blog, 10 December 2025)\" (https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-patch-tuesday-2025-year-in-review). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#tenable-2025-12-10-microsoft-patched-1130-cves-in-2025-patch-tuesday-releases."
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      "statement": "41 zero-day vulnerabilities were patched by Microsoft in 2025 Patch Tuesday releases, 24 of them exploited in the wild, by Tenable's count (Tenable, 2025).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "In 2025, Microsoft patched 41 CVEs that were identified as zero-day vulnerabilities. Of the 41 CVEs, 24 were exploited in the wild.",
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      "notes": "Tenable's own intro says '40 zero-day vulnerabilities' while the body says 41; internal inconsistency. 2024: 22 zero-days per Tenable's 2024 review.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#tenable-2025-12-10-microsoft-patched-41-zero-days-in-2025-24-exploited",
      "citation_text": "41 zero-day vulnerabilities were patched by Microsoft in 2025 Patch Tuesday releases, 24 of them exploited in the wild, by Tenable's count (Tenable, 2025). Source: Tenable, \"Microsoft Patch Tuesday 2025 Year in Review (Tenable blog, 10 December 2025)\" (https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-patch-tuesday-2025-year-in-review). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#tenable-2025-12-10-microsoft-patched-41-zero-days-in-2025-24-exploited."
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    {
      "id": "tenable-2024-12-10-microsoft-patched-1009-cves-in-2024",
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zdi-2024-12-10-microsoft-total-1020-cves-patched-in-2024",
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      "statement": "An out-of-date operating system is a prime target for cyber criminals, the UK National Cyber Security Centre wrote on 14 July 2025 in urging organisations to leave Windows 10 before its 14 October 2025 end of life, citing the 2017 WannaCry exploitation of unpatched Windows XP (NCSC, 2025).",
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      "notes": "No figures in the post. It also recalls that an IE 6-11 vulnerability was exploited after XP support ended on 8 April 2014 and 'a vulnerability in unpatched versions of XP was exploited extensively by the WannaCry ransomware' in 2017. No CISA advisory on Windows 10 end of support was found on cisa.gov on 2026-10-12.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ncsc-2025-07-14-out-of-date-operating-system-is-a-prime-target-for-cyber-criminals",
      "citation_text": "An out-of-date operating system is a prime target for cyber criminals, the UK National Cyber Security Centre wrote on 14 July 2025 in urging organisations to leave Windows 10 before its 14 October 2025 end of life, citing the 2017 WannaCry exploitation of unpatched Windows XP (NCSC, 2025). Source: UK National Cyber Security Centre, \"Getting your organisation ready for Windows 11 upgrade before Autumn 2025 (NCSC blog, Josh D, 14 July 2025)\" (https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/getting-your-organisation-ready-for-windows-11-upgrade-before-autumn-2025). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#ncsc-2025-07-14-out-of-date-operating-system-is-a-prime-target-for-cyber-criminals."
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      "id": "cisa-2021-02-01-bad-practices-use-of-unsupported-end-of-life-software-is-dangerous",
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      "statement": "Use of unsupported or end-of-life software in critical infrastructure is dangerous and significantly elevates risk to national security, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency states in its Bad Practices catalogue, calling the practice especially egregious in internet-accessible technologies (CISA, 2021).",
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      "notes": "Page is marked archived. CISA scopes this to critical infrastructure; the page should not extend it to home PCs. CISA published no Windows 10 end-of-support advisory that we could find; national CERTs (India, Nigeria, Tanzania) did.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#cisa-2021-02-01-bad-practices-use-of-unsupported-end-of-life-software-is-dangerous",
      "citation_text": "Use of unsupported or end-of-life software in critical infrastructure is dangerous and significantly elevates risk to national security, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency states in its Bad Practices catalogue, calling the practice especially egregious in internet-accessible technologies (CISA, 2021). Source: US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, \"Bad Practices (CISA, 1 February 2021; archived content)\" (https://www.cisa.gov/BadPractices). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#cisa-2021-02-01-bad-practices-use-of-unsupported-end-of-life-software-is-dangerous."
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      "source_title": "Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (ESET press release via pressetext, 26 January 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.pressetext.com/news/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2026-01-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Wer den Wechsel weiter hinauszögert oder nicht in den erweiterten Support wechselt, betreibt einen Ritt auf der Rasierklinge",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Vendor statement, no measured risk figure. The same release: Windows 10 installations in German households fell by about 3.7 million between August 2025 and January 2026, 'nahezu komplett zu Windows 11 umgezogen' (countries family holds the 48.5% share). Opel: 'Jahr für Jahr werden mehr Sicherheitslücken aufgedeckt.'",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-26-opel-delaying-the-switch-from-windows-10-is-a-ritt-auf-der-rasierklinge",
      "citation_text": "Anyone who keeps delaying the switch from Windows 10 or does not move to extended support is riding a razor's edge, ESET's IT security expert Alexander Opel said in January 2026, when ESET counted about 21 million German household PCs still on Windows 10 (ESET, 2026). Source: ESET Deutschland (via pressetext), \"Windows 10: Halb Deutschland befindet sich im Dornröschenschlaf (ESET press release via pressetext, 26 January 2026)\" (https://www.pressetext.com/news/windows-10-halb-deutschland-befindet-sich-im-dornroeschenschlaf.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2026-01-26-opel-delaying-the-switch-from-windows-10-is-a-ritt-auf-der-rasierklinge."
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      "id": "eset-2025-01-08-urbanski-situation-much-more-dangerous-than-when-windows-7-support-ended-via-computerworld",
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      "statement": "The situation is much more dangerous than when support for Windows 7 ended in 2020, ESET's Thorsten Urbanski said in January 2025, when ESET estimated 32 million PCs in Germany on Windows 10 (ESET via Computerworld, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "Eset: upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 to avoid 'security fiasco' (Computerworld, Viktor Eriksson, 8 January 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.computerworld.com/article/3635167/eset-upgrade-from-windows-10-to-11-to-avoid-security-fiasco.html",
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      "quote": "\"The situation is much more dangerous than when support for Windows 7 ended in 2020,\" said Urbanski.",
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      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ESET's own January 2025 German release was not located on eset.com; Computerworld (citing BleepingComputer) carries the quotes and ESET's figures ('around 32 million computers still running Windows 10 in Germany alone, roughly 65% of all devices'). Vendor statement; the 32 million is the countries family's record.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-08-urbanski-situation-much-more-dangerous-than-when-windows-7-support-ended-via-computerworld",
      "citation_text": "The situation is much more dangerous than when support for Windows 7 ended in 2020, ESET's Thorsten Urbanski said in January 2025, when ESET estimated 32 million PCs in Germany on Windows 10 (ESET via Computerworld, 2025). Source: ESET (quoted by Computerworld), \"Eset: upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 to avoid 'security fiasco' (Computerworld, Viktor Eriksson, 8 January 2025)\" (https://www.computerworld.com/article/3635167/eset-upgrade-from-windows-10-to-11-to-avoid-security-fiasco.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#eset-2025-01-08-urbanski-situation-much-more-dangerous-than-when-windows-7-support-ended-via-computerworld."
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      "population": "CVEs in Microsoft's 14 October 2025 security release, all products, as counted by Action1",
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      "publisher": "Action1",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 End of Life: What Action1's Data Reveals About the Transition (Action1 blog, Gene Moody, 23 October 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.action1.com/blog/windows-10-end-of-life-what-action1s-data-reveals-about-the-transition/",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Counts vary by counter (BleepingComputer reported 172 flaws and six zero-days for October 2025). Windows 10 devices not on ESU did not receive these fixes; devices on ESU did. Association only.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#action1-2025-10-first-patch-tuesday-after-windows-10-end-of-support-173-vulnerabilities",
      "citation_text": "173 vulnerabilities, including nine critical and six zero-days, were fixed in Microsoft's October 2025 Patch Tuesday, the last update Windows 10 PCs received without ESU enrolment, by Action1's count (Action1, 2025). Source: Action1, \"Windows 10 End of Life: What Action1's Data Reveals About the Transition (Action1 blog, Gene Moody, 23 October 2025)\" (https://www.action1.com/blog/windows-10-end-of-life-what-action1s-data-reveals-about-the-transition/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#action1-2025-10-first-patch-tuesday-after-windows-10-end-of-support-173-vulnerabilities."
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    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2025-09-win11-share-60-1pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "60.1% of Windows deployments in Lansweeper's customer fleets worldwide were running Windows 11 in September 2025, against 39.9% still on Windows 10 (Lansweeper, 2025).",
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      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "over 8 million Windows devices scanned by Lansweeper customers",
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      "publisher": "Lansweeper",
      "source_title": "Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?",
      "source_url": "https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/is-your-business-ready-for-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 usage in corporations has now surpassed the 50%-mark in all industries, with 60.1% of all deployments worldwide running Windows 11.",
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      "series": "lansweeper-enterprise-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Lansweeper is an IT asset management vendor; the sample is its customers' scanned fleets (business and organisation devices), not consumers. The post is a single URL that Lansweeper rewrites each year; this is the 16 September 2025 version.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2025-09-win11-share-60-1pct",
      "citation_text": "60.1% of Windows deployments in Lansweeper's customer fleets worldwide were running Windows 11 in September 2025, against 39.9% still on Windows 10 (Lansweeper, 2025). Source: Lansweeper, \"Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/is-your-business-ready-for-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2025-09-win11-share-60-1pct."
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    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2025-09-win10-share-39-9pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "39.9% of business Windows devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets were still running Windows 10 in September 2025, a month before its end of support (Lansweeper, 2025).",
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      "population": "over 8 million Windows devices scanned by Lansweeper customers",
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      "source_title": "Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?",
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      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "this also means that 39.9% of all business devices are still running an OS that will no longer be supported in just a month.",
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      "notes": "Complement of the 60.1% Windows 11 figure in the same paragraph.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2025-09-win10-share-39-9pct",
      "citation_text": "39.9% of business Windows devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets were still running Windows 10 in September 2025, a month before its end of support (Lansweeper, 2025). Source: Lansweeper, \"Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/is-your-business-ready-for-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2025-09-win10-share-39-9pct."
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      "id": "lansweeper-2025-09-win11-gain-since-july-9-5pts",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows 11's share of Lansweeper-scanned business devices rose 9.5 points between July and September 2025 and 26.3 points since the start of 2025 (Lansweeper, 2025).",
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      "source_title": "Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?",
      "source_url": "https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/is-your-business-ready-for-windows-11/",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "This marks another sharp increase of 9.5% since July and 26.3% since the beginning of 2025.",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "lansweeper-enterprise-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Lansweeper writes '9.5%' and '26.3%'; read as percentage points. Implied levels (derived, not stated): about 50.6% in July 2025 and about 33.8% at the start of 2025 (60.1 minus 9.5; 60.1 minus 26.3).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2025-09-win11-gain-since-july-9-5pts",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11's share of Lansweeper-scanned business devices rose 9.5 points between July and September 2025 and 26.3 points since the start of 2025 (Lansweeper, 2025). Source: Lansweeper, \"Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/is-your-business-ready-for-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2025-09-win11-gain-since-july-9-5pts."
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    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2025-09-sample-8-million-devices",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Lansweeper's September 2025 Windows 11 adoption figures draw on over 8 million Windows devices scanned in its customers' networks (Lansweeper, 2025).",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Methodology record for the page's 'what each tracker measures' note. Earlier Lansweeper reports used different sample sizes (10 million in April 2022, about 27 to 33 million in 2022 and 2023, 15 million in 2024).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2025-09-sample-8-million-devices",
      "citation_text": "Lansweeper's September 2025 Windows 11 adoption figures draw on over 8 million Windows devices scanned in its customers' networks (Lansweeper, 2025). Source: Lansweeper, \"Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/is-your-business-ready-for-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2025-09-sample-8-million-devices."
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    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2025-09-win10-ltsc-share-under-4pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows 10 LTSC and LTSB editions, which keep support beyond October 2025, have historically made up less than 4.0% of Windows 10 installs in Lansweeper's data (Lansweeper, 2025).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows 10 installs in Lansweeper's data (upper bound)",
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      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows 10 devices scanned by Lansweeper customers",
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      "publisher": "Lansweeper",
      "source_title": "Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?",
      "source_url": "https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/is-your-business-ready-for-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
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      "published_at": "2025-09-16",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "in reality, we've seen these editions have historically had less than 4% market share within Windows 10.",
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      "notes": "The Register (7 Oct 2024) gave the same measure as 3.5% a year earlier; see lansweeper-2024-10-win10-ltsb-share-3-5pct-via-register.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2025-09-win10-ltsc-share-under-4pct",
      "citation_text": "Windows 10 LTSC and LTSB editions, which keep support beyond October 2025, have historically made up less than 4.0% of Windows 10 installs in Lansweeper's data (Lansweeper, 2025). Source: Lansweeper, \"Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/is-your-business-ready-for-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2025-09-win10-ltsc-share-under-4pct."
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      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "78.8% of Windows client devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets were running Windows 11 by July 2026 (Lansweeper, 2026).",
      "short_statement": "**78.8%** of Windows PCs in the business fleets Lansweeper audits ran Windows 11 by July 2026 (Lansweeper, 2026).",
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      "population": "Windows devices in Lansweeper's HVMND Collective Intelligence data (a subset of millions of assets across tens of thousands of customer sites)",
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      "source_title": "Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Lansweeper's HVMND Collective Intelligence data, drawn from a subset of millions of assets across tens of thousands of active customer sites, shows that Windows 11 now accounts for 78.8% of Windows devices.",
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      "series": "lansweeper-enterprise-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Latest Lansweeper figure found (collection date 12 Oct 2026). Lansweeper does not state the device count for this cut; it says 'millions of assets'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-win11-share-78-8pct",
      "citation_text": "78.8% of Windows client devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets were running Windows 11 by July 2026 (Lansweeper, 2026). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-win11-share-78-8pct."
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      "source_title": "Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/",
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      "quote": "Windows 10 still runs on 16.9% of Windows clients. That's roughly one machine in six, and the longer they remain, the more dangerous they become.",
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      "series": "lansweeper-enterprise-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Lansweeper says the decline has 'slowed to a crawl' since June 2026 (18.6%).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-win10-share-16-9pct",
      "citation_text": "16.9% of Windows client devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets, about one machine in six, were still running Windows 10 in July 2026 (Lansweeper, 2026). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-win10-share-16-9pct."
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    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2026-07-win10-trajectory-50pct-to-18-6pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows 10's share of Windows devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets fell from roughly 50% in mid-2025 to the low-to-mid 40s at the October 2025 end of support, by its own description (its September 2025 audit had 39.9%), and to about 18.6% by June 2026 (Lansweeper, 2026).",
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      "quote": "Windows 10's share of fell from roughly 50% of the all Windows machines in mid-2025 to the low-to-mid 40s when support was cut off. It kept dropping through the first half of 2026 to about 18.6% by June.",
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      "citation_text": "21.4% of Windows machines at small and medium businesses in Lansweeper's data still ran Windows 10 in July 2026, against 16.6% at enterprise scale (Lansweeper, 2026). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-win10-share-smb-21-4pct-vs-enterprise-16-6pct."
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      "statement": "23.0% of Windows devices in healthcare and pharmaceutical organisations in Lansweeper's data still ran Windows 10 in July 2026, the highest of any industry, followed by consumer and retail (22.7%) and manufacturing (18.0%) (Lansweeper, 2026).",
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      "source_title": "Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Healthcare and pharmaceuticals (23.0%) Consumer and retail (22.7%) Manufacturing (18.0%) Technology, telecom and logistics predictably sit at the bottom near 11–12%.",
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      "notes": "Technology, telecom and logistics are given as 'near 11 to 12%'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-win10-share-healthcare-23-0pct",
      "citation_text": "23.0% of Windows devices in healthcare and pharmaceutical organisations in Lansweeper's data still ran Windows 10 in July 2026, the highest of any industry, followed by consumer and retail (22.7%) and manufacturing (18.0%) (Lansweeper, 2026). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-win10-share-healthcare-23-0pct."
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    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2026-07-win10-devices-failing-win11-hardware-2-8pct",
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      "statement": "2.8% of the Windows 10 devices remaining in Lansweeper's customer fleets in July 2026 sat on hardware that does not meet Windows 11's requirements, so most holdouts could upgrade (Lansweeper, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of remaining Windows 10 devices in Lansweeper's data",
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      "source_title": "Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11",
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      "quote": "Across the estate, 2.8% of Windows 10 devices sit on hardware that doesn't meet Windows 11's requirements at all. For these machines, the only path is physical replacement.",
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      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Denominator is the remaining Windows 10 devices in mid-2026, not all devices; earlier Lansweeper readiness audits (2022, 2023) used all workstations as the denominator. By industry: consumer and retail 7.8%, transport and logistics 6.1%, manufacturing 3.0%, healthcare 1.1%; enterprises 3.8%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-win10-devices-failing-win11-hardware-2-8pct",
      "citation_text": "2.8% of the Windows 10 devices remaining in Lansweeper's customer fleets in July 2026 sat on hardware that does not meet Windows 11's requirements, so most holdouts could upgrade (Lansweeper, 2026). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-win10-devices-failing-win11-hardware-2-8pct."
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    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2026-07-eol-os-share-18-7pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "18.7% of the Windows devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets ran an end-of-life operating system in July 2026 (Windows 10, 7, 8.1 or XP), rising to 40.9% when versions losing support within six months are added (Lansweeper, 2026).",
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      "unit": "% of Windows devices in Lansweeper's HVMND customer data",
      "display_value": "18.7%",
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      "source_url": "https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
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      "quote": "Counting every Windows device on an end-of-life OS, including Windows 7, 8.1, and XP, 18.7% of the estate is unsupported today. Add the devices whose OS will lose support within the next six months, and that figure reaches 40.9%.",
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      "notes": "Implies about 1.8 points of Windows 7, 8.1 and XP combined (18.7 minus 16.9; derived).",
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      "citation_text": "18.7% of the Windows devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets ran an end-of-life operating system in July 2026 (Windows 10, 7, 8.1 or XP), rising to 40.9% when versions losing support within six months are added (Lansweeper, 2026). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 10 Holdouts Carry Three Times the Risk of Windows 11\" (https://www.lansweeper.com/blog/insights/windows-10-holdouts-carry-three-times-the-risk-of-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2026-07-eol-os-share-18-7pct."
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      "id": "pcwelt-2026-restates-lansweeper-win10-16-9pct-and-mid-2025-47-9pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "PC-WELT restated Lansweeper's 2026 figures as 16.9% of business and organisation devices on Windows 10 and 78.8% on Windows 11, and gave Lansweeper's mid-2025 Windows 10 share as 47.9% (PC-WELT, 2026).",
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      "display_label": "Lansweeper mid-2025 Windows 10 share as restated by PC-WELT (2026)",
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      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "Windows devices in Lansweeper customer fleets (as restated)",
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      "publisher": "PC-WELT",
      "source_title": "Warum Windows 10 einfach nicht tot zu kriegen ist",
      "source_url": "https://www.pcwelt.de/article/3210073/warum-windows-10-einfach-nicht-tot-zu-kriegen-ist.html",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2026-08-11",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Mitte 2025 nannte Lansweeper noch 47,9 Prozent als Marktanteil für Windows 10 in den von Lansweeper erfassten Unternehmen und Organisationen.",
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      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement drift: Lansweeper's own July 2026 post says 'roughly 50%' for mid-2025 and its September 2025 post says 39.9%; PC-WELT's 47.9% was not found on a Lansweeper page. PC-WELT also repeats an unsourced 'Windows 11 ran on 1.6 billion devices in April 2026' claim attributed to Microsoft: a 'numbers we will not publish' candidate. Published 11 August 2026 per page metadata.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcwelt-2026-restates-lansweeper-win10-16-9pct-and-mid-2025-47-9pct",
      "citation_text": "PC-WELT restated Lansweeper's 2026 figures as 16.9% of business and organisation devices on Windows 10 and 78.8% on Windows 11, and gave Lansweeper's mid-2025 Windows 10 share as 47.9% (PC-WELT, 2026). Source: PC-WELT, \"Warum Windows 10 einfach nicht tot zu kriegen ist\" (https://www.pcwelt.de/article/3210073/warum-windows-10-einfach-nicht-tot-zu-kriegen-ist.html). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcwelt-2026-restates-lansweeper-win10-16-9pct-and-mid-2025-47-9pct."
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      "unit": "% of Windows client devices in Lansweeper's data, as restated by TechRadar",
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      "source_title": "Windows 10 still powers one in six PCs around today, and that could be a major security issue very soon",
      "source_url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/windows-10-still-powers-one-in-six-pcs-around-today-and-that-could-be-a-major-security-issue-very-soon",
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      "published_at": "2026-07-17",
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      "quote": "According to new Lansweeper data, as many as 16.9% of Windows client devices, which equates roughly to a total of one in six overall, still runs Windows 10 .",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Faithful restatement; TechRadar's headline 'one in six PCs' drops the 'in Lansweeper's customer fleets' qualifier. Also reports ESU coverage to October 2027 (consumer) and October 2028 (commercial) as described in the Lansweeper report.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2026-07-restates-lansweeper-one-in-six-16-9pct",
      "citation_text": "TechRadar restated Lansweeper's July 2026 finding as 16.9% of Windows client devices, roughly one in six, still running Windows 10 (TechRadar, 2026). Source: TechRadar, \"Windows 10 still powers one in six PCs around today, and that could be a major security issue very soon\" (https://www.techradar.com/pro/windows-10-still-powers-one-in-six-pcs-around-today-and-that-could-be-a-major-security-issue-very-soon). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2026-07-restates-lansweeper-one-in-six-16-9pct."
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      "statement": "67.6% of workstations in Lansweeper's October 2023 audit of an estimated 33 million Windows devices were eligible for the automatic Windows 11 upgrade, leaving 32.4% ineligible (Lansweeper, 2023).",
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      "source_url": "https://lansweeper.com/?p=22254",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
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      "published_at": "2023-10-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Lansweeper data based on an estimated 33 million Windows devices reveals that on average, only 67.57% of workstations are eligible to receive the automatic upgrade. The rest would be ineligible.",
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      "notes": "Lansweeper's next sentence makes clear the 67.57% is the CPU test pass rate ('only 67.57% of CPUs for workstations tested met the system requirements'); the headline 'eligible' figure is the CPU figure, not a combined CPU, RAM and TPM pass. Compare 57.24% CPU pass in October 2022 (42.76% fail).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2023-10-workstations-eligible-67-57pct",
      "citation_text": "67.6% of workstations in Lansweeper's October 2023 audit of an estimated 33 million Windows devices were eligible for the automatic Windows 11 upgrade, leaving 32.4% ineligible (Lansweeper, 2023). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 11 Readiness Check: Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?\" (https://lansweeper.com/?p=22254). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2023-10-workstations-eligible-67-57pct."
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      "quote": "The majority of machines passed the RAM test (93.86%). However, only about 74.80% of the workstation TPMs tested met the requirements, while just under 9% failed and 16.44% were not TPM compatible or did not have it enabled.",
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      "notes": "The RAM pass rate contradicts The Register's October 2022 claim that '71.5 percent of the PCs failed the RAM test'; Lansweeper's own October 2022 figure (via Borncity) was 7.15% failing the 8 GB minimum.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2023-10-ram-pass-93-86pct",
      "citation_text": "93.9% of workstations in Lansweeper's October 2023 audit passed the Windows 11 RAM test, while 74.8% of workstation TPMs met the requirement, just under 9.0% failed and 16.4% were not TPM-compatible or had it disabled (Lansweeper, 2023). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 11 Readiness Check: Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?\" (https://lansweeper.com/?p=22254). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2023-10-ram-pass-93-86pct."
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      "id": "lansweeper-2023-10-win11-share-8-35pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "8.4% of Windows devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets ran Windows 11 in October 2023, up 5.7 points since September 2022, while 80.6% ran Windows 10 (Lansweeper, 2023).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
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      "notes": "Lansweeper writes 'users'; its unit of count is devices. The Register (Oct 2024) gives the same point as 8.3% a year before October 2024.",
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      "citation_text": "8.4% of Windows devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets ran Windows 11 in October 2023, up 5.7 points since September 2022, while 80.6% ran Windows 10 (Lansweeper, 2023). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 11 Readiness Check: Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?\" (https://lansweeper.com/?p=22254). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2023-10-win11-share-8-35pct."
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    {
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      "quote": "For the moment, Windows 10 (80.56%) remains the most popular OS by a long stretch. Windows 11 adoption has overtaken all the other options with Windows 7 (1.34%) and 8 (0.14%) showing the most decline.",
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      "notes": "Lansweeper adds that Windows 11 plus Windows 10 make up 88.91% and, with Windows Server (9.14%), 98.05% of installations are on a supported Windows OS. The denominator here includes servers, unlike the 2025 and 2026 'Windows clients' figures.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2023-10-win10-share-80-56pct",
      "citation_text": "80.6% of Windows devices in Lansweeper's customer fleets ran Windows 10 in October 2023, with Windows 7 at 1.3%, Windows 8 at 0.1% and Windows Server editions at 9.1% (Lansweeper, 2023). Source: Lansweeper, \"Windows 11 Readiness Check: Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?\" (https://lansweeper.com/?p=22254). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2023-10-win10-share-80-56pct."
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      "quote": "According to Lansweeper, Windows 10's presence in the enterprise has dropped from 80.5 percent to 67.1 percent in the last year, while Windows 11 usage has risen to 23.1 percent from 8.3 percent.",
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      "notes": "Lansweeper's own October 2024 version of its readiness post has been overwritten at the same URL by the September 2025 version; the Wayback Machine was rate-limiting during collection, so the primary could not be captured. The Register's article is the fetched source; the figures match the search-index excerpt of Lansweeper's page ('based on over 15 million Windows devices... from 80.5% to 67.1% while Windows 11 has risen from 8.3% to 23.1%').",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2024-10-win11-share-23-1pct-via-register",
      "citation_text": "23.1% of the 15 million Windows devices monitored by Lansweeper ran Windows 11 in October 2024, up from 8.3% a year earlier, while Windows 10 fell from 80.5% to 67.1% (The Register, 2024). Source: The Register, \"Windows 11 upgrade? Enterprises have no choice\" (https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/07/enterprise_windows_11_upgrade/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2024-10-win11-share-23-1pct-via-register."
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    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2024-10-win10-share-67-1pct-via-register",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "67.1% of the 15 million Windows devices monitored by Lansweeper still ran Windows 10 in October 2024, down from 80.5% a year earlier (The Register, 2024).",
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      "published_at": "2024-10-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "the latest figures from 15 million Windows devices monitored by Lansweeper show that Windows 11 is at last starting to make significant progress against its predecessor, Windows 10.",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "lansweeper-enterprise-win10",
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      "notes": "See the companion Windows 11 record for the full sentence with both shares.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2024-10-win10-share-67-1pct-via-register",
      "citation_text": "67.1% of the 15 million Windows devices monitored by Lansweeper still ran Windows 10 in October 2024, down from 80.5% a year earlier (The Register, 2024). Source: The Register, \"Windows 11 upgrade? Enterprises have no choice\" (https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/07/enterprise_windows_11_upgrade/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2024-10-win10-share-67-1pct-via-register."
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    {
      "id": "lansweeper-2024-10-win10-ltsb-share-3-5pct-via-register",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "3.5% of Windows 10 devices monitored by Lansweeper in October 2024 ran the Long Term Servicing Branch, the edition that keeps support after 14 October 2025 (The Register, 2024).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of Windows 10 devices monitored by Lansweeper",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "source_title": "Windows 11 upgrade? Enterprises have no choice",
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      "published_at": "2024-10-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "It is also of note that just 3.5 percent of Windows 10 devices are using the Long Term Servicing Branch of the operating system, meaning that only a small portion of devices will continue to be supported",
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      "notes": "Lansweeper's September 2025 post gives the same measure as 'historically less than 4%'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2024-10-win10-ltsb-share-3-5pct-via-register",
      "citation_text": "3.5% of Windows 10 devices monitored by Lansweeper in October 2024 ran the Long Term Servicing Branch, the edition that keeps support after 14 October 2025 (The Register, 2024). Source: The Register, \"Windows 11 upgrade? Enterprises have no choice\" (https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/07/enterprise_windows_11_upgrade/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#lansweeper-2024-10-win10-ltsb-share-3-5pct-via-register."
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    {
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      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "42.8% of CPUs in the workstations Lansweeper audited in October 2022 were not certified for Windows 11, 7.2% had less than the 8 GB of RAM Lansweeper used as its threshold (Windows 11 itself requires 4 GB) and 14.7% lacked TPM support, with a further 20.8% failing the TPM test or having TPM disabled (Lansweeper via Borncity, 2022).",
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      "unit": "% of workstations scanned by Lansweeper customers",
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      "display_label": "Windows 11 readiness in Lansweeper customer fleets, October 2022 (Lansweeper via Borncity)",
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      "publisher": "Borncity (Born's Tech and Windows World)",
      "source_title": "Lansweeper Windows 11 Readyness-Test: Almost 50% of systems still incompatible in October 2022",
      "source_url": "https://borncity.com/win/2022/10/15/lansweeper-windows-11-readyness-test-auch-im-oktober-2022-fast-50-der-systeme-nicht-kompatibel/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2022-10-15",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "42.76% of CPUs in the existing systems are not certified for Windows 11. The minimum RAM size of 8 GBytes cannot be met by 7.15% of the systems. And 14.66% of systems lack support for TPM",
      "locator": "Section '2022 doesn't look much better', paragraph after the first chart",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
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      "series": "lansweeper-readiness-cpu-fail",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Borncity quotes Lansweeper's 5 October 2022 post 'Is Your Business Ready for Windows 11?', which Lansweeper has since overwritten at the same URL (the Wayback copy could not be retrieved during collection). The brief's 'Lansweeper 2024 report: 43% cannot upgrade, 57% eligible CPUs' matches THIS October 2022 report (TechRadar, 12 Oct 2022), not a 2024 one. Lansweeper's Oct 2022 RAM figure (7.15% fail) contradicts The Register's '71.5 percent failed the RAM test'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#borncity-2022-10-restates-lansweeper-cpu-fail-42-76pct",
      "citation_text": "42.8% of CPUs in the workstations Lansweeper audited in October 2022 were not certified for Windows 11, 7.2% had less than the 8 GB of RAM Lansweeper used as its threshold (Windows 11 itself requires 4 GB) and 14.7% lacked TPM support, with a further 20.8% failing the TPM test or having TPM disabled (Lansweeper via Borncity, 2022). Source: Borncity (Born's Tech and Windows World), \"Lansweeper Windows 11 Readyness-Test: Almost 50% of systems still incompatible in October 2022\" (https://borncity.com/win/2022/10/15/lansweeper-windows-11-readyness-test-auch-im-oktober-2022-fast-50-der-systeme-nicht-kompatibel/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#borncity-2022-10-restates-lansweeper-cpu-fail-42-76pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "borncity-2022-10-restates-lansweeper-win11-share-2-61pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "2.6% of Windows devices in Lansweeper's data ran Windows 11 in October 2022, up 1.2 points since April 2022, while Windows 10 held 81.9%, Windows 7 3.4% and Windows XP 1.3% (Lansweeper via Borncity, 2022).",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2022-10",
      "population": "Windows devices scanned by Lansweeper customers",
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      "quote": "only 2.61% of users have made the jump to Windows 11. That represents a 1.17% increase since April 2022. Currently, Windows 10 (81.87%) is by far the most popular operating system.",
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      "series": "lansweeper-enterprise-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Borncity adds Windows XP 1.27% and Windows 7 3.38%. Lansweeper's October 2023 post confirms the 2.61% as its September 2022 baseline (8.35 minus 5.74).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#borncity-2022-10-restates-lansweeper-win11-share-2-61pct",
      "citation_text": "2.6% of Windows devices in Lansweeper's data ran Windows 11 in October 2022, up 1.2 points since April 2022, while Windows 10 held 81.9%, Windows 7 3.4% and Windows XP 1.3% (Lansweeper via Borncity, 2022). Source: Borncity (Born's Tech and Windows World), \"Lansweeper Windows 11 Readyness-Test: Almost 50% of systems still incompatible in October 2022\" (https://borncity.com/win/2022/10/15/lansweeper-windows-11-readyness-test-auch-im-oktober-2022-fast-50-der-systeme-nicht-kompatibel/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#borncity-2022-10-restates-lansweeper-win11-share-2-61pct."
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    {
      "id": "register-2022-10-restates-lansweeper-cpu-fail-42-76pct-ram-71-5pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "The Register reported Lansweeper's October 2022 audit of an estimated 27 million PCs across 60,000 organisations as 42.8% failing the CPU test, 71.5% failing the RAM test (apparently a misreading of Lansweeper's 7.15%) and 14.7% failing the TPM test (The Register, 2022).",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Lansweeper said 42.76 percent of the estimated 27 million PCs it tested across 60,000 organizations failed the CPU test ... Altogether 71.5 percent of the PCs failed the RAM test and 14.66 percent the TPM test.",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement drift: the '71.5 percent failed the RAM test' is almost certainly a misreading of Lansweeper's 7.15% (Borncity, quoting Lansweeper's post) and is contradicted by Lansweeper's 2023 RAM pass rate of 93.86% and its April 2022 figure of 91% passing. Do not publish the 71.5% RAM figure. The sample size (27 million) is The Register's; Borncity cites 30 million for the earlier January 2022 study.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2022-10-restates-lansweeper-cpu-fail-42-76pct-ram-71-5pct",
      "citation_text": "The Register reported Lansweeper's October 2022 audit of an estimated 27 million PCs across 60,000 organisations as 42.8% failing the CPU test, 71.5% failing the RAM test (apparently a misreading of Lansweeper's 7.15%) and 14.7% failing the TPM test (The Register, 2022). Source: The Register, \"More than 4 in 10 PCs still can't upgrade to Windows 11\" (https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/10/windows_11_adoption). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2022-10-restates-lansweeper-cpu-fail-42-76pct-ram-71-5pct."
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    {
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      "statement": "TechRadar restated Lansweeper's October 2022 audit as 43% of business devices unable to upgrade to Windows 11, only 57% with eligible CPUs and 35% of workstations with incompatible or disabled TPM (TechRadar, 2022).",
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      "quote": "Lansweeper still found that only 57% of the devices tested had CPUs that met Microsoft's requirements. More than a third (35%) of workstations tested were incompatible with TPM or had it disabled",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "The page brief files these numbers under 'Lansweeper 2024'; the article is dated 12 October 2022 and the figures are the October 2022 audit (57% = 100 minus 42.76; 35% = 14.66 plus 20.77). TechRadar also says '82% of all Windows devices are still running Windows 10' and 'Only 3% ... use Windows 11' (Lansweeper: 81.87% and 2.61%).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2022-10-restates-lansweeper-43pct-cannot-upgrade-57pct-cpu",
      "citation_text": "TechRadar restated Lansweeper's October 2022 audit as 43% of business devices unable to upgrade to Windows 11, only 57% with eligible CPUs and 35% of workstations with incompatible or disabled TPM (TechRadar, 2022). Source: TechRadar, \"A whole load of PCs still don't qualify for Windows 11\" (https://www.techradar.com/news/a-whole-load-of-pcs-still-dont-qualify-for-windows-11). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2022-10-restates-lansweeper-43pct-cannot-upgrade-57pct-cpu."
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    {
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      "statement": "44.4% of the 30 million Windows devices Lansweeper scanned across 60,000 enterprises in its first Windows 11 readiness audit were Windows 11-ready and 55.6% were not, with 91% passing the RAM test but only about half of workstation TPMs meeting the requirement (Computer Weekly, 2022).",
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      "source_title": "Windows 7 and XP still more popular than Windows 11",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "In a scan of 30 million Windows devices across 60,000 enterprises, Lansweeper found that 44.4% were Windows 11-ready, while 55.6% were not.",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "The readiness scan predates the article (Borncity dates the 30 million-device study to the period after Windows 11's announcement, i.e. late 2021 to January 2022); period set to 2022-01 as the latest plausible cut. Computer Weekly also gives: over 19% of workstations failed the TPM test and 28% were not TPM compatible or had it disabled; 0.23% of virtual workstations had TPM 2.0 enabled; physical servers passed the TPM test 1.49% of the time.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#computerweekly-2022-04-restates-lansweeper-44-4pct-ready-30m-devices",
      "citation_text": "44.4% of the 30 million Windows devices Lansweeper scanned across 60,000 enterprises in its first Windows 11 readiness audit were Windows 11-ready and 55.6% were not, with 91% passing the RAM test but only about half of workstation TPMs meeting the requirement (Computer Weekly, 2022). Source: Computer Weekly, \"Windows 7 and XP still more popular than Windows 11\" (https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252516063/Windows-7-and-XP-still-more-popular-than-Windows-11). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#computerweekly-2022-04-restates-lansweeper-44-4pct-ready-30m-devices."
    },
    {
      "id": "register-2022-04-restates-lansweeper-win11-share-1-44pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "1.4% of the 10 million Windows machines in Lansweeper's April 2022 scan ran Windows 11, fewer than Windows XP (1.7%) or Windows 7 (4.7%), while Windows 10 held 80.3% (The Register, 2022).",
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      "value": 1.44,
      "unit": "% of Windows machines scanned by Lansweeper (20% enterprise, 80% consumer)",
      "display_value": "1.4%",
      "display_label": "share of Windows machines in Lansweeper's scan, April 2022 (via The Register)",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2022-04",
      "population": "10 million PCs scanned by Lansweeper, 20% enterprise and 80% consumer (via its Fing app)",
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      "source_title": "Windows 11 is within touching distance of Windows XP",
      "source_url": "https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/19/windows_11_marketshare/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
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      "published_at": "2022-04-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "April's snapshot has Windows 11 on 1.44 percent of Windows machines surveyed. The long-dead XP and recently culled Windows 7 were on 1.71 percent and 4.7 percent respectively. ... Windows 10 squatted on an impressive 80.34 percent",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "lansweeper-enterprise-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Population caveat from The Register: 'Lansweeper's figures come from a scan of 10 million PCs, 20 percent enterprise and 80 percent consumer', so this April 2022 cut is not an enterprise-only measure like the 2023 to 2026 figures. The Register adds consumers were 'headed toward 2.5 percent' and business 'barely passing 1 percent'. Silicon UK reports Lansweeper's January 2022 figure as 0.52%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2022-04-restates-lansweeper-win11-share-1-44pct",
      "citation_text": "1.4% of the 10 million Windows machines in Lansweeper's April 2022 scan ran Windows 11, fewer than Windows XP (1.7%) or Windows 7 (4.7%), while Windows 10 held 80.3% (The Register, 2022). Source: The Register, \"Windows 11 is within touching distance of Windows XP\" (https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/19/windows_11_marketshare/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2022-04-restates-lansweeper-win11-share-1-44pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "silicon-2022-04-restates-lansweeper-win11-share-jan-2022-0-52pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "0.5% of PCs in Lansweeper's January 2022 scan ran Windows 11, rising to 1.4% by 4 April 2022 (Silicon UK, 2022).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 0.52,
      "unit": "% of PCs scanned by Lansweeper",
      "display_value": "0.5%",
      "display_label": "share of PCs in Lansweeper's scan, January 2022 (via Silicon UK)",
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      "row_label": "January 2022 (via Silicon UK)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2022-01",
      "population": "PCs scanned by Lansweeper (more than 10 million Microsoft devices in the April update)",
      "sample_n": 10000000,
      "publisher": "Silicon UK",
      "source_title": "Windows XP Still More Widely Used Than Windows 11, Says Lansweeper",
      "source_url": "https://www.silicon.co.uk/workspace/windows-xp-still-more-widely-used-than-windows-11-says-lansweeper-452425",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2022-04-19",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Four months ago Lansweeper provided a sobering insight into the reception of the Windows 11 operating system, when it found that just 0.52 percent PCs ran Redmond's latest operating system in January 2022.",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "lansweeper-enterprise-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Earliest Lansweeper adoption point found. Silicon UK also carries the April 2022 figure (1.44%) and the end-of-life OS share falling to 6.6% from 9.75% in January 2022.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#silicon-2022-04-restates-lansweeper-win11-share-jan-2022-0-52pct",
      "citation_text": "0.5% of PCs in Lansweeper's January 2022 scan ran Windows 11, rising to 1.4% by 4 April 2022 (Silicon UK, 2022). Source: Silicon UK, \"Windows XP Still More Widely Used Than Windows 11, Says Lansweeper\" (https://www.silicon.co.uk/workspace/windows-xp-still-more-widely-used-than-windows-11-says-lansweeper-452425). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#silicon-2022-04-restates-lansweeper-win11-share-jan-2022-0-52pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "techradar-2023-05-restates-lansweeper-business-win10-80pct-win11-5-5pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "80% of business devices in Lansweeper's spring 2023 data still ran Windows 10, and 5.5% of compatible business devices ran Windows 11, up from 2.6% about six months earlier (TechRadar, 2023).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 5.5,
      "unit": "% of compatible business devices in Lansweeper's data, as restated by TechRadar",
      "display_value": "5.5%",
      "display_label": "Lansweeper spring 2023 adoption as restated by TechRadar",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2023-05",
      "population": "business devices scanned by Lansweeper customers (as restated)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "TechRadar",
      "source_title": "It's not just you: even your work PC doesn't want to upgrade to Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://www.techradar.com/news/lots-of-businesses-still-just-arent-ready-for-windows-11",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-05-23",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Current figures suggest that 5.5% of compatible business devices are running Windows 11, up from 2.6% over the course of around six months.",
      "locator": "Paragraph beginning 'Current figures suggest'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "lansweeper-enterprise-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Note the denominator: 'compatible business devices', not all devices. TechRadar also gives 80% of businesses still on Windows 10, 42.7% of workstations failing the CPU requirement, 4.3% on Windows 7 or 8 and 1.22% on Vista, XP or Windows 2000. Lansweeper's own page for this cut was not located (same overwritten URL).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2023-05-restates-lansweeper-business-win10-80pct-win11-5-5pct",
      "citation_text": "80% of business devices in Lansweeper's spring 2023 data still ran Windows 10, and 5.5% of compatible business devices ran Windows 11, up from 2.6% about six months earlier (TechRadar, 2023). Source: TechRadar, \"It's not just you: even your work PC doesn't want to upgrade to Windows 11\" (https://www.techradar.com/news/lots-of-businesses-still-just-arent-ready-for-windows-11). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2023-05-restates-lansweeper-business-win10-80pct-win11-5-5pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2024-08-endpoints-not-on-win11-82pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "82% of the more than 750,000 enterprise Windows endpoints in ControlUp's August 2024 sample had not yet migrated to Windows 11, and 18% were running it (ControlUp, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 82,
      "unit": "% of enterprise Windows endpoints managed by ControlUp customers",
      "display_value": "82%",
      "display_label": "share of ControlUp-managed enterprise endpoints, early August 2024 (ControlUp)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-08",
      "population": "over 750,000 enterprise Windows endpoint devices managed by ControlUp as of early August 2024",
      "sample_n": 750000,
      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "ControlUp Study Reveals Over 82% of Enterprise Windows Endpoint Devices Are Not Yet Running Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/controlup-study-reveals-over-82-of-enterprise-windows-endpoint-devices-are-not-yet-running-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-08-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Across a sample set of over 750,000 enterprise Windows endpoint devices, the findings reveal that 82% have not yet migrated to Windows 11, while only 18% are running the new Microsoft operating system.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the press release (San Francisco, August 6, 2024)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "controlup-enterprise-not-migrated",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ControlUp is a digital employee experience vendor; the sample is endpoints managed through its product. Measure: share of managed enterprise endpoints in ControlUp's sample.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2024-08-endpoints-not-on-win11-82pct",
      "citation_text": "82% of the more than 750,000 enterprise Windows endpoints in ControlUp's August 2024 sample had not yet migrated to Windows 11, and 18% were running it (ControlUp, 2024). Source: ControlUp, \"ControlUp Study Reveals Over 82% of Enterprise Windows Endpoint Devices Are Not Yet Running Windows 11\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/controlup-study-reveals-over-82-of-enterprise-windows-endpoint-devices-are-not-yet-running-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2024-08-endpoints-not-on-win11-82pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2024-08-endpoints-on-win11-18pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "18% of the more than 750,000 enterprise Windows endpoints in ControlUp's August 2024 sample were running Windows 11 (ControlUp, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of enterprise Windows endpoints managed by ControlUp customers",
      "display_value": "18%",
      "display_label": "share of ControlUp-managed enterprise endpoints, early August 2024 (ControlUp)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-08",
      "population": "over 750,000 enterprise Windows endpoint devices managed by ControlUp as of early August 2024",
      "sample_n": 750000,
      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "ControlUp Study Reveals Over 82% of Enterprise Windows Endpoint Devices Are Not Yet Running Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/controlup-study-reveals-over-82-of-enterprise-windows-endpoint-devices-are-not-yet-running-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-08-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "82% have not yet migrated to Windows 11, while only 18% are running the new Microsoft operating system.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the press release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "controlup-enterprise-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Complement of the 82% figure.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2024-08-endpoints-on-win11-18pct",
      "citation_text": "18% of the more than 750,000 enterprise Windows endpoints in ControlUp's August 2024 sample were running Windows 11 (ControlUp, 2024). Source: ControlUp, \"ControlUp Study Reveals Over 82% of Enterprise Windows Endpoint Devices Are Not Yet Running Windows 11\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/controlup-study-reveals-over-82-of-enterprise-windows-endpoint-devices-are-not-yet-running-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2024-08-endpoints-on-win11-18pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2024-08-of-unmigrated-ready-88pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "88% of the enterprise endpoints not yet on Windows 11 in ControlUp's August 2024 sample were hardware-ready to migrate, 1% could be upgraded to meet the requirements and 11% needed full replacement (ControlUp, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 88,
      "unit": "% of enterprise endpoints not yet migrated to Windows 11 in ControlUp's sample",
      "display_value": "88%",
      "display_label": "readiness of not-yet-migrated endpoints, August 2024 (ControlUp)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-08",
      "population": "enterprise Windows endpoints not yet migrated to Windows 11 among over 750,000 managed by ControlUp",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "ControlUp Study Reveals Over 82% of Enterprise Windows Endpoint Devices Are Not Yet Running Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/controlup-study-reveals-over-82-of-enterprise-windows-endpoint-devices-are-not-yet-running-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-08-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Of the devices yet to migrate, 88% are ready for migration, 1% can be upgraded to meet the requirements prior to migration, and 11% need to be fully replaced",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the press release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "DENOMINATOR: the 88%, 1% and 11% are shares of the devices NOT yet upgraded (82% of the sample), not of all endpoints. Of all endpoints, replacement-needing devices are about 9% (0.11 times 0.82; derived).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2024-08-of-unmigrated-ready-88pct",
      "citation_text": "88% of the enterprise endpoints not yet on Windows 11 in ControlUp's August 2024 sample were hardware-ready to migrate, 1% could be upgraded to meet the requirements and 11% needed full replacement (ControlUp, 2024). Source: ControlUp, \"ControlUp Study Reveals Over 82% of Enterprise Windows Endpoint Devices Are Not Yet Running Windows 11\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/controlup-study-reveals-over-82-of-enterprise-windows-endpoint-devices-are-not-yet-running-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2024-08-of-unmigrated-ready-88pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2024-08-of-unmigrated-need-replacement-11pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "11% of the enterprise endpoints not yet on Windows 11 in ControlUp's August 2024 sample needed to be fully replaced to run it (ControlUp, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 11,
      "unit": "% of enterprise endpoints not yet migrated to Windows 11 in ControlUp's sample",
      "display_value": "11%",
      "display_label": "replacement-needing share of not-yet-migrated endpoints, August 2024 (ControlUp)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "ControlUp, Aug 2024: of endpoints not yet on Windows 11, need full replacement (750,000+ sample)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-08",
      "population": "enterprise Windows endpoints not yet migrated to Windows 11 among over 750,000 managed by ControlUp",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "ControlUp Study Reveals Over 82% of Enterprise Windows Endpoint Devices Are Not Yet Running Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/controlup-study-reveals-over-82-of-enterprise-windows-endpoint-devices-are-not-yet-running-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-08-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "A new Windows 11 readiness assessment tool from ControlUp reveals over 11% of Windows endpoint devices need to be replaced to run Windows 11",
      "locator": "Press release subheading",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "controlup-need-replacement",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The subheading says 'over 11% of Windows endpoint devices' without the 'of those yet to migrate' qualifier that the body supplies; use the body's denominator.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2024-08-of-unmigrated-need-replacement-11pct",
      "citation_text": "11% of the enterprise endpoints not yet on Windows 11 in ControlUp's August 2024 sample needed to be fully replaced to run it (ControlUp, 2024). Source: ControlUp, \"ControlUp Study Reveals Over 82% of Enterprise Windows Endpoint Devices Are Not Yet Running Windows 11\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/controlup-study-reveals-over-82-of-enterprise-windows-endpoint-devices-are-not-yet-running-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2024-08-of-unmigrated-need-replacement-11pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2024-08-sample-750000-endpoints",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "ControlUp's August 2024 Windows 11 readiness figures were compiled from over 750,000 enterprise Windows devices under its management as of early August 2024 (ControlUp, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 750000,
      "unit": "enterprise Windows endpoint devices in ControlUp's sample",
      "display_value": "750,000",
      "display_label": "sample size, early August 2024 (ControlUp)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-08",
      "population": "enterprise Windows devices managed by ControlUp",
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      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "ControlUp Study Reveals Over 82% of Enterprise Windows Endpoint Devices Are Not Yet Running Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/controlup-study-reveals-over-82-of-enterprise-windows-endpoint-devices-are-not-yet-running-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-08-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The ControlUp Windows 11 readiness data is compiled from a sample set of over 750,000 enterprise Windows devices managed by ControlUp as of early August 2024.",
      "locator": "Methodology paragraph near the end of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Methodology record.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2024-08-sample-750000-endpoints",
      "citation_text": "ControlUp's August 2024 Windows 11 readiness figures were compiled from over 750,000 enterprise Windows devices under its management as of early August 2024 (ControlUp, 2024). Source: ControlUp, \"ControlUp Study Reveals Over 82% of Enterprise Windows Endpoint Devices Are Not Yet Running Windows 11\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/controlup-study-reveals-over-82-of-enterprise-windows-endpoint-devices-are-not-yet-running-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2024-08-sample-750000-endpoints."
    },
    {
      "id": "register-2024-08-restates-controlup-88pct-ready-82pct-not-migrated",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "The Register restated ControlUp's August 2024 study as 88% of the endpoints not already on Windows 11 being ready to upgrade and 82% of the more than 750,000 devices yet to make the jump (The Register, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 88,
      "unit": "% of enterprise endpoints not yet on Windows 11 in ControlUp's sample, as restated by The Register",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-08",
      "population": "enterprise Windows endpoints not yet on Windows 11 in ControlUp's sample (as restated)",
      "sample_n": 750000,
      "publisher": "The Register",
      "source_title": "Survey says 4 in 5 enterprise endpoints could run Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/07/survey_windows_on_enterprise/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-08-07",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "a survey of more than 750,000 Windows endpoints indicates that a healthy 88 percent of those not already running the tech giant's latest operating system are ready for an upgrade.",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Faithful on the denominator ('of those not already running'). The headline '4 in 5 enterprise endpoints could run Windows 11' blends the 88% with the 82%; of all endpoints, ready-or-already-on is about 0.18 plus 0.88 times 0.82 = 90% (derived).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2024-08-restates-controlup-88pct-ready-82pct-not-migrated",
      "citation_text": "The Register restated ControlUp's August 2024 study as 88% of the endpoints not already on Windows 11 being ready to upgrade and 82% of the more than 750,000 devices yet to make the jump (The Register, 2024). Source: The Register, \"Survey says 4 in 5 enterprise endpoints could run Windows 11\" (https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/07/survey_windows_on_enterprise/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2024-08-restates-controlup-88pct-ready-82pct-not-migrated."
    },
    {
      "id": "techradar-2024-08-restates-controlup-88pct-82pct-11pct-1pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "TechRadar restated ControlUp's August 2024 figures as 88% of those yet to upgrade able to move to Windows 11, 82% yet to make the leap, 11% needing full replacement and 1% requiring an upgrade (TechRadar, 2024).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 82,
      "unit": "% of enterprise Windows endpoints in ControlUp's sample, as restated by TechRadar",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2024-08",
      "population": "enterprise Windows endpoints in ControlUp's sample (as restated)",
      "sample_n": 750000,
      "publisher": "TechRadar",
      "source_title": "Almost all Windows 10 systems can be upgraded to the new version, so why are businesses holding back?",
      "source_url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/almost-all-windows-10-systems-can-be-upgraded-to-the-new-version-so-why-are-businesses-holding-back",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-08-08",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "ControlUp found 88% of those yet to upgrade were able to cope with the move to Windows 11, 82% are yet to make the leap - with 11% needing to be fully replaced, and 1% requiring an upgrade.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the article body",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Faithful restatement including the denominator for the 88%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2024-08-restates-controlup-88pct-82pct-11pct-1pct",
      "citation_text": "TechRadar restated ControlUp's August 2024 figures as 88% of those yet to upgrade able to move to Windows 11, 82% yet to make the leap, 11% needing full replacement and 1% requiring an upgrade (TechRadar, 2024). Source: TechRadar, \"Almost all Windows 10 systems can be upgraded to the new version, so why are businesses holding back?\" (https://www.techradar.com/pro/almost-all-windows-10-systems-can-be-upgraded-to-the-new-version-so-why-are-businesses-holding-back). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2024-08-restates-controlup-88pct-82pct-11pct-1pct."
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    {
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      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "By March 2025 ControlUp's Windows 11 readiness sample had grown from 750,000 to 1,100,000 enterprise Windows endpoints (ControlUp, 2025).",
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      "population": "enterprise Windows endpoints managed by ControlUp customers",
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      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Migration Alert: 8 Months Until Windows 10 End-of-Life",
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      "quote": "Previously, we surveyed 750,000 devices, and in the seven months since, we've expanded our survey to 1,100,000 Windows endpoints, so there is a much larger sample size.",
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      "notes": "Page metadata gives datePublished 2025-03-24; the title ('8 months until' 14 October 2025) and 'seven months since' August 2024 suggest the data cut is February to March 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-02-sample-1-1-million-endpoints",
      "citation_text": "By March 2025 ControlUp's Windows 11 readiness sample had grown from 750,000 to 1,100,000 enterprise Windows endpoints (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Windows 11 Migration Alert: 8 Months Until Windows 10 End-of-Life\" (https://www.controlup.com/blog/windows-11-migration-alert-8-months-until-windows-10-end-of-life/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-02-sample-1-1-million-endpoints."
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    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-02-of-unmigrated-ready-87pct-replace-13pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "87% of the enterprise endpoints not yet on Windows 11 in ControlUp's March 2025 sample of 1.1 million devices were hardware-ready to migrate and 13% needed replacement (ControlUp, 2025).",
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      "value": 87,
      "unit": "% of enterprise endpoints not yet migrated to Windows 11 in ControlUp's sample",
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      "row_label": "ControlUp, Mar 2025: of endpoints not yet on Windows 11, hardware-ready (1.1 million sample)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-03",
      "population": "enterprise Windows endpoints not yet migrated to Windows 11 among 1.1 million managed by ControlUp customers",
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      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Migration Alert: 8 Months Until Windows 10 End-of-Life",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/blog/windows-11-migration-alert-8-months-until-windows-10-end-of-life/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-03-24",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "As of this writing, the number of devices that are ready to move to Windows 11 is 87%, with 13% needing replacement. And this is excluding the number of machines that have migrated to Windows 11",
      "locator": "Section on readiness trends, paragraph beginning 'Previously, we surveyed'",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "controlup-need-replacement",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "DENOMINATOR: devices not yet migrated ('excluding the number of machines that have migrated'). ControlUp notes the ready share held steady (88% in August 2024, 87% here) because replacement-needing devices leave fleets at about the rate others migrate.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-02-of-unmigrated-ready-87pct-replace-13pct",
      "citation_text": "87% of the enterprise endpoints not yet on Windows 11 in ControlUp's March 2025 sample of 1.1 million devices were hardware-ready to migrate and 13% needed replacement (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Windows 11 Migration Alert: 8 Months Until Windows 10 End-of-Life\" (https://www.controlup.com/blog/windows-11-migration-alert-8-months-until-windows-10-end-of-life/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-02-of-unmigrated-ready-87pct-replace-13pct."
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    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-02-endpoints-on-win11-39pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "39% of the enterprise Windows endpoints in ControlUp's sample were running Windows 11 by March 2025, up from 18% when tracking began in August 2024 (ControlUp, 2025).",
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      "short_refs": null,
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      "unit": "% of enterprise Windows endpoints managed by ControlUp customers",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-03",
      "population": "1.1 million enterprise Windows endpoints managed by ControlUp customers",
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      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Migration Alert: 8 Months Until Windows 10 End-of-Life",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/blog/windows-11-migration-alert-8-months-until-windows-10-end-of-life/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-03-24",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "When we started tracking this data, the number of devices that had migrated to Windows 11 was 18% on and today it sits at 39%.",
      "locator": "Section on readiness trends, paragraph beginning 'When we started tracking'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "controlup-enterprise-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "ControlUp remarks that this 'nearly mirrors' StatCounter's 38% Windows 11 share at the time (different measure: page views).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-02-endpoints-on-win11-39pct",
      "citation_text": "39% of the enterprise Windows endpoints in ControlUp's sample were running Windows 11 by March 2025, up from 18% when tracking began in August 2024 (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Windows 11 Migration Alert: 8 Months Until Windows 10 End-of-Life\" (https://www.controlup.com/blog/windows-11-migration-alert-8-months-until-windows-10-end-of-life/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-02-endpoints-on-win11-39pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-06-endpoints-not-migrated-50pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "50% of the more than one million enterprise Windows endpoints managed in ControlUp's sample had yet to complete their migration to Windows 11 in June 2025, four months before Windows 10 end of support (ControlUp, 2025).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 50,
      "unit": "% of enterprise Windows endpoints managed by ControlUp customers",
      "display_value": "50%",
      "display_label": "share of ControlUp-managed enterprise endpoints, June 2025 (ControlUp)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "more than one million enterprise Windows endpoint devices under ControlUp management as of June 2025",
      "sample_n": 1000000,
      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "revealing that 50% of enterprise Windows endpoints have yet to complete their migration to Windows 11. This marks a significant improvement from last year's data, when over 82% of enterprise devices were not running Windows 11.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the press release (San Francisco, June 26, 2025)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "controlup-enterprise-not-migrated",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Measure: share of managed enterprise endpoints in ControlUp's sample. Complement: 50% on Windows 11 (derived).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-endpoints-not-migrated-50pct",
      "citation_text": "50% of the more than one million enterprise Windows endpoints managed in ControlUp's sample had yet to complete their migration to Windows 11 in June 2025, four months before Windows 10 end of support (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-endpoints-not-migrated-50pct."
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    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-06-win11-by-sector-education-77pct-technology-73pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "77% of enterprise endpoints in education and 73% in technology were already running Windows 11 in June 2025, against 41% in healthcare and 45% in finance, in ControlUp's sample of over one million endpoints (ControlUp, 2025).",
      "short_statement": "Education led in June 2025, with **77%** of its endpoints on Windows 11, against 73% in technology and 41% in healthcare.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 77,
      "unit": "% of enterprise Windows endpoints in the education sector in ControlUp's sample",
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      "display_label": "Windows 11 share by sector, June 2025 (ControlUp)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "enterprise Windows endpoints in the education sector among over one million managed by ControlUp customers",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Education and Technology sectors are leading the migration, with 77% and 73% of their devices already running Windows 11, respectively. In contrast, Healthcare (41%) and Finance (45%) are falling behind.",
      "locator": "Bullet 'Industry' in the key findings",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same bullet: 19% of healthcare endpoints need full replacement versus 3% in finance.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-win11-by-sector-education-77pct-technology-73pct",
      "citation_text": "77% of enterprise endpoints in education and 73% in technology were already running Windows 11 in June 2025, against 41% in healthcare and 45% in finance, in ControlUp's sample of over one million endpoints (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-win11-by-sector-education-77pct-technology-73pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-06-healthcare-endpoints-need-replacement-19pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "19% of healthcare endpoints in ControlUp's June 2025 sample needed to be replaced entirely before they could support Windows 11, against 3% in finance (ControlUp, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 19,
      "unit": "% of healthcare enterprise endpoints in ControlUp's sample",
      "display_value": "19%",
      "display_label": "replacement-needing share by sector, June 2025 (ControlUp)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "healthcare enterprise Windows endpoints among over one million managed by ControlUp customers",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "A deeper look reveals that 19% of Healthcare endpoints need to be replaced entirely before they can support Windows 11, compared to just 3% in Finance.",
      "locator": "Bullet 'Industry' in the key findings",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Denominator appears to be all healthcare endpoints (not only the unmigrated), unlike the 2024 88/1/11 split; the release does not say explicitly.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-healthcare-endpoints-need-replacement-19pct",
      "citation_text": "19% of healthcare endpoints in ControlUp's June 2025 sample needed to be replaced entirely before they could support Windows 11, against 3% in finance (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-healthcare-endpoints-need-replacement-19pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-06-win11-by-region-americas-43pct-europe-70pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "43% of enterprise endpoints in the Americas had been upgraded to Windows 11 by June 2025, against 70% in Europe and 66% in other regions, even though 87% of the Americas devices were Windows 11-ready (ControlUp, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 43,
      "unit": "% of enterprise Windows endpoints in the Americas in ControlUp's sample",
      "display_value": "43%",
      "display_label": "Windows 11 share by region, June 2025 (ControlUp)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Americas",
      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "enterprise Windows endpoints in the Americas among over one million managed by ControlUp customers",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "the Americas are furthest behind, with only 43% of enterprise endpoints upgraded to Windows 11, even though 87% of those devices are Windows 11 ready. Europe leads all regions at 70% completion, followed by other global regions at 66%.",
      "locator": "Bullet 'Region' in the key findings",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Contrasts with StatCounter's page-view data, where Europe lagged the world in 2025; the two measure different populations (managed enterprise endpoints versus web traffic).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-win11-by-region-americas-43pct-europe-70pct",
      "citation_text": "43% of enterprise endpoints in the Americas had been upgraded to Windows 11 by June 2025, against 70% in Europe and 66% in other regions, even though 87% of the Americas devices were Windows 11-ready (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-win11-by-region-americas-43pct-europe-70pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-06-very-large-orgs-migrated-42pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "42% of migrations had been completed at very large organisations (over 10,000 Windows devices) in ControlUp's June 2025 sample, the least prepared group (ControlUp, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 42,
      "unit": "% of Windows endpoints migrated at organisations with over 10,000 Windows devices in ControlUp's sample",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "Windows endpoints at organisations with over 10,000 Windows devices among over one million managed by ControlUp customers",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "very large organizations (with over 10K Windows devices) are the least prepared for the end of Windows 10 support, with just 42% of migrations completed.",
      "locator": "Bullet 'Organization size' in the key findings",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": null,
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-very-large-orgs-migrated-42pct",
      "citation_text": "42% of migrations had been completed at very large organisations (over 10,000 Windows devices) in ControlUp's June 2025 sample, the least prepared group (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-very-large-orgs-migrated-42pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-06-sample-over-1-million-endpoints",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "ControlUp's June 2025 Windows 11 readiness findings are based on more than one million enterprise Windows endpoint devices under its management as of June 2025 (ControlUp, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 1000000,
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "enterprise Windows endpoint devices under ControlUp management",
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      "source_title": "Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "ControlUp's findings are based on a sample set of more than one million enterprise Windows endpoint devices under management as of June 2025.",
      "locator": "Methodology paragraph near the end of the release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
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      "notes": "Methodology record.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-sample-over-1-million-endpoints",
      "citation_text": "ControlUp's June 2025 Windows 11 readiness findings are based on more than one million enterprise Windows endpoint devices under its management as of June 2025 (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Half of Enterprise Windows Endpoints Have Not Yet Migrated to Windows 11, According to ControlUp Study\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/half-of-enterprise-windows-endpoints-have-not-yet-migrated-to-windows-11/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-sample-over-1-million-endpoints."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-06-win11-majority-mid-may-2025",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows 11 became the majority operating system across the millions of endpoints ControlUp monitors around mid-May 2025 (ControlUp, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": null,
      "unit": "crossover month (Windows 11 majority of ControlUp-monitored endpoints)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2025-05",
      "population": "millions of endpoints in ControlUp customer environments",
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      "source_title": "Analyzing Millions of Endpoints: What Our Data Reveals About Windows 11 Adoption Rate",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/blog/analyzing-millions-of-endpoints-what-our-data-reveals-about-windows-11-adoption/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "This graph illustrates the shift in operating system adoption, showing a clear decline in Windows 10 usage and a corresponding increase in Windows 11 adoption, with Windows 11 becoming the majority OS around mid-May.",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The page says 'Updated on: August 24, 2026' but its text carries no newer share figures; the adoption curve is an image. Enterprise crossover (May 2025) sits between Steam's (August 2024) and StatCounter desktop's (July 2025).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-win11-majority-mid-may-2025",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 became the majority operating system across the millions of endpoints ControlUp monitors around mid-May 2025 (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Analyzing Millions of Endpoints: What Our Data Reveals About Windows 11 Adoption Rate\" (https://www.controlup.com/blog/analyzing-millions-of-endpoints-what-our-data-reveals-about-windows-11-adoption/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-win11-majority-mid-may-2025."
    },
    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-06-enterprise-sku-share-90pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Around 90% of the Windows machines ControlUp monitors, whether on Windows 10 or Windows 11, run the Enterprise edition (87.7% of Windows 10 and 90% of Windows 11 deployments) (ControlUp, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 90,
      "unit": "% of Windows 11 machines in ControlUp customer environments on the Enterprise edition",
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      "source_title": "Analyzing Millions of Endpoints: What Our Data Reveals About Windows 11 Adoption Rate",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/blog/analyzing-millions-of-endpoints-what-our-data-reveals-about-windows-11-adoption/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
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      "published_at": "2025-06-26",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "We've observed consistent dominance of the Enterprise edition—around 90% of machines, whether running Windows 10 or Windows 11, are Enterprise SKUs.",
      "locator": "Section 'Enterprise vs. Pro: A Closer Look at Windows Editions'",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Confirms the population is managed enterprise fleets, useful for the 'what each tracker measures' note.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-enterprise-sku-share-90pct",
      "citation_text": "Around 90% of the Windows machines ControlUp monitors, whether on Windows 10 or Windows 11, run the Enterprise edition (87.7% of Windows 10 and 90% of Windows 11 deployments) (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"Analyzing Millions of Endpoints: What Our Data Reveals About Windows 11 Adoption Rate\" (https://www.controlup.com/blog/analyzing-millions-of-endpoints-what-our-data-reveals-about-windows-11-adoption/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-06-enterprise-sku-share-90pct."
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    {
      "id": "controlup-2025-10-business-machines-yet-to-migrate-21pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "21% of business machines in ControlUp's sample had yet to migrate to Windows 11 in late October 2025, per ControlUp's own summary of an IT Brew feature (ControlUp, 2025).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 21,
      "unit": "% of business Windows machines in ControlUp's sample",
      "display_value": "21%",
      "display_label": "share of ControlUp-monitored business machines, October 2025 (ControlUp press page)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "business Windows machines monitored by ControlUp",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "ControlUp",
      "source_title": "About ControlUp in World's Media (press and media page)",
      "source_url": "https://www.controlup.com/press/",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
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      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "ControlUp's latest analysis shows that 21% of business machines have yet to migrate, proving how widespread the slowdown remains.",
      "locator": "Media entry 'For some IT pros, the Windows 11 update isn't an easy switch' (IT Brew, 24 Oct 2025)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "controlup-enterprise-not-migrated",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The IT Brew article itself (itbrew.com, 24 Oct 2025) is behind a bot wall and could not be fetched; the quote is ControlUp's own summary on its press page, and the date is the IT Brew story's. No sample size or press release accompanies this figure; treat as a late-2025 ControlUp data point of lower provenance than the June 2025 release. Same page: ControlUp summarises an EUWID piece as 'only 13% of Windows devices are unable to upgrade to Windows 11'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-10-business-machines-yet-to-migrate-21pct",
      "citation_text": "21% of business machines in ControlUp's sample had yet to migrate to Windows 11 in late October 2025, per ControlUp's own summary of an IT Brew feature (ControlUp, 2025). Source: ControlUp, \"About ControlUp in World's Media (press and media page)\" (https://www.controlup.com/press/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#controlup-2025-10-business-machines-yet-to-migrate-21pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "techradar-2025-06-restates-controlup-half-not-switched",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "TechRadar restated ControlUp's June 2025 report as half of business-managed Windows devices not yet switched to Windows 11, with over 80% still on Windows 10 a year earlier (TechRadar, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 50,
      "unit": "% of business-managed Windows devices in ControlUp's sample, as restated by TechRadar",
      "display_value": "50%",
      "display_label": "ControlUp June 2025 study as restated by TechRadar",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "business-managed Windows devices in ControlUp's sample (as restated)",
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      "source_title": "Large enterprises are struggling with Windows 11 upgrades as Windows 10's end of life approaches",
      "source_url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/millions-of-windows-10-business-devices-havent-been-updated-to-windows-11-says-survey-heres-what-you-should-do-to-secure-yours",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-06-28",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "According to ControlUp's latest Windows 11 Readiness report, half of all business-managed Windows devices have not yet made the switch.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the article body",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Minor drift: 'over 80%' for the prior year versus ControlUp's 'over 82%'. Sector figures restated as 'over 70%' for education and tech (ControlUp: 77% and 73%).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2025-06-restates-controlup-half-not-switched",
      "citation_text": "TechRadar restated ControlUp's June 2025 report as half of business-managed Windows devices not yet switched to Windows 11, with over 80% still on Windows 10 a year earlier (TechRadar, 2025). Source: TechRadar, \"Large enterprises are struggling with Windows 11 upgrades as Windows 10's end of life approaches\" (https://www.techradar.com/pro/millions-of-windows-10-business-devices-havent-been-updated-to-windows-11-says-survey-heres-what-you-should-do-to-secure-yours). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#techradar-2025-06-restates-controlup-half-not-switched."
    },
    {
      "id": "nexthink-2025-09-win10-devices-drop-33pct-may-to-aug",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows 10 devices among Nexthink's customer endpoints fell 33% between 19 May and 1 August 2025 (Nexthink, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 33,
      "unit": "% decrease in Windows 10 devices among Nexthink customer endpoints",
      "display_value": "-33%",
      "display_label": "change 19 May to 1 August 2025 (Nexthink customer telemetry)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-08",
      "population": "Windows 10 endpoints in Nexthink customer environments",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Nexthink",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 custom support costs estimated to be in excess of $7bn",
      "source_url": "https://nexthink.com/press/windows-10-custom-support-costs-estimated-to-be-in-excess-of-dollar7bn",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "According to Nexthink analysis of customer endpoints, there has been a 33% decrease in Windows 10 devices between 19th May and 1st August.",
      "locator": "Third paragraph of the press release (Boston / Lausanne, 3 September 2025)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "A relative decline in device counts, not a share. Nexthink gives no device count for its own sample.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#nexthink-2025-09-win10-devices-drop-33pct-may-to-aug",
      "citation_text": "Windows 10 devices among Nexthink's customer endpoints fell 33% between 19 May and 1 August 2025 (Nexthink, 2025). Source: Nexthink, \"Windows 10 custom support costs estimated to be in excess of $7bn\" (https://nexthink.com/press/windows-10-custom-support-costs-estimated-to-be-in-excess-of-dollar7bn). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#nexthink-2025-09-win10-devices-drop-33pct-may-to-aug."
    },
    {
      "id": "nexthink-2025-09-estimate-181m-enterprise-win10-devices",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Nexthink estimated about 181 million enterprise Windows 10 devices in September 2025, by applying a 43% Windows 10 market share to an estimated 420 million commercial and public-sector Windows devices (30% of Microsoft's 1.4 billion) (Nexthink, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 181000000,
      "unit": "enterprise Windows 10 devices (Nexthink estimate)",
      "display_value": "181 million",
      "display_label": "Nexthink estimate, September 2025 (derived from market-share data)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "commercial and public-sector Windows devices (estimated)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Nexthink",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 custom support costs estimated to be in excess of $7bn",
      "source_url": "https://nexthink.com/press/windows-10-custom-support-costs-estimated-to-be-in-excess-of-dollar7bn",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "approximately 30% are in use by commercial or public sector organizations, equating to around 420 million enterprise Windows devices. The latest market share data shows Windows 10 still has a 43% market share, equivalent to roughly 181 million devices.",
      "locator": "Second paragraph of the press release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "A vendor estimate stacked on three assumptions (1.4 billion devices, 30% enterprise, 43% Windows 10 from an unnamed market-share source); label as an estimate if used. Nexthink projects 121 million by 14 October 2025 and a $7.3 billion first-year ESU bill at $61 per device; the projection is a 'numbers we will not publish' candidate.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#nexthink-2025-09-estimate-181m-enterprise-win10-devices",
      "citation_text": "Nexthink estimated about 181 million enterprise Windows 10 devices in September 2025, by applying a 43% Windows 10 market share to an estimated 420 million commercial and public-sector Windows devices (30% of Microsoft's 1.4 billion) (Nexthink, 2025). Source: Nexthink, \"Windows 10 custom support costs estimated to be in excess of $7bn\" (https://nexthink.com/press/windows-10-custom-support-costs-estimated-to-be-in-excess-of-dollar7bn). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#nexthink-2025-09-estimate-181m-enterprise-win10-devices."
    },
    {
      "id": "nexthink-2025-09-win11-crash-rate-1-2pct-vs-win10-0-6pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows 11 devices in Nexthink's customer data showed system crashes on 1.2% of devices against 0.6% for Windows 10, and hard resets on 9.9% against 8.5%, in 2025 (Nexthink, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 1.2,
      "unit": "% of Windows 11 devices with system crashes in Nexthink customer telemetry",
      "display_value": "1.2%",
      "display_label": "stability comparison, 2025 (Nexthink customer telemetry)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "Windows 10 and Windows 11 endpoints in Nexthink customer environments",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Nexthink",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 custom support costs estimated to be in excess of $7bn",
      "source_url": "https://nexthink.com/press/windows-10-custom-support-costs-estimated-to-be-in-excess-of-dollar7bn",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 devices are currently experiencing a higher level of instability, with more frequent system crashes (1.2% vs 0.6% for Windows 10) and hard resets (9.9% vs 8.5% for Windows 10).",
      "locator": "Paragraph beginning 'Nexthink's analysis of the digital experience'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Context for the 'what the refresh means' section; the release does not define the period over which crashes were counted.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#nexthink-2025-09-win11-crash-rate-1-2pct-vs-win10-0-6pct",
      "citation_text": "Windows 11 devices in Nexthink's customer data showed system crashes on 1.2% of devices against 0.6% for Windows 10, and hard resets on 9.9% against 8.5%, in 2025 (Nexthink, 2025). Source: Nexthink, \"Windows 10 custom support costs estimated to be in excess of $7bn\" (https://nexthink.com/press/windows-10-custom-support-costs-estimated-to-be-in-excess-of-dollar7bn). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#nexthink-2025-09-win11-crash-rate-1-2pct-vs-win10-0-6pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "kaspersky-2025-09-corporate-devices-on-win10-59-5pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "59.5% of corporate devices in Kaspersky Security Network data still ran Windows 10 in September 2025, against 51% in small businesses, with Windows 7 slightly above 6% in both groups (Kaspersky, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 59.5,
      "unit": "% of corporate devices among consenting Kaspersky Security Network users",
      "display_value": "59.5%",
      "display_label": "Windows 10 share of corporate devices, September 2025 (Kaspersky Security Network)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "Kaspersky Security Network, corporate devices, Windows 10, Sept 2025",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "corporate devices among consenting Kaspersky Security Network users",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Kaspersky",
      "source_title": "Kaspersky: More than half of PCs are still operating Windows 10 OS",
      "source_url": "https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/kaspersky-more-than-half-of-pcs-are-still-operating-windows-10-os",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "59.5% of corporate devices are running Windows 10, whereas in small business this figure is slightly lower at 51%. The share of Windows 7 OS users in both categories is slightly more than 6%.",
      "locator": "Fourth paragraph of the press release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Measure: anonymised OS metadata from consenting Kaspersky Security Network users; Kaspersky's user base skews to regions where it is sold (not North America), which may raise the Windows 10 share versus Lansweeper or ControlUp. Press release dated 3 September 2025 on the fetched page.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2025-09-corporate-devices-on-win10-59-5pct",
      "citation_text": "59.5% of corporate devices in Kaspersky Security Network data still ran Windows 10 in September 2025, against 51% in small businesses, with Windows 7 slightly above 6% in both groups (Kaspersky, 2025). Source: Kaspersky, \"Kaspersky: More than half of PCs are still operating Windows 10 OS\" (https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/kaspersky-more-than-half-of-pcs-are-still-operating-windows-10-os). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2025-09-corporate-devices-on-win10-59-5pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "kaspersky-2025-09-all-users-on-win10-53pct-win11-33pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "53% of all users in Kaspersky Security Network data still ran Windows 10 in September 2025, 33% had moved to Windows 11 and 8.5% of devices remained on Windows 7 (Kaspersky, 2025).",
      "short_statement": "Among Kaspersky's users, **53%** still ran Windows 10 in September 2025, a month before support ended, and 33% Windows 11.",
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 53,
      "unit": "% of consenting Kaspersky Security Network users",
      "display_value": "53%",
      "display_label": "OS shares among Kaspersky Security Network users, September 2025 (Kaspersky)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "consenting Kaspersky Security Network users (all segments)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Kaspersky",
      "source_title": "Kaspersky: More than half of PCs are still operating Windows 10 OS",
      "source_url": "https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/kaspersky-more-than-half-of-pcs-are-still-operating-windows-10-os",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "more than half of all users (53%) currently utilize Windows 10 OS. Furthermore, 8.5% of devices continue to operate on the outdated Windows 7 OS version",
      "locator": "Third paragraph of the press release",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Same paragraph: 'only 33% of users have already switched to Windows 11'. The 8.5% Windows 7 share is far above StatCounter's (about 2% in 2025) and Steam's (0.09%), reflecting Kaspersky's user mix; a useful 'why trackers disagree' example.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2025-09-all-users-on-win10-53pct-win11-33pct",
      "citation_text": "53% of all users in Kaspersky Security Network data still ran Windows 10 in September 2025, 33% had moved to Windows 11 and 8.5% of devices remained on Windows 7 (Kaspersky, 2025). Source: Kaspersky, \"Kaspersky: More than half of PCs are still operating Windows 10 OS\" (https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/kaspersky-more-than-half-of-pcs-are-still-operating-windows-10-os). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2025-09-all-users-on-win10-53pct-win11-33pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "kaspersky-2025-09-users-on-win11-33pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "33% of users in Kaspersky Security Network data had switched to Windows 11 by September 2025 (Kaspersky, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 33,
      "unit": "% of consenting Kaspersky Security Network users",
      "display_value": "33%",
      "display_label": "Windows 11 share among Kaspersky Security Network users, September 2025 (Kaspersky)",
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      "row_label": "Kaspersky users (Kaspersky Security Network)",
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "consenting Kaspersky Security Network users (all segments)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Kaspersky",
      "source_title": "Kaspersky: More than half of PCs are still operating Windows 10 OS",
      "source_url": "https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/kaspersky-more-than-half-of-pcs-are-still-operating-windows-10-os",
      "source_type": "manufacturer",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-09-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "According to Kaspersky Security Network, only 33% of users have already switched to Windows 11, the latest version of Windows OS, which indicates a high level of commitment to older OS versions.",
      "locator": "Third paragraph of the press release",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Shares do not sum to 100 (53 plus 33 plus 8.5 = 94.5); the remainder is other versions.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2025-09-users-on-win11-33pct",
      "citation_text": "33% of users in Kaspersky Security Network data had switched to Windows 11 by September 2025 (Kaspersky, 2025). Source: Kaspersky, \"Kaspersky: More than half of PCs are still operating Windows 10 OS\" (https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/kaspersky-more-than-half-of-pcs-are-still-operating-windows-10-os). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#kaspersky-2025-09-users-on-win11-33pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "zdnet-2025-10-restates-teamviewer-41pct-june-to-september",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "ZDNet restated TeamViewer's analysis as 41% of devices connecting via Windows 10 in a sample of 250 million sessions between June and September 2025 (ZDNet, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 41,
      "unit": "% of devices in TeamViewer's session sample, as restated by ZDNet",
      "display_value": "41%",
      "display_label": "TeamViewer 2025 analysis as restated by ZDNet",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-09",
      "population": "endpoints in TeamViewer's session sample (as restated)",
      "sample_n": 250000000,
      "publisher": "ZDNet",
      "source_title": "Windows 10 support officially ends today, and millions of PCs fall off the 'security cliff'",
      "source_url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-support-officially-ends-today-and-millions-of-pcs-fall-off-the-security-cliff/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-10-14",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Developers of the TeamViewer remote access platform analyzed a sample of 250 million TeamViewer sessions that occurred between June and September 2025 and found that 41% of devices connected via Windows 10.",
      "locator": "Paragraph beginning 'A few reliable recent data points are available'",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement drift: TeamViewer's release says 'over 40%' and 'July and September 2025'. ZDNet also restates ControlUp's mid-2025 finding as 'roughly half of all enterprise devices were still running Windows 10'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zdnet-2025-10-restates-teamviewer-41pct-june-to-september",
      "citation_text": "ZDNet restated TeamViewer's analysis as 41% of devices connecting via Windows 10 in a sample of 250 million sessions between June and September 2025 (ZDNet, 2025). Source: ZDNet, \"Windows 10 support officially ends today, and millions of PCs fall off the 'security cliff'\" (https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-support-officially-ends-today-and-millions-of-pcs-fall-off-the-security-cliff/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#zdnet-2025-10-restates-teamviewer-41pct-june-to-september."
    },
    {
      "id": "omdia-2025-10-via-register-commercial-pcs-on-win11-47-to-50pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "47% to 50% of commercial PCs worldwide were on Windows 11 in early October 2025, close to 60% in the US and perhaps 65% in EMEA, according to Omdia analyst Kieren Jessop (The Register, 2025).",
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      "value": 48.5,
      "unit": "% of commercial PCs worldwide (Omdia estimate; midpoint of 47 to 50)",
      "display_value": "47 to 50%",
      "display_label": "Omdia estimate of Windows 11 share of commercial PCs, October 2025 (via The Register)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "quote": "\"Globally, 47 to 50 percent of commercial PCs are on Windows 11,\" he said, highlighting geographic differences. \"In the US it's close to 60 percent now and in EMEA it may be 65 percent.\"",
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      "notes": "Analyst estimate, not telemetry: Omdia models the installed base from 25 years of shipment and replacement-cycle data. No Omdia document was found; the quote is from The Register's interview. Agrees closely with ControlUp's 50% (June 2025) and Lansweeper's 60.1% (September 2025).",
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      "citation_text": "47% to 50% of commercial PCs worldwide were on Windows 11 in early October 2025, close to 60% in the US and perhaps 65% in EMEA, according to Omdia analyst Kieren Jessop (The Register, 2025). Source: The Register, \"Hundreds of millions of business PCs are still on Windows 10 as D-Day nears\" (https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/business_windows_10_eol/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025-10-via-register-commercial-pcs-on-win11-47-to-50pct."
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      "quote": "Omdia calculates that 550 million of these machines are running in corporations and around half of those will not meet the end-of-life deadline to switch to Windows 11, analyst Kieren Jessop told The Register .",
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      "notes": "Restatement drift downstream: Windows Report (9 Oct 2025) and Tom's Guide rewrote this as '550 million corporate PCs are still on Windows 10' (the 550 million is ALL corporate Windows PCs; about 275 million, derived, were expected to miss the deadline). Jessop adds that around 20% of the machines that miss the deadline fail the hardware requirements, and that fewer than 30% of Windows users were still on Windows 7 at its January 2020 end of support.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025-10-via-register-550m-corporate-windows-pcs-half-miss-deadline",
      "citation_text": "Omdia calculated that 550 million of Microsoft's 1.4 billion Windows devices run in corporations and that around half of those would not have switched to Windows 11 by the October 2025 end-of-support date (The Register, 2025). Source: The Register, \"Hundreds of millions of business PCs are still on Windows 10 as D-Day nears\" (https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/business_windows_10_eol/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025-10-via-register-550m-corporate-windows-pcs-half-miss-deadline."
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      "quote": "Jessop estimates that around 20 percent of those machines that don't upgrade in time do not meet the hardware requirements to install Windows 11, as specified by Microsoft : the requisite Trusted Platform Module and a relatively modern CPU.",
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      "notes": "Denominator: machines that do not upgrade in time (about 275 million), so roughly 55 million hardware-blocked corporate PCs (derived, not stated). Compare ControlUp's 13% of unmigrated endpoints needing replacement (February 2025) and Lansweeper's 2.8% of remaining Windows 10 devices (July 2026).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025-10-via-register-20pct-of-late-machines-fail-hardware",
      "citation_text": "Around 20% of the corporate machines expected to miss the Windows 10 deadline did not meet Windows 11's hardware requirements (TPM 2.0 and a supported CPU), per Omdia's Kieren Jessop; the rest were held back by budgets and lack of compelling features (The Register, 2025). Source: The Register, \"Hundreds of millions of business PCs are still on Windows 10 as D-Day nears\" (https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/business_windows_10_eol/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#omdia-2025-10-via-register-20pct-of-late-machines-fail-hardware."
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    {
      "id": "windowsreport-2025-10-restates-omdia-550m-corporate-pcs-still-on-win10",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows Report restated Omdia's figure as roughly 550 million corporate PCs still on Windows 10, with around half not meeting the Windows 11 transition deadline (Windows Report, 2025).",
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      "publisher": "Windows Report",
      "source_title": "Millions of Business PCs to Miss Windows 11 Upgrade Deadline, Analysts Warn",
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      "quote": "According to data from Omdia, roughly 550 million corporate PCs are still on Windows 10, and around half of those won't meet the Windows 11 transition deadline.",
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      "notes": "Restatement drift: The Register's original says 550 million corporate Windows machines in total, about half not switched. Do not publish '550 million corporate PCs still on Windows 10'. The same article restates Jessop's regional shares as 'around 60% in the U.S. and 65% across Europe'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2025-10-restates-omdia-550m-corporate-pcs-still-on-win10",
      "citation_text": "Windows Report restated Omdia's figure as roughly 550 million corporate PCs still on Windows 10, with around half not meeting the Windows 11 transition deadline (Windows Report, 2025). Source: Windows Report, \"Millions of Business PCs to Miss Windows 11 Upgrade Deadline, Analysts Warn\" (https://windowsreport.com/?p=1474413). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2025-10-restates-omdia-550m-corporate-pcs-still-on-win10."
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      "statement": "19.7% of the Windows 10 and 11 PCs sampled through AdDuplex's advertising SDK in Microsoft Store apps ran Windows 11 in April 2022, with Windows 10 21H2 at 35.0% and 21H1 at 26.4% (AdDuplex, 2022).",
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      "population": "PCs running Windows 10 or 11 with Microsoft Store apps carrying the AdDuplex SDK (about 5,000 apps per OnMSFT)",
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      "source_title": "AdDuplex Report for April 2022 (Windows 10, 11 OS Worldwide (PCs))",
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      "quote": "\"Windows 11\",Share:.1974,featured:!0 ... The usage share of Windows 11 grew by less than 0.4% in April. That's on top of less than 0.2% growth in March.",
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      "series": "adduplex-win11",
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      "notes": "AdDuplex's report site is a single-page app; the figures were read from the April 2022 report's JavaScript data chunk saved in raw/ (adduplex-r202204.2c07793b.js). Population excludes Windows 7, 8 and older (AdDuplex only sampled Windows 10 and 11 PCs). Published date is the usual end-of-month release (OnMSFT covered it 27 April 2022). Other entries: Windows 10 21H2 .3496, 21H1 .2644, 20H2 .0613, 2004 .0648, Windows 11 Insiders .0067.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#adduplex-2022-04-win11-share-19-74pct",
      "citation_text": "19.7% of the Windows 10 and 11 PCs sampled through AdDuplex's advertising SDK in Microsoft Store apps ran Windows 11 in April 2022, with Windows 10 21H2 at 35.0% and 21H1 at 26.4% (AdDuplex, 2022). Source: AdDuplex, \"AdDuplex Report for April 2022 (Windows 10, 11 OS Worldwide (PCs))\" (https://reports.adduplex.com/#/r/2022-04). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#adduplex-2022-04-win11-share-19-74pct."
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    {
      "id": "adduplex-2022-06-win11-share-23-05pct-last-report",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "23.1% of the Windows 10 and 11 PCs in AdDuplex's app sample ran Windows 11 in June 2022, the last report AdDuplex published, with Windows 10 21H2 at 38.2% (AdDuplex, 2022).",
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      "quote": "\"Windows 11\",Share:.2305,featured:!0 ... Windows 11 still below 25%. Less than 3.5% of modern Windows PC upgraded to Windows 11 in the last 2 months.",
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      "notes": "June 2022 (r202206) is the last report listed in the AdDuplex reports app (the app's prefetch list ends at r202206; there was no May 2022 report). The page brief calls April 2022 'its last report'; it was the penultimate. Other entries: Windows 10 21H2 .3822, 21H1 .2388, 20H2 .0381, Windows 11 Insiders .0081. Thurrott rounds the figure to 23.1%.",
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      "citation_text": "23.1% of the Windows 10 and 11 PCs in AdDuplex's app sample ran Windows 11 in June 2022, the last report AdDuplex published, with Windows 10 21H2 at 38.2% (AdDuplex, 2022). Source: AdDuplex, \"AdDuplex Report for June 2022 (Windows 10, 11 OS Worldwide (PCs))\" (https://reports.adduplex.com/#/r/2022-06). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#adduplex-2022-06-win11-share-23-05pct-last-report."
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      "id": "onmsft-2022-04-restates-adduplex-19-7pct-and-5000-apps",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "OnMSFT reported AdDuplex's April 2022 Windows 11 share as 19.7% of surveyed systems, up from 19.4% in March and 19.3% in February, and noted the data comes from around 5,000 Windows Store apps running the AdDuplex SDK (OnMSFT, 2022).",
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      "quote": "It is important to note that AdDuplex's numbers aren't indicative of all Windows PCs. The data in the report is only collected from around 5,000 Windows Store apps running AdDuplex SDK v.2 (and higher).",
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      "notes": "Supplies the methodology sentence (about 5,000 apps) that the AdDuplex data chunk does not carry. OnMSFT also gives March (19.4%) and February 2022 (19.3%) values.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#onmsft-2022-04-restates-adduplex-19-7pct-and-5000-apps",
      "citation_text": "OnMSFT reported AdDuplex's April 2022 Windows 11 share as 19.7% of surveyed systems, up from 19.4% in March and 19.3% in February, and noted the data comes from around 5,000 Windows Store apps running the AdDuplex SDK (OnMSFT, 2022). Source: OnMSFT, \"Windows 11 Usage Share grew by less than 0.4% in April\" (https://onmsft.com/news/ad-duplex-windows-11-usage-share-april). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#onmsft-2022-04-restates-adduplex-19-7pct-and-5000-apps."
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    {
      "id": "thurrott-2022-07-restates-adduplex-june-2022-23-1pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Thurrott reported AdDuplex's June 2022 survey as Windows 11 at 23.1% and Windows 10 21H2 at 38.2% (up from 35%), with no report issued for May 2022 (Thurrott, 2022).",
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      "source_title": "Windows 11 Inches Closer to 25% Market Share in Latest AdDuplex Report",
      "source_url": "https://www.thurrott.com/?p=269495",
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      "quote": "Windows 11 claimed a 23.1% market share in AdDuplex's latest survey for June 2022. There was no new data last month, but Windows 11 had a 19.7% market share in AdDuplex's April 2022 report",
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      "notes": "Thurrott calls it 'market share'; AdDuplex's own label is usage share of PCs running apps with its SDK. Published date approximate (article covers the end-of-June report); check byline.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#thurrott-2022-07-restates-adduplex-june-2022-23-1pct",
      "citation_text": "Thurrott reported AdDuplex's June 2022 survey as Windows 11 at 23.1% and Windows 10 21H2 at 38.2% (up from 35%), with no report issued for May 2022 (Thurrott, 2022). Source: Thurrott, \"Windows 11 Inches Closer to 25% Market Share in Latest AdDuplex Report\" (https://www.thurrott.com/?p=269495). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#thurrott-2022-07-restates-adduplex-june-2022-23-1pct."
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      "id": "steam-2026-09-win11-share-71-34pct",
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      "statement": "71.3% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 (64-bit) in September 2026, up 0.4 points on August, against 23.6% on Windows 10 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
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      "quote": "OS Version Windows 11 64 bit 71.34% +0.37% ... Windows 95.03% +1.08% Windows 11 64 bit 71.34% +0.37% Windows 10 64 bit 23.61% +0.71%",
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      "notes": "Latest month at collection (12 Oct 2026); Valve posts each month's results in the first days of the following month and shows only the current month with the month-on-month change. Implied August 2026 value 70.97% (71.34 minus 0.37), matching the page brief's 'Aug 2026 70.97%'. Shares are of all participants (Windows, macOS and Linux combined), so Windows 11's share of Windows participants is higher (71.34 / 95.03 = 75.1%, derived).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-09-win11-share-71-34pct",
      "citation_text": "71.3% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 (64-bit) in September 2026, up 0.4 points on August, against 23.6% on Windows 10 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-09-win11-share-71-34pct."
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    {
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      "statement": "23.6% of Steam survey participants still ran Windows 10 (64-bit) in September 2026, up 0.7 points on August (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
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      "quote": "Windows 10 64 bit 23.61% +0.71%",
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      "citation_text": "23.6% of Steam survey participants still ran Windows 10 (64-bit) in September 2026, up 0.7 points on August (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-09-win10-share-23-61pct."
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      "citation_text": "95.0% of Steam survey participants ran some version of Windows in September 2026, with Linux at 3.1% and macOS at 1.9% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-09-windows-total-share-95-03pct."
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      "statement": "3.1% of Steam survey participants ran Linux in September 2026, down 0.9 points from 3.9% in August, with CachyOS (0.55%) the most common distribution (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
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      "formula": null,
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      "notes": "Implied August 2026 Linux share 3.90% (3.05 plus 0.85), the highest in the series; Steam Deck (SteamOS) counts as Linux. Linux was 1.13% in October 2021 and 2.68% in September 2025.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-09-linux-share-3-05pct",
      "citation_text": "3.1% of Steam survey participants ran Linux in September 2026, down 0.9 points from 3.9% in August, with CachyOS (0.55%) the most common distribution (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-09-linux-share-3-05pct."
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    {
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      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
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      "series": "steam-macos",
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      "notes": "Valve labels the category 'OSX'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-09-macos-share-1-92pct",
      "citation_text": "1.9% of Steam survey participants ran macOS in September 2026 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-09-macos-share-1-92pct."
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      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-09-win7-no-longer-listed",
      "citation_text": "Windows 7 no longer appears as a listed operating system in the September 2026 Steam survey, where all Windows versions other than 11 and 10 together account for about 0.1% of participants (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-09-win7-no-longer-listed."
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Valve does not publish the number of participants, so sample_n is null for every Steam record. Because who is asked changes month to month, single-month swings (March 2023, October 2023, February 2025, February 2026) reflect the participant mix, not real migration; outlets attribute them to the share of Simplified Chinese respondents.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-survey-method-voluntary-anonymous-monthly",
      "citation_text": "Valve describes the Steam Hardware and Software Survey as a monthly survey of what hardware and software its customers use, in which participation is optional and anonymous (Valve, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-survey-method-voluntary-anonymous-monthly."
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    {
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      "statement": "63.0% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in September 2025, a year before the 71.3% of September 2026 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025).",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Trend card: +8.3 points year on year to September 2026 (71.34 minus 63.04; derived). Saved as raw/trackers-steam-enterprise/steam-wayback/20251003045730.html.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-09-win11-share-63-04pct",
      "citation_text": "63.0% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in September 2025, a year before the 71.3% of September 2026 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2025\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-09-win11-share-63-04pct."
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    {
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win10",
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      "notes": "Down 8.6 points to 23.61% in September 2026 (derived).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-09-win10-share-32-18pct",
      "citation_text": "32.2% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 10 in September 2025, the month before its end of support (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2025\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-09-win10-share-32-18pct."
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    {
      "id": "steam-2025-09-linux-share-2-68pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "2.7% of Steam survey participants ran Linux in September 2025, against 3.1% a year later (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025).",
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      "quote": "Windows 95.40% ... OSX 1.91% ... Linux 2.68%",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-linux",
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      "notes": "Category change values for this snapshot are in the saved HTML.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-09-linux-share-2-68pct",
      "citation_text": "2.7% of Steam survey participants ran Linux in September 2025, against 3.1% a year later (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2025\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-09-linux-share-2-68pct."
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      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "49.2% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in August 2024, overtaking Windows 10 (47.1%) for the first time in the Steam survey (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2024).",
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      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": true,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Confirms the page brief's crossover (49.17% vs 47.09%). The lead reversed in September 2024 (Windows 10 48.66% vs Windows 11 47.69%) and Windows 11 led for good from October 2024 (51.97% vs 45.95%). Guru3D (3 Sept 2024) was among the first outlets to report it.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2024-08-crossover-win11-share-49-17pct",
      "citation_text": "49.2% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in August 2024, overtaking Windows 10 (47.1%) for the first time in the Steam survey (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2024). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: August 2024\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2024-08-crossover-win11-share-49-17pct."
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      "notes": "Note the change columns: Valve's September 2024 page shows Windows 11 +1.57 and Windows 10 -1.48 relative to a revised August base, not to the August figures it had published (49.17 / 47.09); Valve's month-on-month deltas do not always reconcile with the previous month's page. The series CSV records the published level each month.",
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      "citation_text": "48.7% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 10 in September 2024 against 47.7% on Windows 11, briefly reversing August's crossover before Windows 11 pulled ahead for good in October 2024 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2024). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2024\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2024-09-win10-back-ahead-48-66pct."
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      "notes": "CORRECTION to the page brief: June 2025 was 59.84%, not 'over 60%'. The first month above 60% was August 2025 (60.39%); July 2025 was 59.90%. Gigazine's claim that Windows 11 'exceeded 60%' in June 2025 is wrong by 0.16 points; Windows Report (4 July 2025) reported the 59.84% correctly.",
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      "notes": "Windows 7 shares in the Steam series move with the participant mix (3.89% Oct 2021, 4.14% Mar 2022, 2.04% Jul 2022, 3.59% Oct 2022, 1.66% Dec 2022, 0.68% Dec 2023, 0.15% Dec 2024, 0.07% Sept 2025).",
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      "citation_text": "4.1% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 7 (64-bit) in March 2022, the highest Windows 7 share in the series since Windows 11's launch (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2022). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2022\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2022-03-win7-share-peak-4-14pct."
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      "id": "steam-2023-03-sample-swing-win11-22-41pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "22.4% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in March 2023, a one-month drop of 9.7 points that reversed the next month (33.4% in April 2023), a participant-mix swing rather than migration (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2023).",
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      "value": 22.41,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "22.4%",
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      "source_title": "Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2023",
      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "quote": "Windows 10 64 bit 73.95% +11.62% Windows 11 64 bit 22.41% -9.65%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20230403124705/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, rows Windows 10 64 bit and Windows 11 64 bit",
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      "notes": "Same month: Windows total 97.75%, Linux 0.84%, macOS 1.41%, all consistent with a surge of respondents from China (Gigazine cites a 25.35% rise in Simplified Chinese respondents in February 2023 results). Similar swings: October 2023 (30.53%), February 2025 (44.10%), February 2026 (56.28%). Chart these months with a note.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2023-03-sample-swing-win11-22-41pct",
      "citation_text": "22.4% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in March 2023, a one-month drop of 9.7 points that reversed the next month (33.4% in April 2023), a participant-mix swing rather than migration (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2023). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2023\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2023-03-sample-swing-win11-22-41pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-2023-10-sample-swing-win11-30-53pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "30.5% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in October 2023, down 6.9 points in a month and back to 42.0% in November 2023, the second participant-mix swing in the series (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2023).",
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      "value": 30.53,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "30.5%",
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      "population": "Steam users who took part in Valve's voluntary monthly hardware and software survey",
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      "publisher": "Valve (Steam)",
      "source_title": "Steam Hardware & Software Survey: October 2023",
      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2023-11-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 10 64 bit 65.58% +7.61% Windows 11 64 bit 30.53% -6.90%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20231102025323/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, rows Windows 10 64 bit and Windows 11 64 bit",
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      "series": "steam-win11",
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      "notes": "November 2023 snapshot: Windows 11 42.04% (+12.05 in Valve's change column, against a revised base).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2023-10-sample-swing-win11-30-53pct",
      "citation_text": "30.5% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in October 2023, down 6.9 points in a month and back to 42.0% in November 2023, the second participant-mix swing in the series (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2023). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: October 2023\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2023-10-sample-swing-win11-30-53pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-2025-02-sample-swing-win11-44-10pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "44.1% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in February 2025, down 9.4 points from January with Windows 10 up 10.5 points to 53.3%, before March 2025 restored Windows 11 to 55.3% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025).",
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      "value": 44.1,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "44.1%",
      "display_label": "share of Steam survey participants, February 2025 sample swing (Valve, via Wayback Machine)",
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      "period": "2025-02",
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      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-03-10",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 10 64 bit 53.34% +10.47% Windows 11 64 bit 44.10% -9.36%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20250310122321/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, rows Windows 10 64 bit and Windows 11 64 bit",
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      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The Register (3 March 2025) reported this month as Windows 11 'going backwards'; the March 2025 snapshot (55.34%, +11.24) shows it was a participant swing. Linux fell to 1.45% and macOS to 0.97% the same month, the signature of a China-weighted sample. The February 2026 swing (56.28% / 40.25%) is the same pattern a year later.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-02-sample-swing-win11-44-10pct",
      "citation_text": "44.1% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in February 2025, down 9.4 points from January with Windows 10 up 10.5 points to 53.3%, before March 2025 restored Windows 11 to 55.3% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: February 2025\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-02-sample-swing-win11-44-10pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "guru3d-2024-09-reports-steam-crossover-49-17pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Guru3D reported on 3 September 2024 that Windows 11 had overtaken Windows 10 in the Steam survey, at 49.2% of Steam users against 47.1% (Guru3D, 2024).",
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      "value": 49.17,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by Guru3D",
      "display_value": "49.2%",
      "display_label": "Steam August 2024 crossover as reported by Guru3D",
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      "period": "2024-08",
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      "publisher": "Guru3D",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Surpasses Windows 10 in Latest Steam Hardware Survey",
      "source_url": "https://www.guru3d.com/story/windows-11-surpasses-windows-10-in-latest-steam-hardware-survey/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2024-09-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "After three years on the market, Windows 11 now holds a 49.17% share among Steam users, while Windows 10 has dropped to 47.09%.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the article (published 2024-09-03 08:53)",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "First-outlet record for the crossover; matches the Wayback snapshot of 4 September 2024. Guru3D adds the caveat that the survey 'reflects data only from users who voluntarily participate' and contrasts StatCounter's roughly 31% Windows 11 share at the time.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#guru3d-2024-09-reports-steam-crossover-49-17pct",
      "citation_text": "Guru3D reported on 3 September 2024 that Windows 11 had overtaken Windows 10 in the Steam survey, at 49.2% of Steam users against 47.1% (Guru3D, 2024). Source: Guru3D, \"Windows 11 Surpasses Windows 10 in Latest Steam Hardware Survey\" (https://www.guru3d.com/story/windows-11-surpasses-windows-10-in-latest-steam-hardware-survey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#guru3d-2024-09-reports-steam-crossover-49-17pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "windowsreport-2025-07-reports-steam-june-2025-59-84pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows Report gave the June 2025 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 59.8% of Windows-based gaming systems, Windows 10 at 35.7%, Windows 7 at 0.09%, Windows overall at 95.7%, Linux 2.6% and macOS 1.8% (Windows Report, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 59.84,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by Windows Report",
      "display_value": "59.8%",
      "display_label": "Steam June 2025 results as reported by Windows Report",
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-06",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
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      "publisher": "Windows Report",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 hits 59.84% on Steam as gamers move on from Windows 10",
      "source_url": "https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-hits-59-84-on-steam-as-gamers-move-on-from-windows-10/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-07-04",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Microsoft's latest OS climbing to 59.84% of Windows-based systems used by gamers, up 1.54 points from May. Windows 10 continues its slow exit, now at 35.69%, while Windows 7 is nearly gone at just 0.09%.",
      "locator": "First two paragraphs of the article (published July 4, 2025)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Drift: Windows Report says '59.84% of Windows-based systems'; Valve's figure is of all participants (Windows total 95.67%), so the share of Windows-based systems would be 62.5% (derived). The numbers themselves match the Wayback snapshot.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2025-07-reports-steam-june-2025-59-84pct",
      "citation_text": "Windows Report gave the June 2025 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 59.8% of Windows-based gaming systems, Windows 10 at 35.7%, Windows 7 at 0.09%, Windows overall at 95.7%, Linux 2.6% and macOS 1.8% (Windows Report, 2025). Source: Windows Report, \"Windows 11 hits 59.84% on Steam as gamers move on from Windows 10\" (https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-hits-59-84-on-steam-as-gamers-move-on-from-windows-10/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2025-07-reports-steam-june-2025-59-84pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "windowsreport-2026-02-reports-steam-january-2026-66-71pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows Report gave the January 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 66.7%, Windows 10 at 27.8%, Windows 7 at 0.08%, Windows overall 94.6%, Linux 3.4% and macOS 2.0% (Windows Report, 2026).",
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      "value": 66.71,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by Windows Report",
      "display_value": "66.7%",
      "display_label": "Steam January 2026 results as reported by Windows Report",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-01",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Windows Report",
      "source_title": "Valve's Steam Survey: Windows 11 Still Leading, Windows 10 Holding Its Ground",
      "source_url": "https://windowsreport.com/valves-steam-survey-windows-11-still-leading-windows-10-holding-its-ground/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-02-06",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 leads with 66.71% ... the OS is running on 27.79% of gaming PCs of Steam players as of February 2026 ... Windows 7 barely hangs on with 0.08%. Overall, Windows dominates Steam with 94.62% of the platform's users.",
      "locator": "Paragraphs 2 to 4 of the article (published February 6, 2026; via Neowin)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The article, published 6 February 2026, describes the January 2026 results (Valve had just posted them) but labels them 'as of February 2026'. This establishes that January 2026 was 66.71% / 27.79%, so the 56.28% / 40.25% swing the page brief calls 'January 2026' is the FEBRUARY 2026 survey (published early March 2026). Neowin's article was behind a bot wall and could not be fetched.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2026-02-reports-steam-january-2026-66-71pct",
      "citation_text": "Windows Report gave the January 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 66.7%, Windows 10 at 27.8%, Windows 7 at 0.08%, Windows overall 94.6%, Linux 3.4% and macOS 2.0% (Windows Report, 2026). Source: Windows Report, \"Valve's Steam Survey: Windows 11 Still Leading, Windows 10 Holding Its Ground\" (https://windowsreport.com/valves-steam-survey-windows-11-still-leading-windows-10-holding-its-ground/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2026-02-reports-steam-january-2026-66-71pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "gigazine-2026-03-reports-steam-swing-56-28pct-chinese-respondents",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Gigazine reported the Steam survey swing to 56.3% Windows 11 and 40.3% Windows 10 (down 10.4 and up 12.5 points) and, citing Reddit, attributed it to a change in who answered the survey, with Simplified Chinese respondents up '30.74%', a figure Gigazine does not define as points or percent (Gigazine, 2026).",
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      "value": 56.28,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by Gigazine",
      "display_value": "56.3%",
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      "period": "2026-02",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
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      "publisher": "Gigazine",
      "source_title": "Steam's latest hardware and software survey finds Windows 10 accounts for over 40% of all devices, a jump of over 10% from the previous month",
      "source_url": "https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260303-steam-survey/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "While 56.28% of users were using Windows 11 64-bit, a decrease of 10.43% from the previous month, Steam users using Windows 10 64-bit increased by 12.46% to 40.25% ... only 'Simplified Chinese' has increased significantly, by 30.74%.",
      "locator": "Second and third paragraphs of the article (published 3 March 2026)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Gigazine labels the data 'January 2026'; it was published 3 March 2026 and the January results (66.71% / 27.79%) had been reported on 6 February, so the figures are the February 2026 survey. The explanation (a change in respondents, Lunar New Year surge in Chinese-speaking users; Gigazine cites +25.35% Simplified Chinese in February 2023, +7.62% January 2024, +20.88% January 2025) is a Reddit-sourced reading, not a Valve statement; Valve has not explained the swing. Gigazine also says Windows 11 'exceeded 60%' in June 2025, which the snapshot (59.84%) contradicts.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gigazine-2026-03-reports-steam-swing-56-28pct-chinese-respondents",
      "citation_text": "Gigazine reported the Steam survey swing to 56.3% Windows 11 and 40.3% Windows 10 (down 10.4 and up 12.5 points) and, citing Reddit, attributed it to a change in who answered the survey, with Simplified Chinese respondents up '30.74%', a figure Gigazine does not define as points or percent (Gigazine, 2026). Source: Gigazine, \"Steam's latest hardware and software survey finds Windows 10 accounts for over 40% of all devices, a jump of over 10% from the previous month\" (https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260303-steam-survey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gigazine-2026-03-reports-steam-swing-56-28pct-chinese-respondents."
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    {
      "id": "gameluster-2026-05-reports-steam-april-2026-67-74pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "GameLuster reported the April 2026 Steam survey as 67.7% of Steam users on Windows 11 (up 0.9 points) and 25.6% on Windows 10, and described February 2026's ten-point swing toward Windows 10 as historically anomalous (GameLuster, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "value": 67.74,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by GameLuster",
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      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-04",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
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      "publisher": "GameLuster",
      "source_title": "Valve Says 67.74% of Steam Users Are Now on Windows 11",
      "source_url": "https://gameluster.com/valve-steam-users-windows-11-67-percent/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-04",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Valve 's April 2026 Steam Hardware Survey shows 67.74% of Steam users are now running Windows 11 – up 0.89 points month-over-month ... that same month Windows 10 sat at just 25.63%",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the article (published 2026-05-04)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "GameLuster also quotes year-end values that match the Wayback series: December 2023 41.95%, December 2024 54.96%, and gives December 2025 as 70.83%. It calls the February 2026 move 'an unusual 10-point single-month swing back toward Windows 10 that analysts flagged as historically anomalous'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gameluster-2026-05-reports-steam-april-2026-67-74pct",
      "citation_text": "GameLuster reported the April 2026 Steam survey as 67.7% of Steam users on Windows 11 (up 0.9 points) and 25.6% on Windows 10, and described February 2026's ten-point swing toward Windows 10 as historically anomalous (GameLuster, 2026). Source: GameLuster, \"Valve Says 67.74% of Steam Users Are Now on Windows 11\" (https://gameluster.com/valve-steam-users-windows-11-67-percent/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gameluster-2026-05-reports-steam-april-2026-67-74pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "windowsreport-2026-04-reports-steam-march-2026-66-65pct-win7-0-08pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows Report gave the March 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 66.7%, Windows 10 at 25.4%, Windows 7 at 0.08%, Windows overall 92.3%, Linux 5.3% and macOS 2.4% (Windows Report, 2026).",
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      "value": 66.65,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by Windows Report",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-03",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
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      "publisher": "Windows Report",
      "source_title": "Steam Survey Shows Windows 11 Dominance Despite Slight Drop",
      "source_url": "https://windowsreport.com/steam-survey-shows-windows-11-dominance-despite-slight-drop/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 now holds 66.65% of the Steam user base ... Windows 10 sits in second place with 25.36% ... Windows 7 still maintains a tiny presence at 0.08% ... Linux continues to grow slowly at 5.33%",
      "locator": "Paragraphs 1 to 3 of the article (published April 3, 2026)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Windows 7 64 bit still listed at 0.08% in March 2026. Linux 5.33% in March 2026 is the highest Linux share reported in the series; it was back to 3.90% by August 2026 and 3.05% in September 2026 (Valve's page). Compare with the Wayback snapshot once captured. DRIFT: the Wayback snapshot of 2 April 2026 shows Windows 11 at 66.85% (+10.57), not 66.65%; the other figures match (25.36%, 0.08%, 92.33%, 5.33%, 2.35%).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2026-04-reports-steam-march-2026-66-65pct-win7-0-08pct",
      "citation_text": "Windows Report gave the March 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 66.7%, Windows 10 at 25.4%, Windows 7 at 0.08%, Windows overall 92.3%, Linux 5.3% and macOS 2.4% (Windows Report, 2026). Source: Windows Report, \"Steam Survey Shows Windows 11 Dominance Despite Slight Drop\" (https://windowsreport.com/steam-survey-shows-windows-11-dominance-despite-slight-drop/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2026-04-reports-steam-march-2026-66-65pct-win7-0-08pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "register-2025-03-reports-steam-february-2025-44-1pct-going-backwards",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "The Register reported the February 2025 Steam survey as Windows 11 'going backwards' at 44.1% of users (down 9.4 points) with Windows 10 up 10.5 points to 53.3% (The Register, 2025).",
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      "value": 44.1,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by The Register",
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      "source_title": "Windows 11 adoption accelerates at the expense of Windows 10",
      "source_url": "https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/windows_11_adoption/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-03-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 appears to be going backwards and now accounts for 44.1 percent of users, a decrease of 9.36 points. Devices running Windows 10, on the other hand, increased by 10.47 points to 53.34 percent.",
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      "headline": false,
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      "notes": "Illustrates how the sample swings get misread as migration; March 2025 put Windows 11 back at 55.34%. The same article gives StatCounter's February 2025 figures (Windows 10 54.36%, Windows 11 41.99%) and notes 'Microsoft does not disclose the telemetry data it collects'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2025-03-reports-steam-february-2025-44-1pct-going-backwards",
      "citation_text": "The Register reported the February 2025 Steam survey as Windows 11 'going backwards' at 44.1% of users (down 9.4 points) with Windows 10 up 10.5 points to 53.3% (The Register, 2025). Source: The Register, \"Windows 11 adoption accelerates at the expense of Windows 10\" (https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/windows_11_adoption/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#register-2025-03-reports-steam-february-2025-44-1pct-going-backwards."
    },
    {
      "id": "windowsreport-2026-05-reports-steam-april-2026-67-74pct-linux-4-52pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows Report gave the April 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 67.7% (up 0.9 points), Windows 10 at 25.6%, Windows overall 93.5%, Linux 4.5% and macOS 2.0% (Windows Report, 2026).",
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      "value": 67.74,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by Windows Report",
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      "display_label": "Steam April 2026 results as reported by Windows Report",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2026-04",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Windows Report",
      "source_title": "Valve Steam Survey April 2026: Windows 11 Grows, Mid-Range PCs Still Dominate",
      "source_url": "https://windowsreport.com/valve-steam-survey-april-2026-windows-11-grows-mid-range-pcs-still-dominate/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-05-04",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11, which now accounts for 67.74% of all surveyed systems, marking a 0.89% increase. Meanwhile, Windows 10 holds 25.63% with almost no change ... Linux dropping to 4.52% and macOS declining to 2.01%",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Windows Report calls them 'the May results' (published in May for April). Matches GameLuster (67.74% / 25.63%). Used as the series value for April 2026 where no Wayback snapshot was captured.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2026-05-reports-steam-april-2026-67-74pct-linux-4-52pct",
      "citation_text": "Windows Report gave the April 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 67.7% (up 0.9 points), Windows 10 at 25.6%, Windows overall 93.5%, Linux 4.5% and macOS 2.0% (Windows Report, 2026). Source: Windows Report, \"Valve Steam Survey April 2026: Windows 11 Grows, Mid-Range PCs Still Dominate\" (https://windowsreport.com/valve-steam-survey-april-2026-windows-11-grows-mid-range-pcs-still-dominate/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowsreport-2026-05-reports-steam-april-2026-67-74pct-linux-4-52pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "windowscentral-2026-07-reports-steam-june-2026-win11-over-70pct-70-44pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows Central reported the June 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 passing 70% 'for the first time' at **70.4%** of Steam users (up 0.7 points), although its own report on December 2025 had given 70.8%, with Windows 10 down 0.4 points, Linux down 0.3 points to 3.7% and macOS up to 2.2% (Windows Central, 2026).",
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      "value": 70.44,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by Windows Central",
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      "period": "2026-06",
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Windows Central",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 hits a new PC gaming milestone on Steam with over 70% market share, Windows 10's time is running out",
      "source_url": "https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/windows-11-new-milestone-steam-over-70-percent-share",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 climbed by another 0.68 percent, while Windows 10 declined by 0.43 points , showing a continued shift toward Windows 11. The modern OS now accounts for 70.44% of Steam users.",
      "locator": "Paragraph beginning 'Looking at Steam's Hardware Survey for June 2026' (published 2026-07-02)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "'First time over 70%' per Windows Central and Guru3D for June 2026; GameLuster, however, gives December 2025 as 70.83%, which would make June 2026 the second crossing of 70% after the February 2026 swing. Resolve with the Wayback snapshot for December 2025. Linux 3.69% (-0.30), macOS 2.21% (+0.05); Linux a year earlier 2.57%. RESOLVED: the December 2025 snapshot shows 70.83%, so June 2026 was not the first month over 70%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2026-07-reports-steam-june-2026-win11-over-70pct-70-44pct",
      "citation_text": "Windows Central reported the June 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 passing 70% 'for the first time' at **70.4%** of Steam users (up 0.7 points), although its own report on December 2025 had given 70.8%, with Windows 10 down 0.4 points, Linux down 0.3 points to 3.7% and macOS up to 2.2% (Windows Central, 2026). Source: Windows Central, \"Windows 11 hits a new PC gaming milestone on Steam with over 70% market share, Windows 10's time is running out\" (https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/windows-11-new-milestone-steam-over-70-percent-share). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2026-07-reports-steam-june-2026-win11-over-70pct-70-44pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "guru3d-2026-07-reports-steam-june-2026-win10-23-56pct-win7-0-07pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Guru3D gave the June 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 70.4% of participating systems, Windows 10 at 23.6%, Windows 7 at 0.07%, Windows overall 94.1%, Linux 3.7% and macOS 2.2% (Guru3D, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "value": 23.56,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by Guru3D",
      "display_value": "23.6%",
      "display_label": "Steam June 2026 results as reported by Guru3D",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-06",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Guru3D",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 Tops 70% on Steam as AMD Continues Closing CPU Gap",
      "source_url": "https://www.guru3d.com/story/windows-11-tops-on-steam-as-amd-continues-closing-cpu-gap/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 10 continues its gradual decline as support winds down, falling to 23.56% of surveyed users. Legacy operating systems have become almost nonexistent, with Windows 7 accounting for only 0.07% of systems.",
      "locator": "Second paragraph of the article (published 2026-07-03)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Windows 7 64 bit still listed at 0.07% in June 2026; it is absent from the September 2026 page. Windows overall 94.10%, Linux 3.69%, macOS 2.21%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#guru3d-2026-07-reports-steam-june-2026-win10-23-56pct-win7-0-07pct",
      "citation_text": "Guru3D gave the June 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 70.4% of participating systems, Windows 10 at 23.6%, Windows 7 at 0.07%, Windows overall 94.1%, Linux 3.7% and macOS 2.2% (Guru3D, 2026). Source: Guru3D, \"Windows 11 Tops 70% on Steam as AMD Continues Closing CPU Gap\" (https://www.guru3d.com/story/windows-11-tops-on-steam-as-amd-continues-closing-cpu-gap/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#guru3d-2026-07-reports-steam-june-2026-win10-23-56pct-win7-0-07pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "pcguide-2026-09-reports-steam-august-2026-win11-70-97pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "PC Guide reported the August 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 (64-bit) at 71.0% of Steam users, up 0.7 points on July (PC Guide, 2026).",
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      "value": 70.97,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by PC Guide",
      "display_value": "71.0%",
      "display_label": "Steam August 2026 results as reported by PC Guide",
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-08",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "PC Guide",
      "source_title": "16GB VRAM continues to grow in latest Steam survey, widening the gap to 12GB and 8GB graphics card owners",
      "source_url": "https://www.pcguide.com/news/16gb-vram-continues-to-grow-in-latest-steam-survey-widening-the-gap-to-12gb-and-8gb-graphics-card-owners/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 continues to dominate the operating system category. The 64-bit version now accounts for 70.97% of Steam users, increasing by 0.71% from the previous month.",
      "locator": "Paragraph beginning 'Aside from that, when it comes to the OS' (published 2026-09-03)",
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      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Consistent with Valve's September 2026 page (71.34%, +0.37 implies 70.97% for August). Implies July 2026 at 70.26% (70.97 minus 0.71; derived). PC Guide does not give the Windows 10 share; Valve's September page implies 22.90% for August (23.61 minus 0.71).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcguide-2026-09-reports-steam-august-2026-win11-70-97pct",
      "citation_text": "PC Guide reported the August 2026 Steam survey as Windows 11 (64-bit) at 71.0% of Steam users, up 0.7 points on July (PC Guide, 2026). Source: PC Guide, \"16GB VRAM continues to grow in latest Steam survey, widening the gap to 12GB and 8GB graphics card owners\" (https://www.pcguide.com/news/16gb-vram-continues-to-grow-in-latest-steam-survey-widening-the-gap-to-12gb-and-8gb-graphics-card-owners/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#pcguide-2026-09-reports-steam-august-2026-win11-70-97pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "xenospectrum-2026-09-reports-steam-linux-august-2026-3-90pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Linux's share of Steam survey participants was 3.9% in August 2026, down 0.1 points from 4.0% in July and up 1.3 points from 2.6% in August 2025, after a March 2026 peak of 5.3% (XenoSpectrum, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
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      "value": 3.9,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by XenoSpectrum",
      "display_value": "3.9%",
      "display_label": "Steam Linux share, August 2026 as reported by XenoSpectrum",
      "display_hook": null,
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-08",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "XenoSpectrum",
      "source_title": "Steam's Linux Usage Share Falls to 3.90%, Still Up From a Year Ago",
      "source_url": "https://xenospectrum.com/en/steam-linux-share-august-2026/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Linux's usage share fell to 3.90% . That's down 0.11 points from the previous month, dropping back below 4% after July's 4.01% . Still, compared to the same month last year, at 2.64% , it's up 1.26 points.",
      "locator": "First paragraph of the article (published 2026-09-03)",
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      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-linux",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Gives July 2026 Linux (4.01%) and August 2025 (2.64%, matching the Wayback snapshot). Phoronix (same day) confirms 3.9% for August and 5.33% for March 2026, and later reports 3.05% for September 2026 (matching Valve's live page). XenoSpectrum notes the same caveat as this page: whether March's jump 'reflects actual OS migration among users or simply shifts in who responded to the survey can't be determined from public data alone'.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#xenospectrum-2026-09-reports-steam-linux-august-2026-3-90pct",
      "citation_text": "Linux's share of Steam survey participants was 3.9% in August 2026, down 0.1 points from 4.0% in July and up 1.3 points from 2.6% in August 2025, after a March 2026 peak of 5.3% (XenoSpectrum, 2026). Source: XenoSpectrum, \"Steam's Linux Usage Share Falls to 3.90%, Still Up From a Year Ago\" (https://xenospectrum.com/en/steam-linux-share-august-2026/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#xenospectrum-2026-09-reports-steam-linux-august-2026-3-90pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "phoronix-2026-09-reports-steam-linux-august-2026-below-4pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Phoronix reported Steam on Linux at 3.9% of participants in August 2026, back below 4% after July, with SteamOS 21% and CachyOS 15.4% of Linux respondents (Phoronix, 2026).",
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      "value": 3.9,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by Phoronix",
      "display_value": "3.9%",
      "display_label": "Steam Linux share, August 2026 as reported by Phoronix",
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      "source_title": "Steam On Linux Dips Below 4% For August",
      "source_url": "https://phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-August-2026",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "In March of this year was a record high of 5.33% for Steam on Linux use but since then it's been bouncing in the 3~4% range. For August it's at 3.9%.",
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      "history": [],
      "notes": "Publication date approximate (Valve published the August results on about 2 September 2026; Phoronix posts the same day). Phoronix adds that SteamOS (Steam Deck and Steam Machine) leads Linux distributions at 21% and CachyOS is second at 15.4% of Linux respondents; its later item 'Steam On Linux Dives Down To 3.05% For September' matches Valve's live page.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#phoronix-2026-09-reports-steam-linux-august-2026-below-4pct",
      "citation_text": "Phoronix reported Steam on Linux at 3.9% of participants in August 2026, back below 4% after July, with SteamOS 21% and CachyOS 15.4% of Linux respondents (Phoronix, 2026). Source: Phoronix, \"Steam On Linux Dips Below 4% For August\" (https://phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-August-2026). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#phoronix-2026-09-reports-steam-linux-august-2026-below-4pct."
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      "id": "steam-2026-05-win11-share-derived-69-76pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "About 69.8% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in May 2026, derived from Valve's June 2026 figure (70.44%) and its printed month-on-month change (+0.68 points) (Valve via Windows Central, 2026).",
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      "value": 69.76,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (derived from Valve's printed delta)",
      "display_value": "about 69.8%",
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      "period": "2026-05",
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Windows Central",
      "source_title": "Windows 11 hits a new PC gaming milestone on Steam with over 70% market share, Windows 10's time is running out",
      "source_url": "https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/windows-11-new-milestone-steam-over-70-percent-share",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 climbed by another 0.68 percent, while Windows 10 declined by 0.43 points ... The modern OS now accounts for 70.44% of Steam users.",
      "locator": "Paragraph beginning 'Looking at Steam's Hardware Survey for June 2026'",
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      "formula": "70.44 (June 2026, Windows 11) - 0.68 (Valve's June change) = 69.76; Windows 10: 23.56 + 0.43 = 23.99; Linux: 3.69 + 0.30 = 3.99",
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      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Gap filler for May 2026 until a Wayback snapshot is captured; Valve's deltas are computed against a revised base, so the derived level can differ slightly from the May page. A Ukrainian outlet (mezha.ua) reported the May changes as +2.02 (Windows 11), -1.64 (Windows 10), -0.53 (Linux), consistent with April (67.74%) to May (about 69.76%). CONFIRMED: the Wayback snapshot of 4 June 2026 captured later shows exactly 69.76% / 23.99%, Linux 3.99%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-05-win11-share-derived-69-76pct",
      "citation_text": "About 69.8% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in May 2026, derived from Valve's June 2026 figure (70.44%) and its printed month-on-month change (+0.68 points) (Valve via Windows Central, 2026). Source: Windows Central, \"Windows 11 hits a new PC gaming milestone on Steam with over 70% market share, Windows 10's time is running out\" (https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/windows-11-new-milestone-steam-over-70-percent-share). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-05-win11-share-derived-69-76pct."
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      "statement": "About 70.3% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in July 2026, derived from the August 2026 figure (70.97%) and Valve's printed change (+0.71 points), with Linux at 4.0% (Valve via PC Guide and XenoSpectrum, 2026).",
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      "period": "2026-07",
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "PC Guide",
      "source_title": "16GB VRAM continues to grow in latest Steam survey, widening the gap to 12GB and 8GB graphics card owners",
      "source_url": "https://www.pcguide.com/news/16gb-vram-continues-to-grow-in-latest-steam-survey-widening-the-gap-to-12gb-and-8gb-graphics-card-owners/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-03",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "The 64-bit version now accounts for 70.97% of Steam users, increasing by 0.71% from the previous month.",
      "locator": "Paragraph beginning 'Aside from that, when it comes to the OS'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "70.97 (August 2026, Windows 11) - 0.71 (Valve's August change) = 70.26; Linux July 2026 = 4.01 as stated by XenoSpectrum",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Gap filler for July 2026 until a Wayback snapshot is captured. July 2026 is the only month-on-month decline for Windows 11 in 2026 after February (70.44 in June to about 70.26), within the noise of Valve's sample. CONFIRMED: the Wayback snapshot of 2 August 2026 captured later shows 70.26% (+0.50) / 23.30% (-0.69), Linux 4.01%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-07-win11-share-derived-70-26pct",
      "citation_text": "About 70.3% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in July 2026, derived from the August 2026 figure (70.97%) and Valve's printed change (+0.71 points), with Linux at 4.0% (Valve via PC Guide and XenoSpectrum, 2026). Source: PC Guide, \"16GB VRAM continues to grow in latest Steam survey, widening the gap to 12GB and 8GB graphics card owners\" (https://www.pcguide.com/news/16gb-vram-continues-to-grow-in-latest-steam-survey-widening-the-gap-to-12gb-and-8gb-graphics-card-owners/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-07-win11-share-derived-70-26pct."
    },
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      "id": "steam-2026-08-win10-share-derived-22-90pct",
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      "statement": "About 22.9% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 10 in August 2026, derived from Valve's September 2026 page (23.61%, change +0.71 points) (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
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      "period": "2026-08",
      "population": "Steam users who took part in Valve's voluntary monthly hardware and software survey",
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      "source_title": "Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2026",
      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-10-01",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 64 bit 71.34% +0.37% Windows 10 64 bit 23.61% +0.71% ... Linux 3.05% -0.85%",
      "locator": "OS Version section of the live page; derived from the change column",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "23.61 (September 2026, Windows 10) - 0.71 (Valve's September change) = 22.90; Windows 11: 71.34 - 0.37 = 70.97; Linux: 3.05 + 0.85 = 3.90; Windows total: 95.03 - 1.08 = 93.95",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The derived August values (Windows 11 70.97, Linux 3.90) match PC Guide and XenoSpectrum exactly, which supports using Valve's deltas as gap fillers. CONFIRMED: the Wayback snapshot of 2 September 2026 captured later shows Windows 10 22.90% (-0.40), Windows 11 70.97%, Linux 3.90%, Windows 93.95%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-08-win10-share-derived-22-90pct",
      "citation_text": "About 22.9% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 10 in August 2026, derived from Valve's September 2026 page (23.61%, change +0.71 points) (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: September 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-08-win10-share-derived-22-90pct."
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    {
      "id": "windowscentral-2026-01-reports-steam-december-2025-win11-70-83pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "Windows Central reported the December 2025 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 70.8% of all Steam users (up 5.2 points), Windows 10 down 2.4 points to 26.7%, all Windows versions 95.0% (94.8% in November) and Linux 3.2% (Windows Central, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 70.83,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by Windows Central",
      "display_value": "70.8%",
      "display_label": "Steam December 2025 results as reported by Windows Central",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-12",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Windows Central",
      "source_title": "Steam survey shows Windows 11 gains, Linux growth pauses",
      "source_url": "https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/windows-11-surges-among-pc-gamers-on-steam-as-linux-stalls",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 now accounts for 70.83% of all Steam users. Windows 10, by comparison, dropped by 2.36% to 26.70%. ... In December 2025, that figure edged up to 94.95%",
      "locator": "Paragraphs beginning 'Thanks to its latest surge' and 'Looking at the wider picture' (published 2026-01-02)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Year-end 2025 point (matches GameLuster's 70.83%). Note the internal inconsistency in Valve's printed deltas for December 2025: Windows 11 +5.24 and Windows 10 -2.36 while total Windows moved only +0.16, which the February 2026 swing in the opposite direction suggests is a participant-mix effect (December 2025 was 'high', February 2026 'low'). Linux 3.20% (November) to 3.19% (December). Used as the series value for December 2025 where no Wayback snapshot was captured.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2026-01-reports-steam-december-2025-win11-70-83pct",
      "citation_text": "Windows Central reported the December 2025 Steam survey as Windows 11 at 70.8% of all Steam users (up 5.2 points), Windows 10 down 2.4 points to 26.7%, all Windows versions 95.0% (94.8% in November) and Linux 3.2% (Windows Central, 2026). Source: Windows Central, \"Steam survey shows Windows 11 gains, Linux growth pauses\" (https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/windows-11-surges-among-pc-gamers-on-steam-as-linux-stalls). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#windowscentral-2026-01-reports-steam-december-2025-win11-70-83pct."
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      "id": "steam-2025-11-win11-share-derived-65-59pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "About 65.6% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in November 2025 and about 29.1% Windows 10, derived from the December 2025 figures (70.83% and 26.70%) and Valve's printed changes (+5.24 and -2.36 points) (Valve via Windows Central, 2026).",
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      "value": 65.59,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (derived from Valve's printed delta)",
      "display_value": "about 65.6%",
      "display_label": "Steam November 2025 Windows 11 share, derived from the December 2025 release",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-11",
      "population": "Steam survey participants",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Windows Central",
      "source_title": "Steam survey shows Windows 11 gains, Linux growth pauses",
      "source_url": "https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/windows-11-surges-among-pc-gamers-on-steam-as-linux-stalls",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 recorded a sizeable jump, rising by 5.24% overall. ... Windows 11 now accounts for 70.83% of all Steam users. Windows 10, by comparison, dropped by 2.36% to 26.70%.",
      "locator": "Paragraphs beginning 'Instead, Linux's install base has stalled' and 'Thanks to its latest surge'",
      "derived": true,
      "formula": "70.83 - 5.24 = 65.59 (Windows 11); 26.70 + 2.36 = 29.06 (Windows 10); Windows total 94.79 and Linux 3.20 for November are stated by Windows Central",
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Gap filler for November 2025 until a Wayback snapshot is captured; Valve's deltas are against a revised base, so the November page may differ. Windows Central also says Windows 11 'grew by around 2%' in November 2025, which puts October 2025 near 63.6% (consistent with September 2025's 63.04% from the snapshot). CONFIRMED: the Wayback snapshot of 2 December 2025 captured later shows exactly 65.59% / 29.06% (see steam-2025-11-win11-share-65-59pct).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-11-win11-share-derived-65-59pct",
      "citation_text": "About 65.6% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in November 2025 and about 29.1% Windows 10, derived from the December 2025 figures (70.83% and 26.70%) and Valve's printed changes (+5.24 and -2.36 points) (Valve via Windows Central, 2026). Source: Windows Central, \"Steam survey shows Windows 11 gains, Linux growth pauses\" (https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/windows-11-surges-among-pc-gamers-on-steam-as-linux-stalls). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-11-win11-share-derived-65-59pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "gamingonlinux-2025-11-reports-steam-october-2025-linux-3-05pct-windows-94-84pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "GamingOnLinux reported the October 2025 Steam survey, the month Windows 10 support ended, as Windows 94.8% of participants (down 0.8 points), Linux **3.1%** (up 0.4, its first month above 3%) and macOS 2.1% (GamingOnLinux, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 3.05,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by GamingOnLinux",
      "display_value": "3.1%",
      "display_label": "Steam October 2025 platform shares as reported by GamingOnLinux",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "GamingOnLinux",
      "source_title": "Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark",
      "source_url": "https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/linux-gamers-on-steam-finally-cross-over-the-3-mark/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 94.84% -0.75% Linux 3.05% +0.41% macOS 2.11% +0.34%",
      "locator": "Platform table after the first paragraph (published 2025-11-02)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-linux",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "GamingOnLinux does not give the Windows 11 / Windows 10 split for October 2025; no Wayback snapshot was obtainable during collection (rate-limited), so the October 2025 Windows-version rows are missing from the series CSV. SteamOS Holo was 27.18% of Linux respondents. Phoronix noted Linux was 2.00% in October 2024. The Wayback snapshot captured later gives the October 2025 split: Windows 11 63.57%, Windows 10 31.14%, Windows 7 0.09%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gamingonlinux-2025-11-reports-steam-october-2025-linux-3-05pct-windows-94-84pct",
      "citation_text": "GamingOnLinux reported the October 2025 Steam survey, the month Windows 10 support ended, as Windows 94.8% of participants (down 0.8 points), Linux **3.1%** (up 0.4, its first month above 3%) and macOS 2.1% (GamingOnLinux, 2025). Source: GamingOnLinux, \"Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark\" (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/linux-gamers-on-steam-finally-cross-over-the-3-mark/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gamingonlinux-2025-11-reports-steam-october-2025-linux-3-05pct-windows-94-84pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "gamingonlinux-2026-08-reports-steam-july-2026-linux-4-01pct-windows-93-67pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "GamingOnLinux reported the July 2026 Steam survey as Windows 93.7% of participants, Linux **4.0%** and macOS 2.3%, with SteamOS Holo 22.2% and CachyOS 14.3% of Linux respondents (GamingOnLinux, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 4.01,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants, as reported by GamingOnLinux",
      "display_value": "4.0%",
      "display_label": "Steam July 2026 platform shares as reported by GamingOnLinux",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-07",
      "population": "Steam survey participants (as reported)",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "GamingOnLinux",
      "source_title": "Linux back over 4% in the July 2026 Steam Survey",
      "source_url": "https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-back-over-4-percent-in-the-july-2026-steam-survey/",
      "source_type": "secondary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-08-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows - 93.67% Linux - 4.01% macOS - 2.32%",
      "locator": "Platform table after the first paragraph (published 2026-08-02)",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-linux",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Windows 11 / Windows 10 split for July 2026 is not in the article; derived values (70.26% Windows 11) come from the August release. A roundup (commandlinux) lists July 2026 as 70.26% / 23.30%, consistent with the derivation, but roundups are not cited. The Wayback snapshot captured later gives the July 2026 split: Windows 11 70.26%, Windows 10 23.30%, Windows 7 0.08%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gamingonlinux-2026-08-reports-steam-july-2026-linux-4-01pct-windows-93-67pct",
      "citation_text": "GamingOnLinux reported the July 2026 Steam survey as Windows 93.7% of participants, Linux **4.0%** and macOS 2.3%, with SteamOS Holo 22.2% and CachyOS 14.3% of Linux respondents (GamingOnLinux, 2026). Source: GamingOnLinux, \"Linux back over 4% in the July 2026 Steam Survey\" (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-back-over-4-percent-in-the-july-2026-steam-survey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#gamingonlinux-2026-08-reports-steam-july-2026-linux-4-01pct-windows-93-67pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-2026-02-sample-swing-win11-56-28pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "56.3% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in February 2026, down 10.4 points in one month, while Windows 10 jumped 12.5 points to 40.3%, a change in who answered the survey rather than a migration back (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 56.28,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "56.3%",
      "display_label": "share of Steam survey participants, February 2026 sample swing (Valve, via Wayback Machine)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-02",
      "population": "Steam users who took part in Valve's voluntary monthly hardware and software survey",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Valve (Steam)",
      "source_title": "Steam Hardware & Software Survey: February 2026",
      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 64 bit 56.28% -10.43% Windows 10 64 bit 40.25% +12.46% ... Windows 96.61% +1.99% ... Linux 2.23% -1.15% ... OSX 1.16% -0.85%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20260302090046/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, rows Windows 11 64 bit and Windows 10 64 bit and the category rows",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "CORRECTION to the page brief, which dates this swing to January 2026: the snapshot of 2 March 2026 carries the header 'February 2026' and the January 2026 snapshot shows 66.71% / 27.79%. Linux (2.23%) and macOS (1.16%) fell to their lowest levels since 2023 the same month and Windows rose to 96.61%, the signature of a China-weighted respondent surge seen in March 2023 and February 2025; March 2026 reversed it (Windows 11 66.85%, +10.57). Valve has published no explanation; Gigazine attributes it to Simplified Chinese respondents rising 30.74%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-02-sample-swing-win11-56-28pct",
      "citation_text": "56.3% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in February 2026, down 10.4 points in one month, while Windows 10 jumped 12.5 points to 40.3%, a change in who answered the survey rather than a migration back (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: February 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-02-sample-swing-win11-56-28pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-2026-02-sample-swing-win10-40-25pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "40.3% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 10 in February 2026, up 12.5 points in one month, before falling back to 25.4% in March 2026 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 40.25,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "40.3%",
      "display_label": "share of Steam survey participants, February 2026 sample swing (Valve, via Wayback Machine)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
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      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Valve (Steam)",
      "source_title": "Steam Hardware & Software Survey: February 2026",
      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-03-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 10 64 bit 40.25% +12.46%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20260302090046/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, row Windows 10 64 bit",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win10",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Do not read as a return to Windows 10: March 2026 shows Windows 10 at 25.36% (-14.89 in Valve's change column).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-02-sample-swing-win10-40-25pct",
      "citation_text": "40.3% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 10 in February 2026, up 12.5 points in one month, before falling back to 25.4% in March 2026 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: February 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-02-sample-swing-win10-40-25pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-2026-01-win11-share-66-71pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "66.7% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in January 2026 and 27.8% Windows 10, with Windows 7 at 0.08% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
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      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 66.71,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "66.7%",
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      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
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      "published_at": "2026-02-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 64 bit 66.71% +0.11% Windows 10 64 bit 27.79% +0.28% Windows 7 64 bit 0.08% 0.00%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20260202103402/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, rows Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows 7 64 bit",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Valve's change column (+0.11) is against a revised December base, not the 70.83% December page; Valve's deltas do not reconcile month to month around the December 2025 and February 2026 swings. Windows Report (6 Feb 2026) reported these figures correctly.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-01-win11-share-66-71pct",
      "citation_text": "66.7% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in January 2026 and 27.8% Windows 10, with Windows 7 at 0.08% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: January 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-01-win11-share-66-71pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-2025-12-win11-first-month-over-70pct-70-83pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "70.8% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in December 2025, the first month above 70%, against 26.7% on Windows 10 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025).",
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      "value": 70.83,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "70.8%",
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      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": "December 2025",
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      "sample_n": null,
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      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-01-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 64 bit 70.83% +5.24% Windows 10 64 bit 26.70% -2.36% ... Windows 94.95% +0.16% ... Linux 3.19% -0.01%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20260102051113/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, rows Windows 11 64 bit and Windows 10 64 bit",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Year-end 2025 point. December 2025 is also the only month between October 2021 and August 2026 in which Valve did not list 'Windows 7 64 bit' at all (it reappeared at 0.08% in January 2026). Windows Central and Guru3D later called June 2026 (70.44%) the first time over 70%; the December 2025 page contradicts that, though the +5.24 jump and the February 2026 reversal suggest December 2025 was itself a favourable respondent mix.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-12-win11-first-month-over-70pct-70-83pct",
      "citation_text": "70.8% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in December 2025, the first month above 70%, against 26.7% on Windows 10 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: December 2025\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-12-win11-first-month-over-70pct-70-83pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-2026-03-win11-rebound-66-85pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "66.9% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in March 2026, up 10.6 points as the February sample swing reversed, with Windows 10 down 14.9 points to 25.4% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 66.85,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "66.9%",
      "display_label": "share of Steam survey participants, March 2026 (Valve, via Wayback Machine)",
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      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "period": "2026-03",
      "population": "Steam users who took part in Valve's voluntary monthly hardware and software survey",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Valve (Steam)",
      "source_title": "Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026",
      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 64 bit 66.85% +10.57% Windows 10 64 bit 25.36% -14.89%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20260402061624/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, rows Windows 11 64 bit and Windows 10 64 bit",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Restatement drift: Windows Report (3 April 2026) gave March 2026 as 66.65%; the snapshot shows 66.85%. Use Valve's figure.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-03-win11-rebound-66-85pct",
      "citation_text": "66.9% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in March 2026, up 10.6 points as the February sample swing reversed, with Windows 10 down 14.9 points to 25.4% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-03-win11-rebound-66-85pct."
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      "id": "steam-2026-03-linux-share-record-5-33pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "5.3% of Steam survey participants ran Linux in March 2026, the highest share in the series, up 3.1 points in a month as Windows fell to 92.3% and macOS rose to 2.4% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
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      "value": 5.33,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "5.3%",
      "display_label": "Linux share of Steam survey participants, March 2026 (Valve, via Wayback Machine)",
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      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-03",
      "population": "Steam users who took part in Valve's voluntary monthly hardware and software survey",
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      "publisher": "Valve (Steam)",
      "source_title": "Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026",
      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-04-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 92.33% -4.28% ... OSX 2.35% +1.19% ... Linux 5.33% +3.10%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20260402061624/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, category rows Windows, OSX and Linux",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-linux",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "The March 2026 jump is the mirror image of February's swing (Linux 2.23%, Windows 96.61%), so part of the record is the respondent mix normalising; Linux then settled at 4.52% (April), 3.99% (May), 3.69% (June), 4.01% (July), 3.90% (August) and 3.05% (September 2026). A 'Linux as the exit route' card should cite the September 2026 level with this peak as context.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-03-linux-share-record-5-33pct",
      "citation_text": "5.3% of Steam survey participants ran Linux in March 2026, the highest share in the series, up 3.1 points in a month as Windows fell to 92.3% and macOS rose to 2.4% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-03-linux-share-record-5-33pct."
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    {
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      "statement": "71.0% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in August 2026 and 22.9% Windows 10, with Linux at 3.9% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
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      "value": 70.97,
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      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 64 bit 70.97% +0.71% Windows 10 64 bit 22.90% -0.40% Windows 7 64 bit 0.06% -0.02% ... Linux 3.90% -0.11%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20260902125512/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, rows Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows 7 64 bit, category row Linux",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Matches the page brief's 'Aug 2026 70.97%' and the values derived from Valve's September 2026 deltas. Windows total 93.95%, macOS 2.14%.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-08-win11-share-70-97pct",
      "citation_text": "71.0% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in August 2026 and 22.9% Windows 10, with Linux at 3.9% (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: August 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-08-win11-share-70-97pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-2026-08-win7-last-listed-0-06pct",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "0.06% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 7 (64-bit) in August 2026, the last month Valve listed it before it dropped off the September 2026 page (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 0.06,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "0.06%",
      "display_label": "Windows 7 share of Steam survey participants, August 2026 (Valve, via Wayback Machine)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2026-08",
      "population": "Steam users who took part in Valve's voluntary monthly hardware and software survey",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Valve (Steam)",
      "source_title": "Steam Hardware & Software Survey: August 2026",
      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2026-09-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 7 64 bit 0.06% -0.02%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20260902125512/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, row Windows 7 64 bit",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win7",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Windows 7 share by year-end: 3.24% (Dec 2021), 1.66% (Dec 2022), 0.68% (Dec 2023), 0.15% (Dec 2024), not listed (Dec 2025), then 0.05 to 0.08% through January to August 2026 and absent in September 2026. Steam ended support for Windows 7 and 8.1 on 1 January 2024.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-08-win7-last-listed-0-06pct",
      "citation_text": "0.06% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 7 (64-bit) in August 2026, the last month Valve listed it before it dropped off the September 2026 page (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2026). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: August 2026\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2026-08-win7-last-listed-0-06pct."
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-2025-10-win11-share-63-57pct-end-of-support-month",
      "family": "trackers-steam-enterprise",
      "statement": "63.6% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in October 2025, the month Windows 10 support ended, and 31.1% Windows 10, with Linux passing 3% for the first time (3.1%) (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025).",
      "short_statement": null,
      "short_refs": null,
      "value": 63.57,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "63.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Steam survey participants, October 2025 (Valve, via Wayback Machine)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
      "geography": "Worldwide",
      "period": "2025-10",
      "population": "Steam users who took part in Valve's voluntary monthly hardware and software survey",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Valve (Steam)",
      "source_title": "Steam Hardware & Software Survey: October 2025",
      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-11-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 64 bit 63.57% +3.18% Windows 10 64 bit 31.14% -3.94% ... Windows 94.84% -0.75% ... Linux 3.05% +0.41%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20251102233115/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, rows Windows 11 64 bit and Windows 10 64 bit, category rows Windows and Linux",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Valve's printed change (+3.18) implies a revised September base of 60.39%, not the 63.04% the September page showed; another example of Valve's deltas not reconciling with the previous published level. GamingOnLinux (2 Nov 2025) reported the platform rows (Windows 94.84%, Linux 3.05%, macOS 2.11%).",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-10-win11-share-63-57pct-end-of-support-month",
      "citation_text": "63.6% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in October 2025, the month Windows 10 support ended, and 31.1% Windows 10, with Linux passing 3% for the first time (3.1%) (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: October 2025\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-10-win11-share-63-57pct-end-of-support-month."
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-2025-11-win11-share-65-59pct",
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      "statement": "65.6% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in November 2025, the first full month after Windows 10 end of support, and 29.1% Windows 10 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025).",
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      "value": 65.59,
      "unit": "% of Steam survey participants (all platforms)",
      "display_value": "65.6%",
      "display_label": "share of Steam survey participants, November 2025 (Valve, via Wayback Machine)",
      "display_hook": null,
      "row_label": null,
      "publisher_short": null,
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      "population": "Steam users who took part in Valve's voluntary monthly hardware and software survey",
      "sample_n": null,
      "publisher": "Valve (Steam)",
      "source_title": "Steam Hardware & Software Survey: November 2025",
      "source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/",
      "source_type": "primary",
      "source_access": "open",
      "published_at": "2025-12-02",
      "accessed_at": "2026-10-12",
      "quote": "Windows 11 64 bit 65.59% +2.02% Windows 10 64 bit 29.06% -2.08% Windows 7 64 bit 0.08% -0.01% ... Linux 3.20% +0.15%",
      "locator": "Wayback snapshot https://web.archive.org/web/20251202041707/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ ; OS Version section, rows Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows 7 64 bit, category row Linux",
      "derived": false,
      "formula": null,
      "headline": false,
      "series": "steam-win11",
      "history": [],
      "notes": "Exactly matches the values derived earlier from the December 2025 release (70.83 minus 5.24; 26.70 plus 2.36), which validates the delta method used for gap months before the snapshots were captured.",
      "permalink": "https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-11-win11-share-65-59pct",
      "citation_text": "65.6% of Steam survey participants ran Windows 11 in November 2025, the first full month after Windows 10 end of support, and 29.1% Windows 10 (Valve Steam Hardware and Software Survey, 2025). Source: Valve (Steam), \"Steam Hardware & Software Survey: November 2025\" (https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/). Via Zinstall, https://www.zinstall.com/research/windows-11-adoption-statistics#steam-2025-11-win11-share-65-59pct."
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}