Statcounter shows the gap narrowing as users cling to older hardware and familiar workflows

Windows 11 has not significantly widened its market share lead over Windows 10, despite support for many versions of the latter ending almost two months ago.

According to Statcounter, as of November 2025, Windows 11 accounted for 53.7 percent of the Windows desktop market, while Windows 10 stood at 42.7 percent. This represents a narrowing gap between the two, rather than the widening expected by Microsoft and the PC OEMs.

However, it is worth remembering that Statcounter's figures represent only a comparatively small subset of websites (around 1.5 million) and combine data from consumer and business devices.

The Register spoke to Lansweeper principal technical evangelist Esben Dochy, who noted that consumers were more likely to have devices that couldn't be upgraded or follow the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" rule when it comes to change. He also pointed out consumers in ...