Here are a few of the most interesting Microsoft Windows statistics I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

Microsoft Windows Statistics and Facts

Launch date of Microsoft Windows OS:

November 20, 1985

Number of PCs running Windows globally:

1.5 billion

Last updated 5/7/19

Number of computers that Windows 10 is installed on:

800 million computers globally

Last updated 5/9/19

Number of Windows devices shipped in 2015 (combined):

275 million

Windows Total Desktop OS Market Share:

91.41%

Last updated 2/1/17

Number of Steam gaming PCs that are running Windows 10:

90%

Last updated 11/2/18

Windows 10 Desktop OS Market Share:

37.80%

Last updated 9/2/18

Windows 8.1 OS Market Share:

5.10%

Last updated 9/2/18

Windows 8 OS Market Share:

1.62%

Last updated 2/1/17

Windows 7 OS Market Share:

40.27%

Last updated 9/2/18

Windows Vista OS Market Share:

0.46%

Last updated 9/4/17

Windows XP OS Market Share:

3.30%

Last updated 9/2/18

Number of Windows 8 licenses sold:

200 million

Last updated 2/13/14

Amount Microsoft has paid out in Windows 8.1 bug bounties:

$128,000

Last updated 10/9/13

Number of Cortana users:

145 million

Last updated: March 2017

Number of questions asked to Cortana to date:

8 billion questions

Last updated 7/20/16

Percentage of Americans that have never used Cortana:

72%

Last updated 6/11/16

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Microsoft Windows Statistics and Facts

Launch date of Microsoft Windows OS:

Number of PCs running Windows globally:

Number of computers that Windows 10 is installed on:

Number of Windows devices shipped in 2015 (combined):

Windows Total Desktop OS Market Share:

Number of Steam gaming PCs that are running Windows 10:

Windows 10 Desktop OS Market Share:

Windows 8.1 OS Market Share:

Windows 8 OS Market Share:

Windows 7 OS Market Share:

Windows Vista OS Market Share:

Windows XP OS Market Share:

Number of Windows 8 licenses sold:

Amount Microsoft has paid out in Windows 8.1 bug bounties:

Number of Cortana users:

Number of questions asked to Cortana to date:

Percentage of Americans that have never used Cortana:

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