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.
Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these Microsoft Windows stats come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%
Microsoft Windows Statistics and Facts
Launch date of Microsoft Windows OS:
Number of Windows 10 users:
1 billion monthly active users
Last updated 3/16/20
Number of countries Windows 10 has users in:
Last updated 3/16/20
Percentage of the Fortune 500 that use Windows 10 devices:
Last updated 3/16/20
Number of PCs running Windows globally:
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):
Windows Total Desktop OS Market Share:
Last updated 2/1/17
Number of Steam gaming PCs that are running Windows 10:
Last updated 11/2/18
Windows 10 Desktop OS Market Share:
Last updated 9/1/19
Windows 8.1 OS Market Share:
Last updated 9/1/19
Windows 8 OS Market Share:
Last updated 9/1/19
Windows 7 OS Market Share:
Last updated 9/1/19
Windows Vista OS Market Share:
Last updated 9/1/19
Windows XP OS Market Share:
Last updated 9/1/19
Number of Windows 8 licenses sold:
Last updated 2/13/14
Amount Microsoft has paid out in Windows 8.1 bug bounties:
Last updated 10/9/13
Number of Cortana users:
Last updated: March 2017
Number of questions asked to Cortana to date:
Last updated 7/20/16
Percentage of Americans that have never used Cortana:
Last updated 6/11/16
This report is available in an annual industry report. Some of the data in industry reports include:
- Users
- Demographics
- Revenue
- Growth
- Etc.- all in one place
I try to go through each and every stat regularly and update as much as possible, but we all know that some stats are easier to track down than others. As always, every stat is linked to its original source and has the source date listed.
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Report 1: Billion Users Club Report (Includes: Android, Apple, Facebook, Messenger, Google, Instagram, Microsoft, WeChat, WhatsApp, YouTube).
Report 2: Digital Titans Report (Includes: Amazon, Amazon Prime, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft).