Every month, like clockwork, tech websites publish nearly identical articles based on charts from Statcounter Global Stats. These articles attempt to turn the data into a story, often missing the bigger picture. This month, the focus was on the apparent decline of Windows 10’s popularity and the resurgence of Windows 11. However, these fluctuations are likely just statistical noise.
Statcounter’s data, which counts pageviews, not visits or devices, shows a steady decline in pageviews from Windows 10 PCs and an increase in pageviews from Windows 11 PCs over time. However, these numbers do not necessarily reflect the overall market share of each operating system.
Statcounter’s customer base has shrunk over the years, with larger analytics companies like Google Analytics dominating the market. The data collected by Statcounter represents only a small portion of web traffic, mostly from smaller websites that choose to use their tracking code.
In reality, Statcounter’s data may not accurately reflect the true market share of Windows operating systems. It is important to question the underlying data behind these charts and not take them at face value. Ultimately, the numbers provided by Statcounter may not tell the whole story when it comes to the popularity of Windows 10 and Windows 11.