US EditionWindows 11 Has Hit 1 Billion Users Just a Hair Faster than Windows 10 Did
Windows 11 reached 1 billion users in 1,576 days, faster than Windows 10, driven by a 45% year-on-year increase and end of support for older versions.
- On the company's fiscal Q2, 2026 earnings call, Satya Nadella announced Windows 11 reached 1 billion users during the recent holiday quarter.
- Microsoft's active-device tracking shows Windows 11 reached nearly 1 billion users by November 19th, aided by strong December usage, Windows chief Pavan Davuluri said at Ignite.
- Data show Windows 11 hit the mark just over four months faster than Windows 10, with Statcounter reporting market share between 50 and 55 percent for Windows 11 and between 40 and 45 percent for Windows 10.
- The shift translated into higher Windows OEM revenues, and enterprises factored hardware replacement or ESU costs into budgets as the Windows 10 end of support pushed holdouts to upgrade or buy Extended Security Updates.
- Hardware compatibility requirements and user apathy have continued to slow upgrades, and critics say Windows 11 fundamentals and product stability still need improvement despite Satya Nadella's announcement raising eyebrows.
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Windows 11 has reached 1 billion users faster than Windows 10
Windows 11 has reached a big milestone | Image: Getty Images Windows 11 now has 1 billion users. Microsoft hit the milestone during the recent holiday quarter, meaning Windows 11 has managed to reach 1 billion users faster than Windows 10 did nearly six years ago. "Windows reached a big milestone, 1 billion Windows 11 users," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the company's fiscal Q2, 2026 earnings call. "Up over 45 percent year-over-year." Th…
Despite the controversy surrounding the user experience, Windows 11 has reached 1 billion users, surpassing Windows 10 in terms of adoption speed.
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