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== Usage share and device sales == {{Main|Usage share of operating systems}} {{Windows usage share}} Use of [[Windows 10]] has exceeded Windows 7 globally since early 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide {{!}} StatCounter Global Stats |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-201706-201806 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420180627/http://gs.statcounter.com/windows-version-market-share/desktop/worldwide#monthly-201706-201806 |archive-date=April 20, 2019 |access-date=November 24, 2019 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> For desktop and laptop computers, according to [[Net Applications]] and [[StatCounter]] (which track the use of operating systems in devices that are active on the Web), Windows was the most used operating-system family in August 2021, with around 91% usage share according to Net Applications<ref>{{Cite web |title=Desktop Operating system market share: August 2021 |url=https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%22%24and%22%3A%5B%7B%22deviceType%22%3A%7B%22%24in%22%3A%5B%22Desktop%2Flaptop%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%2C%22dateLabel%22%3A%22Custom%22%2C%22attributes%22%3A%22share%22%2C%22group%22%3A%22platform%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%7B%22share%22%3A-1%7D%2C%22id%22%3A%22platformsDesktop%22%2C%22dateInterval%22%3A%22Monthly%22%2C%22dateStart%22%3A%222021-08%22%2C%22dateEnd%22%3A%222021-08%22%2C%22segments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908052821/https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%22%24and%22%3A%5B%7B%22deviceType%22%3A%7B%22%24in%22%3A%5B%22Desktop%2Flaptop%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%2C%22dateLabel%22%3A%22Custom%22%2C%22attributes%22%3A%22share%22%2C%22group%22%3A%22platform%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%7B%22share%22%3A-1%7D%2C%22id%22%3A%22platformsDesktop%22%2C%22dateInterval%22%3A%22Monthly%22%2C%22dateStart%22%3A%222021-08%22%2C%22dateEnd%22%3A%222021-08%22%2C%22segments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D |archive-date=September 8, 2021 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |website=[[Net Applications]]}}</ref> and around 76% usage share according to StatCounter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide: August 2021 |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-202108-202108-bar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200127171354/https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/%23monthly-202001-202001-bar#monthly-202108-202108-bar |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |website=[[StatCounter]]}}</ref> Including personal computers of all kinds (e.g., desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and game consoles), Windows OSes accounted for 32.67% of usage share in August 2021, compared to Android (highest, at 46.03%), [[iOS]]'s 13.76%, [[iPadOS]]'s 2.81%, and macOS's 2.51%, according to Net Applications<ref>{{Cite web |title=Operating system market share: August 2021 |url=https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%7D%2C%22dateLabel%22%3A%22Custom%22%2C%22attributes%22%3A%22share%22%2C%22group%22%3A%22platform%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%7B%22share%22%3A-1%7D%2C%22id%22%3A%22platformsDesktop%22%2C%22dateInterval%22%3A%22Monthly%22%2C%22dateStart%22%3A%222021-08%22%2C%22dateEnd%22%3A%222021-08%22%2C%22segments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908054054/https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22:%7B%7D,%22dateLabel%22:%22Custom%22,%22attributes%22:%22share%22,%22group%22:%22platform%22,%22sort%22:%7B%22share%22:-1%7D,%22id%22:%22platformsDesktop%22,%22dateInterval%22:%22Monthly%22,%22dateStart%22:%222021-08%22,%22dateEnd%22:%222021-08%22,%22segments%22:%22-1000%22%7D |archive-date=September 8, 2021 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |website=[[Net Applications]]}}</ref> and 30.73% of usage share in August 2021, compared to Android (highest, at 42.56%), iOS/iPadOS's 16.53%, and macOS's 6.51%, according to StatCounter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Operating System Market Share Worldwide: August 2021 |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share#monthly-202108-202108-bar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215213114/https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share#monthly-202108-202108-bar |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |website=[[StatCounter]]}}</ref> Those statistics do not include servers (including [[cloud computing]], where Linux has significantly more market share than Windows) as Net Applications and StatCounter use web browsing as a proxy for all use.
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