Statcounter is not the only analytics service reporting a decrease in Windows 11"s market share. Valve published the latest results of its monthly Hardware and Software Survey, claiming Windows 11 lost a bit of its customers among Steam users as well.
For those unfamiliar, each month, Valve randomly picks a subset of Steam users and offers them anonymous participation in the survey. The provided data is platform-average, and it helps developers decide where to invest their time and resources to reach as many customers as possible.
According to Valve, in March 2024, Windows 11 went down from 41.96% to 41.61%. On the other hand, Windows 10 gained what Windows 11 lost—its market share increased from 54.19% to 54.40%. Other Windows versions, which are now unsupported, continue to their inevitable demise. 64-bit Windows 7 has 0.49% (-0.08 points), and 64-bit Windows 8.1 has 0.08% (-0.01 points).
- 64-bit Windows 10 - 54.40% (+0.21 points)
- Windows 11 - 41.61% (-0.35 points)
- 64-bit Windows 7 - 0.49% (-0.08 points)
- 64-bit Windows 8.1 - 0.08% (-0.01 points)
Overall, 96.67% of all Steam users play games on Windows PCs (-0.24%). MacOS has 1.38% (+0.06), and Linux has 1.94% (+0.18).
Here is what was happening on the hardware side in March 2024.
| Steam Hardware Survey - March 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Processors | Intel 68.74% (+0.83) | AMD 31.22% (-0.83) | Microsoft 0.04% |
| CPU Cores | 6 cores 34.12% (+0.69) | 4 cores 19.93% (-0.56) | 8 cores 19.82% (-0.33) |
| Memory | 16GB 47.7% (-1.34) | 32GB 29.29% (+2.10) | 8GB 11.74% (-0.45) |
| GPU Models | Nvidia RTX 3060 6.71% (+0.71) | Nvidia RTX 2060 3.98% (-0.02) | Nvidia GTX 1650 3.95% (-0.16) |
| Video Memory | 8GB | 12GB 18.32% (+1.2) | 6GB 14.76% (-0.72) |
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 58.45% (-0.37) | 2560 x 1440 19.82% (+0.87) | 1366 x 768 3.46% (-0.1) |
You can find more information on the official Steam Hardware and Software Survey website.