After almost catching up with Windows 10 on Steam in June 2024, Windows 11 lost a chunk of users in July 2024. Valve"s latest data gathered in its monthly Software & Hardware Survey shows that Microsoft"s soon-to-be three-year-old operating system dipped below the 46% mark.
As of right now, Windows 11 holds roughly 45.81% of all Windows users on Steam. In July 2024, that value dropped by 0.82 points. Windows 10, on the other hand, gained 0.74 points, which put it at 50.16%.
Although Valve no longer supports Steam on Windows 7 and 8/8.1, the client apparently still works, which means the two operating systems still have some user base on Steam. Valve claims 0.41% of all Windows users are on 64-bit Windows 7 (+0.01 point) and 0.08% are on 64-bit Windows 8.1.
Overall, the overwhelming majority of Steam users prefer Windows to other operating systems. 96.55% of all participants reported using Windows (-0.06 points), 2.08% use Linux, and 1.37% play Steam games on Macs (+0.06 points). The most popular Linux distros on Steam are Arch Linux (0.17%), Linux Mint 21.3 (0.11%), and Ubuntu 22.04 (0.08%).
Here is what was happening on the hardware side in July 2024.
| Steam Hardware Survey - July 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Processors | Intel 67.40% (+0.60) | AMD 32.54% (-0.61) | Microsoft 0.05% |
| CPU Cores | 6 cores 32.68% (+0.05) | 8 cores 20.32% (-0.29) | 4 cores 19.11% (-0.17) |
| Memory | 16GB 45.93% (-1.30) | 32GB 30.81% (+1.43) | 8GB 11.29% (-0.16) |
| GPU Models | Nvidia RTX 3060 5.71% (+0.24) | Nvidia GTX 1650 3.88% (-0.16) | Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 3.47% (+0.01) |
| Video Memory | 8GB | 12GB 18.39% (+0.60) | 6GB 13.86% (+0.09) |
| Display Resolution | 1920 x 1080 57.28% (-0.19) | 2560 x 1440 20.03% (+0.65) | 3840 x 2160 3.65% (-0.06) |
You can check out more information on the official Steam Hardware & Software Survey page. Keep in mind that participation in the survey is optional and aims to provide platform-average data.