Valve: 34% of Steam customers are using Windows 11

Windows 11 is not breaking speed records when it comes to its growth. The latest reports show that most users still prefer the good-old Windows 10, and only 23% have already upgraded to Windows 11. However, things are slightly different on the gaming side of the market.

Windows 11's gaming-related improvements and optimizations are solid incentives for gamers to move on from Windows 10 to 11. Valve's monthly Hardware & Software Survey shows that the gaming audience is more willing to upgrade: almost 34% of all Steam customers now run Microsoft's latest operating system.

Note: Participation in the survey is optional, and the data is never 100% accurate.

According to Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for May 2023, 96.14% of all customers access the platform from Windows PCs (-0.24 points compared with the previous month). 60.51% run Windows 10 (-0.7 points), and 33.99% are powered by Windows 11.

Older Windows versions are still there, but their market shares are puny: 64-bit Windows 7 has 1.17% (-0.11 points), 64-bit Windows 8.1 has 0.29% (-0.02 points), and 32-bit Windows 7 is at 0.08%. Those still playing games from PCs with Windows 7 and 8 should start thinking about upgrading since Valve plans to kill Steam on unsupported Windows versions on January 1, 2024.

1. Windows 10 - 60.51% (-0.24 points)
2. Windows 11 - 33.99% (+0.6 points)
3. Windows 7 64-bit - 1.17% (-0.11 points)
4. Windows 8.1 64-bit - 0.29% (-0.02 points)
5. Windows 7 - 0.08%

Now to the hardware side of the report:

You can find more information on the Steam Hardware & Software Survey page.