According to the latest operating system stats from NetMarketShare's worldwide market share count for October, Windows 8 is finally hitting double digit usage.

For years, Xp trailed Windows 7 in worldwide usage, while the contentious Windows 8 and 8.1 struggled. Windows 8 has recently hit 15%. Although Microsoft is happy that people are moving off of XP and adopting the latest platform, Windows 7 still holds the crown for total usage.

However, with Windows 10 to debut soon in 2015, it is unlikely to see much further growth.


The latest count from NetMarketShare puts Windows 8 and 8.1 at 16.8 market share combined for the month of October, while XP sat just barely ahead of that at 17.18 percent. Compare that to Septembers numbers which showed Windows 8 and 8.1 at 12.26% and XP way ahead at 23.87%. Windows 7 held the realm at more than 50%.