Windows
Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, United StatesWindows is a family of proprietary operating systems from Microsoft.
According to our data, Windows is the second most popular operating system on the web.
It has 31.6% of the operating system market share and is detected on 4.2% of all websites.
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Wikipedia💸 Pricing
Windows is a commercial product priced starting at $1,176.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Operating Systems
- Rank: 2
- Market share: 31.6%
🏆 Windows Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in China in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Turkey in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Hong Kong in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Denmark in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Vietnam in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in South Africa in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Iran in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Korea in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Cambodia in the Operating Systems category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Pakistan in the Operating Systems category.
⚡ Sites Using Windows
We have data on 111,156 websites that use the Windows operating system. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Windows is samsung.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #61 | Korea | English | |
| 2 | #128 | American English | ||
| 3 | #355 | Spanish | ||
| 4 | #496 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 5 | #516 | Guernsey | ||
| 6 | #534 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 7 | #642 | Germany | English | |
| 8 | #677 | Ireland | English | |
| 9 | #682 | Italy | Italian | |
| 10 | #741 | United States | Thai | |
| 11 | #773 | United Kingdom | Persian | |
| 12 | #958 | United States | English | |
| 13 | #1,008 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #1,072 | Korea | Korean | |
| 15 | #1,174 | India | English | |
| 16 | #1,235 | United States | English | |
| 17 | #1,248 | English | ||
| 18 | #1,297 | United States | English | |
| 19 | #1,376 | English | ||
| 20 | #1,437 | Switzerland | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Windows:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Windows are from the United States, China, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 21.1%
- China 16.5%
- United Kingdom 5.7%
- Italy 5.3%
- Turkey 4%
- India 3.4%
- Netherlands 2.4%
- Hong Kong 2.1%
- Canada 2.1%
- Other 37.4%
Most Windows users speak English, Chinese, or Italian.
- English 48.8%
- Chinese 16.8%
- Italian 4.2%
- Turkish 3.6%
- Spanish 3.2%
- German 2.4%
- Portuguese 2.4%
- Dutch 1.8%
- Vietnamese 1.5%
- Other 15.3%
The Windows operating system is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 46.9%
- .org 5.4%
- .cn 4.7%
- .it 3.3%
- .net 3%
- .co.uk 2.4%
- .dk 1.4%
- .com.au 1.3%
- .com.tr 1.2%
- Other 30.4%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Windows include business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference.
- Business 22%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.1%
- Education/Reference 9%
- Online Shopping 6.7%
- Health 4.4%
- Travel 4.3%
- Internet Services 4.3%
- Sports 3.5%
- Software/Hardware 3.3%
- Other 33.4%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Windows?
Windows is owned by Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States.
Can I use Windows for free?
No, Windows is a paid solution.
How much does it cost?
Windows is priced from $1,176 for the Standard edition plan.
Which country uses Windows the most?
The majority of Windows users are from the United States.
Who uses Windows?
According to our data, Windows is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as samsung.com,
w3schools.com, and
computrabajo.com.
Is Windows used on government websites?
Do academic institutions use Windows?
Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 457 academic websites in the United States that use Windows.
How does Windows stack up against the competition?
Windows is one of the most popular operating systems, second only to 
Linux.