Over 1% of PCs are already on Windows 11 ahead of its launch, says report

AdDuplex has a September written report that provides some insight regarding how many PC users are out in that location right now rocking Windows 11 ahead of its official October 5, 2022 release. As it turns out, over 1% are already using the new operating arrangement.

Before diving into the results, here'due south the source on AdDuplex's figures. "This report is based on data collected from around v,000 Windows Shop apps running AdDuplex SDK 5.2 (and college)," the report says. "The raw information analyzed was collected over the day of September 27th, 2022 (UTC time) unless otherwise stated."

AdDuplex says approximately 60,000 PCs were surveyed, though it's unclear if that number is a direct extension of the data from the 5,000 Microsoft Store (formally called "Windows Store") apps.

With all that said, the results show that i.3% of surveyed machines are already on Windows xi fifty-fifty though the operating arrangement isn't releasing until early Oct alongside a massive lineup of Surface hardware besides as the new Microsoft Store.

That percentage, plus the 60,000 PC ballpark effigy, equals roughly 780 PCs (per every 60,000 out at that place) running on Windows 11, if the survey figures are authentic. Though there'due south no manner of knowing whether those are the figures Microsoft was hoping for ahead of October 5, there's no denying that such numbers still mean there'due south a large quantity of people out there beta testing Windows 11, likely including a sizeable subsection of the Windows Central readers perusing this article right now.

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