macos vs windows
Compare macos and windows search interest over the past year with a simple trend chart.
Summary
windows is searched more than macos in this period, with an average gap of about 93 percent.
- macos changed by about 50 percent from early to late period.
- windows changed by about 9 percent from early to late period.
At a glance
- Average interest: macos 5, windows 76
- Peaks: macos September 2025, windows October 2025
- Recent trend: macos steady, windows rising
- Stability: macos steady, windows steady
- Head to head: macos led 0 percent of the time, windows led 100 percent
- Crossovers: 0
Side by side
| Metric | macos | windows |
|---|---|---|
| Average interest | 5 | 76 |
| Recent trend | steady | rising |
| Stability | steady | steady |
| Peak month | September 2025 | October 2025 |
| Best month by average | September 2025 | October 2025 |
| Share of leading periods | 0% | 100% |
| Crossovers | 0 | not recent |
Deep dive
This view summarises how people searched for macos and windows over the last 12m. The chart shows monthly values from zero to one hundred where one hundred marks the local high for a term.
Breaking the period into thirds, averages were: early macos 4 and windows 75, middle macos 4 and windows 72, recent macos 6 and windows 82.
There was no clear crossover. One term held the lead across most of the timeline.
macos peaked in September 2025, while windows peaked in October 2025.
macos looks steady with a steady trend. windows looks steady with a rising trend.
What this means
Scores come from Google Trends. Each series is scaled to its own peak within the chosen period. Use the chart to compare direction and timing rather than total search counts.