macos vs windows 11
Compare macos and windows-11 search interest over the past year with a simple trend chart.
Summary
macos is searched more than windows-11 in this period, with an average gap of about 1 percent.
- macos changed by about 3 percent from early to late period.
- windows-11 changed by about 7 percent from early to late period.
At a glance
- Average interest: macos 72, windows-11 71
- Peaks: macos January 2025, windows-11 February 2025
- Recent trend: macos steady, windows-11 steady
- Stability: macos choppy, windows-11 choppy
- Head to head: macos led 50 percent of the time, windows-11 led 50 percent
- Crossovers: 17, last on Thursday, 6 Nov 2025
Side by side
| Metric | macos | windows 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Average interest | 72 | 71 |
| Recent trend | steady | steady |
| Stability | choppy | choppy |
| Peak month | January 2025 | February 2025 |
| Best month by average | February 2025 | February 2025 |
| Share of leading periods | 50% | 50% |
| Crossovers | 17 | Thursday, 6 Nov 2025 |
Deep dive
This view summarises how people searched for macos and windows-11 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 75 and windows-11 72, middle macos 64 and windows-11 65, recent macos 76 and windows-11 75.
The two lines crossed 17 times. The most recent crossover was on Thursday, 6 Nov 2025, which hints at changing interest.
macos peaked in January 2025, while windows-11 peaked in February 2025.
macos looks choppy with a steady trend. windows-11 looks choppy with a steady 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.