--- description: 14 million computers around the world are now running the new Windows 10 software from Microsoft. title: This Is How Many People Are Now Using Windows 10 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3189069b231f350d/69885d5835ba6fec63c0e731/gettyimages-4822322021.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Is How Many People Are Now Using Windows 10 by [Chris Matthews / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Chris Matthews / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 31, 2015 12:08 PM CUT  A woman walks past a billboard for Windows 10, the latest operating system from US software giant Microsoft, during a launch event in Seoul on July 29, 2015\. Microsoft is aiming to build lasting relationships with the operating system Windows 10 seen as critical to reviving the fortunes of the once-dominant tech giant. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) A woman walks past a billboard for Windows 10, the latest operating system from US software giant Microsoft, during a launch event in Seoul on July 29, 2015\. Microsoft is aiming to build lasting relationships with the operating system Windows 10 seen as critical to reviving the fortunes of the once-dominant tech giant. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)JUNG YEON-JE—AFP/Getty Images by [Chris Matthews / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Chris Matthews / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 31, 2015 12:08 PM CUT Windows 10 has been available for a little over 24 hours, and so far the launch appears to be going well. Already, there are 14 million computers around the world running the new software, [according to a post Thursday on Microsoft’s ](http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/07/30/windows-10-the-first-24-hours/ "undefined")[_Blogging Windows_](http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/07/30/windows-10-the-first-24-hours/ "undefined")blog. Microsoft says that, it is “carefully rolling out Windows 10 in phases, delivering Windows 10 first to our Windows Insiders.” That means that while millions have already received the upgrade, there are millions more that are still waiting to receive their upgrades. If you have requested an upgrade, but haven’t yet received it, Microsoft says, “we will notify you once your PC is ready for Windows 10 and it has been downloaded on your PC. The best way to know your upgrade is ready is to look for this notification in your system tray.” _Read next:_ [_Why You’ll Actually Want to Use Microsoft’s New Web Browser_](http://time.com/3968131/microsoft-edge-windows-10/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day_](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3979982/windows-10-users/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3979982/windows-10-users/"},"headline":"This Is How Many People Are Now Using Windows 10","datePublished":"2015-07-31T12:08:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:06:13.283Z","description":"It looks like it was a very successful launch","url":"https://time.com/3979982/windows-10-users/","keywords":["Tech","Microsoft","update","Windows","PC","windows 10","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3189069b231f350d/69885d5835ba6fec63c0e731/gettyimages-4822322021.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chris Matthews / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3189069b231f350d/69885d5835ba6fec63c0e731/gettyimages-4822322021.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SKOREA-US-IT-MICROSOFT","caption":"SKOREA-US-IT-MICROSOFT","creditText":"JUNG YEON-JE—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3979982/windows-10-users/","name":"This Is How Many People Are Now Using Windows 10"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Tech Time: What You Need to Know About Windows 10","description":"TIME Tech Editor Alex Fitzpatrick gives you the scoop on Windows 10 in this episode of Tech Time","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/Lq1cvCgW/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-07-22T21:42:54.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Lq1cvCgW.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3979982/windows-10-users/","duration":"PT1M52S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3979982/windows-10-users/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```