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I just spent some time looking into this, because you're right; it absolutely cannot be right.

It turns out that it is proper data though.
The pic in OP has not been altered, nor been filtered to show in a certain way.
As it turns out, there HAS indeed been an uptick in W7 installs in Q3 2025.

The interesting part of this, though, is the fact that it's only 1 region, which skews the data for the worldwide view.
In North/South America, Europe, and Oceania, W7 installs are at a near 0% (as to be expected).
There has been no uptick in W7 installs in these regions.

In Asia, however, there is a sharp incline of W7 installs, starting from July 2025.

Statcounter is a bit shit when it comes to displaying data, so I had to manually go through each country to check.
But it's not China, India, or even Pakistan, which you might expect.

W7 installs in Sep 2025:
- China: 4,9% (declining)
- India: 1,47% (stable)
- Pakistan: 1,46% (stable)

It actually seems to be centered around the Middle East.
- Iraq: 12,56% (up from 3,9% prev month)
- Saudi Arabia: 2,52% (up from 0,67%)
- Iran: 15,65% (up from 14,25)
- Uzbekistan: 12,97% (up from 2,25%)

I tried looking for that one country, which probably skews the most, but I was unable to find it.

My personal thesis, is that it has something to do with US sanctions, somehow.

Also...
>not a single soul has switched from Windows to Linux or MacOS during this whole transition
Linux is up to ~13% of market share from ~9% at the start of 2025.
It has even overtaken MacOS (sitting at 7,9%)