Just an update for game designers and web designers, since it can be hard to find all of this information in one place. The following is a list of the most popular screen resolutions for Windows machines:
Resolution |
Share |
Width |
Height |
Ratio |
Type |
1366x768 |
20.8% |
1366 |
768 |
1.78 |
Widescreen (16:9) |
1024x768 |
17.5% |
1024 |
768 |
1.33 |
Video (4:3) |
1280x800 |
12.1% |
1280 |
800 |
1.60 |
Widescreen (8:5) |
1280x1024 |
7.0% |
1280 |
1024 |
1.25 |
Video (5:4) |
1440x900 |
6.4% |
1440 |
900 |
1.60 |
Widescreen (8:5) |
1920x1080 |
5.6% |
1920 |
1080 |
1.78 |
Widescreen (16:9) |
1600x900 |
4.1% |
1600 |
900 |
1.78 |
Widescreen (16:9) |
1680x1050 |
3.6% |
1680 |
1050 |
1.60 |
Widescreen (8:5) |
768x1024 |
2.4% |
768 |
1024 |
0.75 |
Vertical (3:4) |
1360x768 |
2.4% |
1360 |
768 |
1.77 |
Widescreen (16:9) |
1024x600 |
2.2% |
1024 |
600 |
1.71 |
Widescreen (5:3) |
1280x720 |
1.6% |
1280 |
720 |
1.78 |
Widescreen (16:9) |
1280x768 |
1.5% |
1280 |
768 |
1.67 |
Widescreen (5:3) |
1152x864 |
1.4% |
1152 |
864 |
1.33 |
Video (4:3) |
1920x1200 |
1.1% |
1920 |
1200 |
1.60 |
Widescreen (8:5) |
800x600 |
0.9% |
800 |
600 |
1.33 |
Video (4:3) |
1280x960 |
0.7% |
1280 |
960 |
1.33 |
Video (4:3) |
1093x614 |
0.6% |
1093 |
614 |
1.78 |
Widescreen (16:9) |
2560x1440 |
0.4% |
2560 |
1440 |
1.78 |
Widescreen (16:9) |
1311x737 |
0.4% |
1311 |
737 |
1.78 |
Widescreen (16:9) |
Other |
7.5% |
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Some facts to take away:
- "1024 x 768" is no longer the most common screen resolution.
- About 96% of Windows machines have a width of 1024 pixels or more.
- About 75% of Windows machines have a width of 1200 pixels or more.
- About 65% of screens are now "widescreen". That is, they have an aspect ratio closer to the new High Definition format (16:9) than the old Low Definition format (4:3).
- A significant share of monitors (probably 3-5%) are being used vertically.
And here's the operating system breakdown (among Windows machines):
|
Windows 7 |
Windows Vista |
Windows XP |
Game Players |
69.6% |
12.6% |
17.8% |
Classrooms |
62.8% |
4.9% |
32.3% |
Installed Base |
50.6% | 11.3% |
38.1% |
Average |
61.0% |
9.6% |
29.4% |