Windows 8.1 overtakes Windows XP in global internet usage

Windows 8.1 has overtaken Windows XP in terms of global Internet usage.

According to PC World, that's partly due to record growth for Windows 8.1, which went from 9.31% in October to 10.95% last month.

Meanwhile, usage of Windows XP constantly fell in its entire seventh month without Microsoft support, dropping from 11.95% to 10.69%.

The report added that Windows 8 usage dropped from 5.94% to 4.9% in November.