Symantec Corporation held 77 percent of the Windows anti-malware application market as of May 2023, more than any other vendor. It was followed by Norton 360, with a market share of 15 percent. In 2019, Symantec sold its Enterprise Security software division to Broadcom and renamed the remaining business to NortonLifeLock.
Beware the Trojan horse
Malware is software designed to maliciously interfere with the regular operation of computers or mobiles. This includes the destruction or gathering of data, presenting unwanted advertising, or rendering a device vulnerable to external control. There were 5.5 billion malware attacks in 2022 alone, down from 10.5 billion in 2018.
Trojan horses are the most common methods of infection, in which a user is tricked into downloading malware, disguised as a legitimate product.
Malware targeting Windows
While all users of devices connected to the internet are vulnerable to malware infections, certain systems are more vulnerable. Malware developers target windows-based systems more than any other, with 83.45 percent of newly detected malware programs in the first quarter of 2020 targeting machines running Windows. This is not to say that users of MacOS are immune, with malware such as Flashback, Macontrol, and Shlayer all designed to infect systems running MacOS.
Market share held by the leading Windows anti-malware application vendors worldwide from December 2022 to May 2023
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
OPSWAT (Metadefender.com). (June 1, 2023). Market share held by the leading Windows anti-malware application vendors worldwide from December 2022 to May 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271048/market-share-held-by-antivirus-vendors-for-windows-systems/
OPSWAT (Metadefender.com). "Market share held by the leading Windows anti-malware application vendors worldwide from December 2022 to May 2023." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271048/market-share-held-by-antivirus-vendors-for-windows-systems/
OPSWAT (Metadefender.com). (2023). Market share held by the leading Windows anti-malware application vendors worldwide from December 2022 to May 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271048/market-share-held-by-antivirus-vendors-for-windows-systems/
OPSWAT (Metadefender.com). "Market Share Held by The Leading Windows Anti-malware Application Vendors Worldwide from December 2022 to May 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271048/market-share-held-by-antivirus-vendors-for-windows-systems/
OPSWAT (Metadefender.com), Market share held by the leading Windows anti-malware application vendors worldwide from December 2022 to May 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271048/market-share-held-by-antivirus-vendors-for-windows-systems/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Market share held by the leading Windows anti-malware application vendors worldwide from December 2022 to May 2023 [Graph], OPSWAT (Metadefender.com), June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/271048/market-share-held-by-antivirus-vendors-for-windows-systems/