Android may just be the most successful operating system of all
time, and a recent study from the International Data Corporation
(IDC) shows just how quickly Google’s mobile OS is growing. While
every competing OS lost market share over the past 12 months,
Android continued to surge and now runs on almost 85 percent of
all smartphones on earth.
time, and a recent study from the International Data Corporation
(IDC) shows just how quickly Google’s mobile OS is growing. While
every competing OS lost market share over the past 12 months,
Android continued to surge and now runs on almost 85 percent of
all smartphones on earth.
Android shot up from a 79.6 percent share of the smartphone
market a year ago to 84.7 percent today, but the rest of the industry
didn’t do quite as well. Apple’s iOS dropped from 13 percent of the
market to 11.7 percent in the same 12 months, while Windows
Phone dropped from 3.4 percent to 2.5 percent and BlackBerry
slipped from 2.8 percent of the smartphone market all the way
down to 0.5 percent. iOS and Android did see gains in shipment
volume, however. The study also breaks down Android, iOS and
Windows Phone by price tier, revealing that Google and Microsoft
are fighting over the low-end while Apple continues to largely ignore
the sub-$200 category.
market a year ago to 84.7 percent today, but the rest of the industry
didn’t do quite as well. Apple’s iOS dropped from 13 percent of the
market to 11.7 percent in the same 12 months, while Windows
Phone dropped from 3.4 percent to 2.5 percent and BlackBerry
slipped from 2.8 percent of the smartphone market all the way
down to 0.5 percent. iOS and Android did see gains in shipment
volume, however. The study also breaks down Android, iOS and
Windows Phone by price tier, revealing that Google and Microsoft
are fighting over the low-end while Apple continues to largely ignore
the sub-$200 category.
For Google, the big question now is how much more room for
growth Android has left. We doubt the most die-hard Apple fans will
ever consider switching over, but both Windows Phone and
BlackBerry’s remaining market share seems like an easy target for
future Android growth. Google also recently announced plans to
expand its mobile OS into cars, TVs and wearable devices , giving
Android plenty more room to grow in outside of mobile.
SOURCE : IDC
growth Android has left. We doubt the most die-hard Apple fans will
ever consider switching over, but both Windows Phone and
BlackBerry’s remaining market share seems like an easy target for
future Android growth. Google also recently announced plans to
expand its mobile OS into cars, TVs and wearable devices , giving
Android plenty more room to grow in outside of mobile.
SOURCE : IDC
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