Google's Android dominates the mobile operating system market in South Africa. Android had a market share of over 80 percent as of April 2023, with Apple's iOS claiming around 19 percent.
Market share of mobile operating systems in South Africa from January 2018 to April 2023
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StatCounter. (May 1, 2023). Market share of mobile operating systems in South Africa from January 2018 to April 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063937/market-share-held-by-mobile-operating-systems-in-south-africa/
StatCounter. "Market share of mobile operating systems in South Africa from January 2018 to April 2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063937/market-share-held-by-mobile-operating-systems-in-south-africa/
StatCounter. (2023). Market share of mobile operating systems in South Africa from January 2018 to April 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063937/market-share-held-by-mobile-operating-systems-in-south-africa/
StatCounter. "Market Share of Mobile Operating Systems in South Africa from January 2018 to April 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063937/market-share-held-by-mobile-operating-systems-in-south-africa/
StatCounter, Market share of mobile operating systems in South Africa from January 2018 to April 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063937/market-share-held-by-mobile-operating-systems-in-south-africa/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Market share of mobile operating systems in South Africa from January 2018 to April 2023 [Graph], StatCounter, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063937/market-share-held-by-mobile-operating-systems-in-south-africa/