Market share held by smartphone OS in Germany 2017-2021, by month

More smartphones in Germany use Android as an operating system than any other, well ahead of iOS. However, since November 2020, Android has lost around ten percent of its market share to iOS falling from 80 percent in October 2020, to 69.8 percent in March 2021. iOS increased its market share from 19.9 percent to 29.8 percent in the same months.

Manufacturer shares in Europe

Statistics covering the market shares by operating system tend to show Android in a commanding position, simply due to the sheer number of manufacturers creating android devices. At the European level, the market share held by Apple , and the largest two manufacturers of Android-based devices, are far more even. During the second quarter of 2021, 31 percent of devices shipped in Europe were Samsung devices, 20 percent were Apple devices, and 24 percent were from Xiaomi. .

Google Play Store activity in Germany

   Figures covering downloads from the Google Play Store, the app marketplace for Android devices, provide some insight as to how Android devices are used in Germany. As of July 2021, COVID-19 related apps were the most downloaded android appsin the country, with CovPass registering 1.78 million downloads. Fidget Trading 3D was the most-downloaded app not related to COVID-19, recording 654 thousand downloads. Coin Master generated more revenue than any other app during July 2021, bringing in 17.07 million U.S. dollars.