Mobile OS: market share in Russia 2009-2022

Since 2012, Google's Android has been the leading mobile operating system in Russia. In 2022, this mobile OS held an over 73 percent share of the market in Russia, followed by iOS with a share of approximately 26 percent. Symbian was a dominant player on the smartphone OS market until 2012.

Smartphone ownership in Russia

Russia is one of the most populous countries in the world, with more than 144 million inhabitants as of mid-2022. More than 96 percent of Russians owned a smartphone in the third quarter of 2022, as compared to a nearly 28 percent ownership rate of tablets. Many Russians had more than one mobile phone.

Android popularity worldwide

As of 2023, Android was the most popular smartphone OS not only in Russia but also around the world. It occupied a market share of nearly 43 percent in the United States, ranking second after Apple iOS, in March 2023 and almost 60 percent in Germany in 2022.