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This statistic shows the global market share held by the leading mobile operating systems from January 2012 to December 2016, based on internet use. In May 2013, Android had a worldwide market share of 38.27 percent.
Mobile operating systems' market share worldwide from January 2012 to December 2016
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| Android | iOS | Series 40 (Nokia)* | Symbian OS* | Samsung | BlackBerry OS | Windows Phone | Unknown / Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan '12 | 23.21% | 24.04% | 0 | 31.89% | 5.84% | 6.94% | 0.36% | 7.73% |
| Feb '12 | 24.76% | 25.49% | 0 | 30.19% | 5.06% | 6.76% | 0.41% | 7.33% |
| Mar '12 | 23.61% | 23.99% | 0 | 31.48% | 6.05% | 6.43% | 0.44% | 8% |
| Apr '12 | 23.79% | 23.85% | 2.74% | 28.45% | 6.81% | 6.1% | 0.48% | 7.76% |
| May '12 | 23.81% | 22.95% | 11.84% | 20.25% | 7.18% | 5.66% | 0.53% | 7.78% |
| Jun '12 | 25.07% | 24.56% | 13.7% | 17.29% | 6.21% | 5.26% | 0.55% | 7.35% |
| Jul '12 | 26.53% | 25.41% | 14.73% | 13.47% | 6.71% | 4.96% | 0.68% | 7.53% |
| Aug '12 | 28.21% | 24.48% | 15% | 12.58% | 6.56% | 4.65% | 0.74% | 7.77% |
| Sep '12 | 29.25% | 23.63% | 15.14% | 12.22% | 6.72% | 4.54% | 0.8% | 7.69% |
| Oct '12 | 30.19% | 23.72% | 15% | 11.7% | 6.72% | 4.29% | 0.8% | 7.58% |
| Nov '12 | 31.67% | 23.73% | 15.07% | 10.93% | 6.52% | 3.93% | 0.84% | 7.3% |
| Dec '12 | 33.19% | 23.26% | 14.86% | 10.72% | 6.57% | 3.53% | 0.91% | 6.97% |
| Jan '13 | 36.87% | 25.85% | 12.86% | 8.86% | 5.03% | 3.39% | 1.05% | 6.09% |
| Feb '13 | 36.9% | 27.21% | 12.61% | 8.18% | 4.79% | 3.32% | 1.08% | 5.9% |
| Mar '13 | 37.23% | 27.14% | 12.58% | 7.98% | 4.68% | 3.27% | 1.19% | 5.93% |
| Apr '13 | 38.34% | 26.46% | 12.5% | 7.75% | 4.53% | 3.27% | 1.25% | 5.9% |
| May '13 | 38.27% | 25.86% | 12.74% | 7.68% | 4.57% | 3.47% | 1.33% | 6.07% |
| Jun '13 | 37.93% | 25.09% | 13.43% | 7.69% | 4.75% | 3.46% | 1.4% | 6.24% |
| Jul '13 | 38.34% | 24.79% | 14.38% | 6.39% | 4.64% | 3.66% | 1.52% | 6.28% |
| Aug '13 | 39.52% | 23.44% | 14.24% | 6.33% | 4.59% | 3.75% | 1.62% | 6.5% |
| Sep '13 | 39.82% | 22.73% | 14.13% | 6.3% | 4.82% | 3.75% | 1.7% | 6.76% |
| Oct '13 | 39.39% | 20.54% | 14.64% | 6.49% | 4.97% | 3.81% | 1.71% | 8.44% |
| Nov '13 | 41.31% | 21.94% | 13.6% | 5.45% | 4.77% | 3.84% | 1.95% | 7.14% |
| Dec '13 | 42.99% | 21.82% | 13.02% | 4.95% | 4.54% | 3.63% | 2.08% | 6.97% |
| Jan '14 | 44.53% | 23.55% | 11.72% | 4.41% | 4.17% | 3.05% | 2.16% | 6.41% |
| Feb '14 | 47.45% | 22.97% | 10.87% | 3.99% | 3.86% | 2.62% | 2.22% | 5.99% |
| Mar '14 | 48.26% | 23.6% | 10.24% | 3.69% | 3.66% | 2.5% | 2.22% | 5.84% |
| Apr '14 | 49.95% | 23.25% | 9.54% | 3.43% | 3.57% | 2.16% | 2.4% | 5.69% |
| May '14 | 52.23% | 23.24% | 8.73% | 3.02% | 3.11% | 1.88% | 2.4% | 4.77% |
| Jun '14 | 52.98% | 24.29% | 7.9% | 2.76% | 2.66% | 1.87% | 2.37% | 4.61% |
| Jul '14 | 53.51% | 24.9% | 7.34% | 2.52% | 2.51% | 1.66% | 2.42% | 4.6% |
| Aug '14 | 54.87% | 23.57% | 7.24% | 2.49% | 2.51% | 1.59% | 2.36% | 4.78% |
| Sep '14 | 55.7% | 24.73% | 6.94% | 2.18% | 2.28% | 1.57% | 2.29% | 4.32% |
| Oct '14 | 57.43% | 25.96% | 5.68% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.29% | 2.32% | 3.73% |
| Nov '14 | 59.9% | 23.02% | 5.73% | 1.82% | 1.75% | 1.3% | 2.42% | 4.07% |
| Dec '14 | 59.15% | 23.51% | 5.76% | 1.79% | 1.75% | 1.33% | 2.25% | 4.49% |
| Jan '15 | 59.78% | 22.75% | 5.72% | 1.73% | 1.62% | 1.3% | 2.26% | 4.85% |
| Feb '15 | 60.79% | 23.17% | 5.04% | 1.52% | 1.44% | 1.2% | 2.27% | 4.56% |
| Mar '15 | 61.94% | 22.64% | 4.69% | 1.36% | 1.26% | 1.2% | 2.27% | 4.64% |
| Apr '15 | 63.43% | 20.78% | 4.77% | 1.33% | 1.19% | 1.22% | 2.34% | 4.93% |
| May '15 | 64% | 20.22% | 4.48% | 1.33% | 1.11% | 1.14% | 2.31% | 5.4% |
| Jun '15 | 63.75% | 20.22% | 4.07% | 1.28% | 1.07% | 1.26% | 2.23% | 6.1% |
| Jul '15 | 64.08% | 20.41% | 3.72% | 1.16% | 0.97% | 1.19% | 2.29% | 6.17% |
| Aug '15 | 65.56% | 19.03% | 3.33% | 1.06% | 0.9% | 1.35% | 2.23% | 6.57% |
| Sep '15 | 66.77% | 18.14% | 3.13% | 0.97% | 0.87% | 1.26% | 2.2% | 6.68% |
| Oct '15 | 67.15% | 17.7% | 3.01% | 0.92% | 0.86% | 1.09% | 2.29% | 6.99% |
| Nov '15 | 65.73% | 19.3% | 3.01% | 0.88% | 0.85% | 1% | 2.27% | 6.96% |
| Dec '15 | 65.88% | 19.22% | 2.81% | 0.82% | 0.8% | 1.09% | 2.3% | 7.08% |
| Jan '16 | 66.28% | 19.58% | 2.59% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.98% | 2.16% | 6.91% |
| Feb '16 | 66.38% | 19.47% | 2.52% | 0.74% | 0.75% | 0.98% | 2.1% | 7.07% |
| Mar '16 | 68.04% | 18.82% | 2.29% | 0.68% | 0.7% | 0.91% | 1.91% | 6.64% |
| Apr '16 | 68.28% | 18.8% | 2.15% | 0.63% | 0.67% | 0.95% | 1.89% | 6.62% |
| May '16 | 68.84% | 18.63% | 2.05% | 0.6% | 0.69% | 0.93% | 1.84% | 6.43% |
| Jun '16 | 68.4% | 20.32% | 1.74% | 0.48% | 0.69% | 0.83% | 1.94% | 5.59% |
| Jul '16 | 68.79% | 19.89% | 1.73% | 0.48% | 0.67% | 0.76% | 1.83% | 5.86% |
| Aug '16 | 68.54% | 20.07% | 1.6% | 0.47% | 0.64% | 0.64% | 1.75% | 6.32% |
| Sep '16 | 69.68% | 19.38% | 1.45% | 0.43% | 0.62% | 0.6% | 1.62% | 6.23% |
| Oct '16 | 70.84% | 19.12% | 1.19% | 0.36% | 0.56% | 0.56% | 1.46% | 5.91% |
| Nov '16 | 72.01% | 18.85% | 1.03% | 0.31% | 0.49% | 0.53% | 1.33% | 5.46% |
| Dec '16 | 71.97% | 18.89% | 0.97% | 0.29% | 0.5% | 0.44% | 1.24% | 5.72% |
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+Number of apps available in leading app stores 2017
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