Apple, Samsung and LG are the leading smartphone OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) in the United States. Apple holds the highest market share with 47.4 percent, followed by Samsung and LG with 28.4 percent and 8.9 percent respectively, as of September 2019. Apple’s market share has increased in recent years, from below 40 percent in 2013 to more than 45 percent today.
Leading U.S. smartphone operating system
Although Apple is the leading vendor in U.S. smartphone sales, Google’s Android OS leads the U.S. operating systems market . The Android OS is used by almost all other vendors in the U.S. apart from Apple. Pie 9.0 - released in August 2018 - is the most used Android OS version, operating on more than half of all Android devices in the United States.
Consistent growth in global smartphone users
The number of smartphone users worldwide has consistently increased in recent years. This growth in smartphone users is forecast to continue, reaching close to four billion by 2021 (330695). The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is forecast to reduce the global smartphone unit shipments in 2020.
Manufacturers' market share of smartphone subscribers in the United States from 2013 and 2019, by month*
Profit from additional features by authenticating your Admin account
Please authenticate by going to "My account" → "Administration".
Then you will be able to mark statistics as favourites and use personal statistics alerts.
This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data.
Corporate Account
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $708 / Year
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Single Account
Your perfect start with Statista
Instant access to 1m statistics
Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
Detailed references
$59 / Month *
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* All products require an annual contract; Prices do not include sales tax.
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $708 / Year
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
comScore. (November 29, 2019). Manufacturers' market share of smartphone subscribers in the United States from 2013 and 2019, by month* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273697/market-share-held-by-the-leading-smartphone-manufacturers-oem-in-the-us/
comScore. "Manufacturers' market share of smartphone subscribers in the United States from 2013 and 2019, by month*." Chart. November 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273697/market-share-held-by-the-leading-smartphone-manufacturers-oem-in-the-us/
comScore. (2019). Manufacturers' market share of smartphone subscribers in the United States from 2013 and 2019, by month*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273697/market-share-held-by-the-leading-smartphone-manufacturers-oem-in-the-us/
comScore. "Manufacturers' Market Share of Smartphone Subscribers in The United States from 2013 and 2019, by Month*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273697/market-share-held-by-the-leading-smartphone-manufacturers-oem-in-the-us/
comScore, Manufacturers' market share of smartphone subscribers in the United States from 2013 and 2019, by month* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273697/market-share-held-by-the-leading-smartphone-manufacturers-oem-in-the-us/ (last visited July 13, 2020)
We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer social media features, and analyze access to our website. In your browser settings you can configure or disable this, respectively, and can delete any already placed cookies. For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). Please see our privacy statement for details about how we use data.
