NetApplications: Apple’s iOS Web share hits all-time record 62% worldwide

NetApplications’ has pegged Apple’s iOS market share for browser capable mobile devices at a record 61.64% (worldwide) and a record 63.16% in the USA in October.

Worldwide, Android came in at 18.90%, JavaME had 12.84%, Symbian had 3.48%, and BlackBerry held 2.48%. In the USA, you can still see the effects of Apple’s iPhone remaining single-carrier (AT&T) for so long as Android came in at 31.72%. Beleaguered RIM’s BlackBerry had 3.86%.

NetApplications’ mobile share methodology measures share for browser capable mobile devices. This means the mobile device must be able to render HTML pages and javascript. Visits to WAP pages are not included.

The company collects data from the browsers of site visitors to their exclusive on-demand network of live stats customers. The data is compiled from approximately 160 million visitors per month. The information published is an aggregate of the data from this network of hosted website statistics. The site unique visitor and referral information is summarized on a monthly, weekly, daily and hourly basis.

NetApplications’ Mobile/Tablet Operating System Market Share – Worldwide

NetApplications' Mobile/Tablet Operating System Market Share - Worldwide
Source: NetApplications

NetApplications’ Mobile/Tablet Operating System Market Share – USA

NetApplications' Mobile/Tablet Operating System Market Share - USA
Source: NetApplications

7 Comments

  1. And yet this statistic is never brought up when some media story brings up Android’s market share and claims Android is a “threat” to iOS or is even “winning”.

    It is patently obvious to anyone who is paying attention: those who truly want a smartphone are buying iPhone and iOS devices. Android’s numbers are padded by all the 2-for-1 and free deals, putting large numbers of Android devices into the hands of people who don’t really care about the “smart” features.

    ——RM

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