B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
72.55%
72.55% -- mobile os market share for Android (2026)
Android holds a 72.55% global mobile OS market share.
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Evidence graded
Value
72.55%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
whatsthe.app
Primary
Tier C
https://www.whatsthe.app/blogs/how-do-you-launch-an-app ↗
Source Article
How Do You Launch an App Built to Sell?
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whatsthe.app
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Methodology
Global mobile OS market share cited in blog article; original data provider not named (figures consistent with StatCounter-style tracking)
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50% | |
| 2015 | 48.51% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 42.29% | -12.8% |
| 2024-11 | 71.42% | +68.9% |
| 2025 | 68% | -4.8% |
| 2025-09 | 75.18% | +10.6% |
| 2026 (current) | 72.55% | -3.5% |
| Q2 2024 | 71.65% | -1.2% |
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Industrymarketing
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Android: 72.55% mobile os market share. Source: whatsthe.app (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/android-global-market-share
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