B
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68%
68% -- mobile operating system market share for Android (2026-05)
Android holds approximately 68% of the global mobile operating system market according to May 2026 StatCounter data.
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68%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-05
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
StatCounter
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StatCounter web analytics data
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-09 | 3% | |
| 2011 | 33% | +1000.0% |
| 2021 | 76% | +130.3% |
| 2022 | 72% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 85% | +18.1% |
| 2026-05 (current) | 68% | -20.0% |
| Q3 2023 | 70.89% | +4.2% |
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Android: 68% mobile operating system market share. Source: StatCounter (2026-05). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/android-global-mobile-os-share-2026
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