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83% -- operating system market share for Android (Q2 2015)
Android held an 83% share of global smartphones in Q2 2015 according to IDC.
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83%
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Q2 2015
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60
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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IDC
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Cited from IDC figures on global smartphone shipments
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 70% | |
| 2012 | 61% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 80% | +51.2% |
| 2023 | 71.63% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 72.48% | +1.2% |
| Q1 2012 | 59% | -18.6% |
| Q2 2012 | 64% | +8.5% |
| Q2 2015 (current) | 83% | +29.7% |
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Android: 83% operating system market share. Source: IDC (Q2 2015). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/android-share-smartphones-q2-2015
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