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52%

52% -- smartphone market share for Android OS in the US (2012-07)

Name: Smartphone Market Share Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-07-17

2012-07 · Nielsen

Android OS accounted for 52% of all smartphones owned in the US as of July 2012.

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52%

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2012-07

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Android OS in the US

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Nielsen Primary Tier A

https://mobilemarketingmagazine.com/three-quarters-of-young-americans-have-smartphones/ ↗

Confidence: 54/100 Vintage: 2012-07 Channel: Cc Extraction

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Three Quarters of Young Americans Have Smartphones - Mobile Marketing Magazine

Three Quarters of Young Americans Have Smartphones - Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 - Share this article: As of July 2012, 74 percent of 25-34 year olds in the US own a smartphone, according to research from Nielsen. That number has jumped up from 59 per cent a year earlier. Overall, 56 per cent of m…

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Android OS in the US: 52% smartphone market share. Source: Nielsen (2012-07). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/android-smartphone-market-share

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