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59.1%
59.1% -- smartphone os market share for Android (2015)
Android held a 59.1% smartphone operating system market share in the United States in 2015 according to Kantar WorldPanel.
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59.1%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2015
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75
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60
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60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Kantar WorldPanel
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https://www.5gtechnologyworld.com/apple-holds-on-as-dominant-u-s-smartphone-brand-in-2015/ ↗
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Apple Holds On as Dominant U.S. Smartphone Brand in 2015 - 5G Technology World
Apple held on to its lead as the top smartphone brand in the United States in 2015, snagging 40 percent of the smartphone market share.
According to a new report from Parks Associates, the tech giant beat out rival Samsung, which had 31 percent of the market share, and LG, which came in third place …
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Kantar WorldPanel
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.9% | |
| 2010 | 24% | +515.4% |
| 2010-11 | 26% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +48.1% |
| 2011 | 48% | +24.7% |
| 2011-03 | 37% | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +85.9% |
| 2015 (current) | 59.1% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 64% | +8.3% |
| H2 2011 | 40% | -37.5% |
| Q1 2010 | 9% | -77.5% |
| Q4 2015 | 80.7% | +796.7% |
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Android: 59.1% smartphone os market share. Source: Kantar WorldPanel (2015). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/android-us-os-market-share-2015
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