B
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64%
64% -- operating system market share for Google Android (Q2 2012)
Gartner estimated Google Android's global operating system market share to be 64% in Q2 2012.
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64%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
Q2 2012
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50
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
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mediaindustryblog.wordpress.com
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2012 has been a fantastic year for smartphones, with penetration pushing past the 50% mark in key markets such as the UK and US (some estimates even put US penetration as high as 70%). Apple’s iPhone is the leading smartphone in most key markets but Google’s Android Operating System (OS) has much la…
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 70% | |
| Q2 2012 (current) | 64% | -8.6% |
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Google Android: 64% operating system market share. Source: mediaindustryblog.wordpress.com (Q2 2012). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/gartner-os-share-q2-2012
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