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99% -- smartphone operating system market share for iOS and Android (global smartphone market) (2025)
iOS and Android together account for over 99% of global smartphone usage.
- Combined share of iOS and Android
- Source states 'over 99%'
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99%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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Source Trust
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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https://mobilegameauthority.com/mobile-game-platforms-ios-android/ ↗
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iOS vs Android: Mobile Game Platform Comparison
iOS vs Android: Mobile Game Platform Comparison
The two platforms that carry essentially all of mobile gaming — Apple's iOS and Google's Android — are not interchangeable, and the differences go well below the surface. This page breaks down how each ecosystem is structured, what drives their technic…
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iOS and Android (global smartphone market): 99% smartphone operating system market share. Source: Statcounter (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ios-android-smartphone-os-share
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ios-android-smartphone-os-share" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>99%</strong> -- smartphone operating system market share for iOS and Android (global smartphone market)<br><small>Source: Statcounter (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ios-android-smartphone-os-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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