Slide 15.4: Mobile operating system market share

Mobile Operating System Market Share

Although a wide range of mobile handheld devices are available in the market, the operating systems, the hub of the devices, are dominated by just few major organizations. The following table shows the operating systems used in the top brands of smartphones in the past years. The market share changed frequently and claims concerning the share varied. Finally, the turmoil seems to be settled down recently according to the table. The ultimate winners in the battle of mobile operating systems are most likely Android and Apple’s iOS.

Year (Total Sales in Million)	Market Share
Year (Total Sales in Million)	Android	iOS	MS Windows Phone	RIM	Symbian OS	Samsung Bada	Linux
2023 (1,167.0)	1^st (70.26%)	2^nd (29.02%)	—	—	—	—	—
2022 (1,395.0)	1^st (71.47%)	2^nd (27.85%)	—	—	—	—	—
2021 (1,434.0)	1^st (71.89%)	2^nd (27.34%)	—	—	—	—	—
2020 (1,347.9)	1^st (73.06%)	2^nd (26.28%)	—	—	—	—	—
2019 (1,540.7)	1^st (75.47%)	2^nd (22.71%)	—	—	—	—	—
2018 (1,555.6)	1^st (75.45%)	2^nd (20.47%)	—	—	—	—	—
2017 (1,536.5)	1^st (72.63%)	2^nd (19.65%)	—	—	—	—	—
2016 (1,496.0)	1^st (69.11%)	2^nd (19.29%)	—	—	—	—	—
2015 (1,421.7)	1^st (64.20%)	2^nd (20.20%)	3^rd (1.9%)	4^th (0.3%)	—	—	—
2014 (1,244.9)	1^st (53.65%)	2^nd (23.95%)	3^rd (2.8%)	4^th (0.6%)	—	—	—
2013 (969.7)	1^st (39.21%)	2^nd (24.03%)	3^rd (3.2%)	4^th (1.9%)	—	—	—
2012 (675.0)	1^st (27.42%)	2^nd (24.04%)	5^th (2.5%)	3^rd (5.1%)	4^th (4.2%)	— (2.3%)	—
2011 (472.7)	1^st (19.00%)	2^nd (22.29%)	— (2.1%)	4^th (12.1%)	3^rd (18.7%)	5^th (2.4%)	—
2010 (296.6)	2^nd (8.82%)	4^th (25.48%)	5^th (4.2%)	3^rd (15.0%)	1^st (37.6%)	—	—
2009 (172.4)	—	3^rd (2.41%)	4^th (34.01%)	2^nd (19.9%)	1^st (46.9%)	—	5^th (4.7%)
2008 (139.3)	—	4^th (8.2%)	3^rd (11.8%)	2^nd (15.6%)	1^st (52.4%)	—	5^th (8.1%)
2007 (122.3)	—	5^th (2.7%)	2^nd (12.0%)	3^rd (9.6%)	1^st (63.5%)	—	4^th (9.6%)

Android surpassed 70% market share in the third quarter of 2017, which helped extend its leading position.

Apple’s iOS will remain the second-largest platform worldwide for years despite its share decreasing slightly after 2012.

Microsoft’s Windows Phone and RIM’s Blackberry OS are becoming minor players of the mobile operating systems.

Review: Mobile Operating Systems

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