Whereas Android powers the biggest chunk of cellular net site visitors, 3 times greater than iOS, Apple has all the time been the biggest participant in North America, residence to the biggest variety of iPhone and iPad customers. Nevertheless, the latest competitors between iOS and Android on this area has been nearer than ever, ensuing of their smallest market share distinction of only one.1% in December. However issues have modified up to now three months.
In response to information offered by AltIndex.com, Apple’s iOS has regained a powerful lead in North America, main Android by 5% as of March.
Apple iOS regains a lead in North America, leaving Android 5% behind
Android and iOS have battled for market dominance for over a decade, with each working techniques introducing improvements with every replace. Whereas iOS has been extra profitable in preserving its customers updated, Android’s open-source mannequin has fueled large progress, with a various vary of gadgets rising international net site visitors.
However North America was a distinct story, that’s, till six months in the past. The area lengthy dominated by Apple, noticed a surge in Android adoption, serving to Google’s working system to get nearer to iOS than ever. Excessive-quality and reasonably priced Samsung and Google gadgets, providing premium options at a lot decrease costs than iPhone, had been one motive behind Android’s spectacular progress in North America. The surging reputation of foldable telephones and longer software program help got here as a plus. This resulted within the lowest iOS vs Android market share distinction in 5 years.
In response to Statcounter information, after holding between 55% and 58% of the marketplace for most of 2024, iOS market share dropped sharply to 50.08% in December, reaching the bottom degree since November 2019. In the meantime, Android climbed by practically 8%, hitting 49.6% in the identical month.
However solely a month after practically reaching the main place within the North American market, Android market share began falling and hit 47.1% in February. This made room for iOS to reclaim a powerful lead, with its market share rising to 52.6% the identical month. Regardless of this shift, the hole between iOS and Android in North America continues to be twice as small because it was simply 5 years in the past.
iOS now fuels 27.7% of world cellular net site visitors
Whereas nonetheless far behind Android, iOS has additionally managed to develop its market share on a worldwide market. Statistics present that IOS gadgets accounted for 27.7% of world cellular net site visitors in February, or 1.6% greater than in December.
Alternatively, Android’s market share dropped from 73.5% to 71.7% in the identical interval however remained barely forward of the place it stood in February 2024.
Android and iOS cellular net site visitors share in North America, from January 2019 to February 2025
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