Market share of mobile operating systems worldwide 2009-2024, by quarter

Android maintained its position as the leading mobile operating system worldwide in the second quarter of 2024 with a market share of about 71.65 percent. Android's closest rival, Apple's iOS, had a market share of approximately 27.62 percent during the same period. The leading mobile operating systemsBoth unveiled in 2007, Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS have evolved through incremental updates introducing new features and capabilities. The latest version of iOS, iOS 17, was released in September 2023, while the most recent Android iteration, Android 14, was made available in October 2023. A key difference between the two systems concerns hardware - iOS is only available on Apple devices, whereas Android ships with devices from a range of manufacturers such as Samsung, Google and OnePlus. In addition, Apple has had far greater success in bringing its users up to date. As of February 2024, 66 percent of iOS users had iOS 17 installed, while in the same month only 13 percent of Android users ran the latest version. The rise of the smartphoneFrom around 2010, the touchscreen smartphone revolution had a major impact on sales of basic feature phones, as the sales of smartphones increased from 139 million units in 2008 to 1.39 billion units in 2023. In 2020, smartphone sales decreased to 1.38 billion units due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Apple, Samsung, and lately also Xiaomi, were the big winners in this shift towards smartphones, with BlackBerry and Nokia among those unable to capitalize.

在2024年第二季度，Android系统继续保持全球领先的移动操作系统地位，市场份额约为71.65%。其最接近的竞争对手——苹果的iOS系统，在同一时期的市场份额约为27.62%。两大主流移动操作系统均于2007年发布，谷歌的Android与苹果的iOS均通过逐步更新，引入了新的特性和功能而不断发展。iOS的最新版本，iOS 17，于2023年9月发布，而最新的Android版本，Android 14，则于2023年10月推出。两者之间的一个关键差异在于硬件方面——iOS仅限于苹果设备，而Android则与包括三星、谷歌和一加在内的多家制造商的设备兼容。此外，苹果在促使用户更新系统方面取得了更为显著的成功。截至2024年2月，66%的iOS用户已安装iOS 17，而同一个月，仅有13%的Android用户运行最新版本。从大约2010年开始，触控屏智能手机革命对基础功能手机的销量产生了重大影响，智能手机的销量从2008年的1.39亿部增长至2023年的139亿部。由于2020年的冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行，智能手机销量在2020年降至138亿部。在这一向智能手机转变的过程中，苹果、三星以及最近的小米成为大赢家，而黑莓和诺基亚等公司则未能充分利用这一趋势。