{"id":337449,"date":"2017-04-03T19:34:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T11:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1471892"},"modified":"2017-04-03T19:34:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T11:34:46","slug":"report-android-overtakes-windows-as-the-internets-most-used-operating-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/report-android-overtakes-windows-as-the-internets-most-used-operating-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Android overtakes Windows as the internet\u2019s most used operating system"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mobile is today as important, if not more important, than desktops when it comes to the internet and apps.\u00a0A clear reminder of that comes with news of a report claiming that Google\u2019s Android has\u00a0overtaken Windows as the\u00a0internet\u2019s most used\u00a0operating system.<\/p>\n

Research from web analytics company Statcounter<\/a>\u00a0found Android now accounts for a larger share of internet usage than Windows for the first time. During March 2017, Android users represented 37.93 percent of activity on Statcounter\u2019s network versus 37.91 percent for the Microsoft operating system.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a small gap\u00a0for sure \u2014 and it refers to usage<\/em> not necessary users\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 but it marks a notable tipping point that has been inevitable for the past couple of years.<\/p>\n

Statcounter \u2014 which bases its findings on\u00a02.5 million websites that it claims generate over 15 billion monthly page views \u2014 tracked the gradual converge of usage for the two operating systems over time. The chart highlights Microsoft\u2019s failure to challenge with its ill-fated Windows Phone platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Statcounter: Internet usage based on operating systems Match 2012-March 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Interestingly, for Apple, the switch happened some time ago. During March 2017, Apple\u2019s mobile users (iOS) were close to three times more active on the internet than users of its desktop machines (OSX).<\/p>\n

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Statcounter: Internet usage based on operating systems during March 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The wider Android-Windows trend has been evident\u00a0for some time.\u00a0Windows dominated, and continues to dominate, the desktop landscape, but worldwide PC sales have declined for the past five years<\/a> to reach the same levels as 2008<\/a>. In contrast, sales of smartphones continue to grow<\/a>, and\u00a0Android is the operating system for the lion\u2019s share of internet users worldwide. Growth is highest in emerging markets like India. There, Apple has increased its sales<\/a> but remains a niche player<\/a>\u00a0with Android accounting for upwards of 90 percent of smartphones.<\/p>\n

While the balance between iOS and Android is more level in Western markets like the U.S., the influx of new internet users from regions like Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America has tipped the scales in favor of Android. Indeed, a Statcounter report<\/a> issued last week showed that mobile accounts for the vast majority of internet usage in\u00a0countries like India (79 percent), Indonesia (72 percent) and China (57 percent) while desktop remains king in markets such as\u00a0the U.S. (37 percent), UK (35 percent) and Germany (30 percent).<\/p>\n

Those numbers have seen some shift in global revenue for developers, with China overtaking the U.S.<\/a> as the most lucrative market for iOS apps worldwide, but Android continues to lag despite a larger base of users.<\/p>\n

A recent App Annie report<\/a>\u00a0found that iOS accounted for just over 25 billion of the 90 billion app downloads made in 2016, with Android taking the remainder. Yet iOS apps pulled in the majority of the\u00a0$35 billion paid out to publishers across the iOS and Android app stores.<\/p>\n

That might change soon, though.\u00a0Thanks again to its vast dominance in the emerging world, App Annie is predicting<\/a> that 2017 could be the year that Android app earnings overtake iOS for the first time. That would be another important milestone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Mobile is today as important, if not more important, than desktops when it comes to the internet and apps.\u00a0A clear reminder of that comes with news of a report claiming that Google’s Android has\u00a0overtaken Windows as the\u00a0internet’s most used\u00a0operating system. Research from web analytics company Statcounter\u00a0found Android now accounts for a larger share of internet usage than… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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