Since 2012, Google's Android has been the leading mobile operating system in Russia. In 2023, this mobile OS held a 69-percent share of the market in Russia, followed by iOS with a share of approximately 30.6 percent. Symbian was a dominant player on the smartphone OS market until 2012.
Smartphone ownership in Russia
Russia is one of the most populous countries in the world, with more than 144 million inhabitants as of 2024. Almost 97 percent of Russians owned a smartphone in the third quarter of 2023, as compared to a nearly 26-percent ownership rate of tablets. Many Russians had more than one mobile phone.
Android popularity worldwide
Android was one of the most popular smartphone operating systems, not only in Russia but around the world. It occupied a market share of 39 percent in the United States, ranking second after Apple iOS, in February 2024 and almost 60 percent in Germany in 2023.
Market share held by mobile operating systems in Russia from 2009 to 2023
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