Android version market share 2020

Pie 9.0 was the most popular version of Android operating system as of April 2020, with a market share of 31.3 percent. Despite being released in the fall of 2015, Marshmallow 6.0 was still the second most widely used version of Android’s operating system on smartphone devices as of then. Developers Google previously named its Android versions after items of confectionery, but in a break from tradition the latest release in September 2019 is simply called Android 10, which had a share of 8.3 percent seven months after its release.

Google took the Android distribution chart off of the web in 2020. For more updated Android version data please this other statistic based on StatCounter data.

Why are older Android versions still being used?

It is considered good practice to install the latest version of software on to your smartphone for security reasons, but Android updates vary by device, manufacturer, and mobile carrier. It is also true that older devices cannot always run newer Android versions. Around 60 percent of Android devices are running a mobile operating system that is over two years old. In comparison, 81 percent of iPhone devices are running on the latest version of iOS.

Unlocking the code to Android’s success

Android is the mobile operating systems’ market leader worldwide. Since its initial unveiling in 2007, the platform has pursued a commitment to openness – its source code is freely available which allows smartphone manufacturers to install the software without having to pay a license. This reduction in costs allows vendors to make their devices cheaper than the competition. The average selling price of an Android smartphone worldwide was around 200 U.S. dollars in 2018 – more than 400 U.S. dollars cheaper than an iPhone.

Android operating system share worldwide by OS version from 2013 to 2020*

Android platform version	Android 10	Pie 9	Oreo 8.1	Oreo 8.0	Nougat 7.1	Nougat 7.0	Marshmallow 6.0	Lollipop 5.1	Lollipop 5.0	KitKat 4.4	Jelly Bean 4.3	Jelly Bean 4.2.x	Jelly Bean 4.1.x	Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 - 4.0.4	Honeycomb 3.2	Gingerbread 2.3.3 - 2.3.7	Froyo 2.2
1H '20	8.3%	31.3%	14%	7.3%	5.4%	7.5%	11.2%	7.4%	1.8%	4%	0.3%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%	-	-	-
1H '19	-	10.4%	15.4%	12.9%	7.8%	11.4%	16.9%	11.5%	3%	6.9%	0.5%	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%	-	0.3%	-
2H '18	-	-	5.8%	13.4%	10.3%	19%	21.6%	14.7%	3.6%	7.8%	0.5%	1.6%	1.1%	0.3%	-	0.3%	-
1H '18	-	-	0.8%	4.9%	8.2%	22.9%	25.5%	17.6%	4.8%	10.3%	0.6%	2.2%	1.5%	0.4%	-	0.3%	-
2H '17	-	-	-	-	1.6%	14.2%	32.2%	21.7%	7.1%	15.1%	1%	3.5%	2.4%	0.6%	-	0.6%	-
1H '17	-	-	-	-	0.5%	6.6%	31.2%	23.3%	8.7%	18.8%	1.3%	4.6%	3.2%	0.8%	-	1%	-
2H '16	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.7%	21.9%	13.1%	27.7%	2.3%	7.7%	5.6%	1.4%	-	1.5%	0.1%
1H '16	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.5%	19.4%	16.2%	32.5%	2.9%	10%	7.2%	2%	-	2.2%	0.1%
2H '15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.9%	15.6%	38.9%	4.3%	14.5%	11.4%	3.4%	-	3.8%	0.2%
1H '15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6%	39.7%	6.3%	19.8%	18.4%	6.4%	-	7.4%	0.4%
2H '14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24.5%	8%	20.7%	25.1%	9.6%	-	11.4%	0.7%
1H '14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.6%	10.3%	19.1%	29%	12.3%	-	14.9%	0.8%
2013	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	48.6%	20.6%	0.1%	28.5%	2.2%

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April 2020

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2013 to 2020

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* 1H '14 - June 4, 2014; 2H '14 - October 8th, 2014; 1H '15 - February 2nd, 2015; 2H '15; 2H '15 - October 19th, 2015; 1H '16 - May 2nd, 2016; 2H '16 - September 5th, 2016; 1H '17 - May 2, 2017; 2H '17 - September 11, 2017; 1H '18 - May 7th, 2018; 2H '18 - September 28th, 2018; 1H '19 - May 7th, 2019; 1H '20 - April 10th, 2020

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