This statistic shows the types of mobile device operating systems people from American households had used in 2022. The results were sorted by income tier. In 2022, 37 percent of respondents who stated their income was high said they used Android OS.
Types of mobile device operating systems used by persons in American households in 2022, by income
four waves from 03 January 2022 to 16 December 2022
Number of respondents
7,810 respondents
Age group
18-64 years
Special properties
residential online population
Supplementary notes
The original question was "What operating system does your (primarily used) smartphone run on?"
High income : top 33 percent of households
Medium income: mid 33 percent of all households
Low income; bottom 33 percent of all households.
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