This statistic presents the mobile platforms that mobile app developers are currently developing for as of November 2015, sorted by region. According to the industry survey, 81 percent of responding app developers from North America were developing apps for the Android OS.
Mobile platforms currently developing for according to global app developers as of November 2015, by region
Characteristic
Android OS
Apple iOS
Windows Phone/Windows Mobile
Java ME
RIM, BlackBerry OS
Symbian
Others
Global
86%
57%
21%
6%
5%
3%
5%
North America
81%
71%
18%
3%
6%
3%
4%
Europe
90%
65%
34%
3%
9%
1%
7%
APAC
88%
54%
17%
5%
3%
2%
2%
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global n=1,085; APAC n=515; Europe n=150; NA n=120
Age group
15 years and older
Special properties
app developers and publishers
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: Which mobile platforms di you develop apps for today? Please select all that apply. Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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InMobi. (February 8, 2016). Mobile platforms currently developing for according to global app developers as of November 2015, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/515099/developers-most-popular-mobile-platforms/
InMobi. "Mobile platforms currently developing for according to global app developers as of November 2015, by region." Chart. February 8, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/515099/developers-most-popular-mobile-platforms/
InMobi. (2016). Mobile platforms currently developing for according to global app developers as of November 2015, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/515099/developers-most-popular-mobile-platforms/
InMobi. "Mobile Platforms Currently Developing for According to Global App Developers as of November 2015, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/515099/developers-most-popular-mobile-platforms/
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