This statistic illustrates the share of most used smartphone operating systems in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. The highest share of respondents, which corresponded to 53 percent, used Android OS, closely followed by iiOS (Apple) with 41 percent. The number of smartphone users has been growing in recent years, and Apple and Samsung have been dominating the smartphone market for a long period of time.
Share of most used smartphone operating systems in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
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respondents are English speaking residential population who own a smartphone
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What operating system does your smartphone use? If you have more than one smartphone, think about the one you use most often"
The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent.
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