Nielsen release US mobile market statistics for Q1 2012

07 May, 2012
Android is still in the lead with a 48.5% market share, while iOS comes second with 32%.

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  • Amy
  • sp5
  • 06 Sep 2012

I found this insightful, although it's more helpful to see this kind of data on a global scale. A bigger picture is painted on Mobile Stats
showing global stats.

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    • To captain obvious
    • vju
    • 10 May 2012

    I really can count, 08 May 2012Or maybe they mean that 50.9% of all women and respectively... moreDuh

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      • I really can count
      • 3AA
      • 08 May 2012

      Or maybe they mean that 50.9% of all women and respectively 50.1% of all men in the US have smartphones.

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        • Scoop
        • P$u
        • 08 May 2012

        AnonD-1082, 08 May 2012Don't worry Microsoft. That 1.7 WP marketshare will soon be... morehey by reading your worthless trolls every now & then makes me mad!! But you know what I guess that you are perpetually in lala land.
        & despite the fact that a number of people want to make you aware about the reality (not the VIRTUAL one that you reside in)you blatantly blow your horn that sounds like a soft whistle you know!
        So grow up & open your shutter lids!

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          • I Can Count....
          • 3Ax
          • 08 May 2012

          arun, 08 May 2012Dear GSMARENA.com. please correct the number of percentage... more50.9% OF women and 50.1% OF men. Learn to read dude

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            • AnonD-11103
            • fq5
            • 08 May 2012

            DP, 08 May 2012Nothing wrong in the stats. They are saying it is 50.1% ... moreor 1% or more are both male and female. :-))

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              • Frustrated fanboyz?
              • n%n
              • 08 May 2012

              AnonD-1082, 08 May 2012Don't worry Microsoft. That 1.7 WP marketshare will soon be... moreIt's the same lame comment every time. If it doesn't make people laugh, it makes people think you're either stupid, dreaming, or a combination of both and more. Hilarious actually... XD

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                • kyle griffiths
                • vF0
                • 08 May 2012

                lol. windows phone/mobile vs android

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                  • arun
                  • p%G
                  • 08 May 2012

                  Dear GSMARENA.com.
                  please correct the number of percentage for smartphone users of men and women, as u said women 50.9% and men 50.1%, It shows 101%, may be the women's percentage figure is mistaken or men.

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                    • DP
                    • uWt
                    • 08 May 2012

                    Anonymous, 08 May 2012Notice the strange thing about the split? 50.1% Male 5... moreNothing wrong in the stats.

                    They are saying it is 50.1% of all male and 50.9% of all females. Not the way you see it as 101%.

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                      • rovert
                      • NhM
                      • 08 May 2012

                      Nokia is just doing fine http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats whats out, these are the world wide stats.

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                        • AnonD-26875
                        • vGx
                        • 08 May 2012

                        AnonD-1082, 08 May 2012Don't worry Microsoft. That 1.7 WP marketshare will soon be... moreKeep on dreaming........Daydreaming is nice for ur health.......

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                          • Divy
                          • fuV
                          • 08 May 2012

                          LOL this info is fake! Especialy the ethinicity info.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • KcV
                            • 08 May 2012

                            At least Neilsen is clear about this. It is the OS that has been in the statistics and not handset per manufacturer.

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                              • 7wB
                              • 08 May 2012

                              Lol. Windows phone is poised to grow. If not today but will certainly in next three years. Look at android, it was launched back in 2007 and had to fight itself for almost three years and the competition was less that time. So wp will take time but surely grow at the expense of ios if not android.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • jxy
                                • 08 May 2012

                                AnonD-24245, 07 May 2012lol. Well which part of that seems off? These are numbers. ... moreYou do realize that 70% of the welfare recipients in the US are white, right? Ever heard of a trailer park. The poorest and most uneducated states have a small minority population. But hey, just keep sticking with the ignorance and stereotypes....that seems to be working for you rather than actual facts.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 2xy
                                  • 08 May 2012

                                  AnonD-47123, 07 May 2012Well this stats is only for the US which constitutes to onl... moreYou mean 4.2%

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • IWP
                                    • 08 May 2012

                                    Frustrated fanboyz?, 07 May 2012Be careful. Angry Nokia fanboys will hit this thread soon. ;)Well there is already a few "regular customers" fanboys from Suckia :)

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                                      • AnonD-53875
                                      • LGq
                                      • 08 May 2012

                                      Android still pushing phones just to hold the number 1 position,thats something that i dislike cuz de OS gets extreme overused by half of smartphones on the world but anyway i still love android!! :)

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                                        • ardniban
                                        • Y}S
                                        • 08 May 2012

                                        AnonD-1082, 08 May 2012Don't worry Microsoft. That 1.7 WP marketshare will soon be... moreI love your joke mate!