Android Now Owns Every Three in Four Smartphones Shipped Worldwide

Android accounted for 75% of global smartphone shipments in Q2 2026, strengthening its position as the world's dominant mobile operating system, according to Counterpoint Research.

Key points

• Counterpoint Research remarked global smartphone shipments fell 11% year-on-year during Q2 2026, reaching their lowest second-quarter level since 2013.
• While Apple's iOS slipped from 22% to 20%, the figure rose from 73% in Q1.
• When iOS reached a massive 69% share of US smartphone shipments, the gap has narrowed significantly since Q4 2025.
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• Apple's iOS held a narrow lead with 51% of smartphone shipments, compared with 49% for Android.

While Apple's iOS slipped from 22% to 20%, the figure rose from 73% in Q1. Huawei's HarmonyOS remained in third place globally with an unchanged 5% share.

These figures represent smartphones shipped between April and June rather than the share of Android, iOS and HarmonyOS devices at present in apply. GrapheneOS Is Coming to Motorola Phones Starting in 2027. Android and iOS Almost Even in the US.

Notably, the US remains one of the closest major markets for Android and iOS.

When iOS reached a massive 69% share of US smartphone shipments, the gap has narrowed significantly since Q4 2025. HarmonyOS Beats iOS in China. China presents a particularly different picture.

Although this was down significantly from 63% in Q1, android remained the country's largest smartphone operating system with a 58% share.

Huawei's HarmonyOS climbed from 19% to 24%, putting it firmly in second place. Apple's iOS remained third despite increasing slightly from 17% to 18%.

This means HarmonyOS now holds a six-percentage-point lead over iOS in China's smartphone shipment market. Android Controls 91% of India's Market.

Android's strongest position among the major markets covered by the report was in India.

Android-powered smartphones accounted for a massive 91% of shipments, up from 90% during the previous quarter.

Apple's iOS slipped from 10% to just 9%, leaving an 82-percentage-point gap between the two platforms. Global Smartphone Shipments Fall.

Notably, the operating-system figures come as the wider smartphone industry faces a significant slowdown.

Entry-level and mid-range smartphones were among the hardest-hit categories, particularly in emerging markets.

While iOS lost two percentage points and HarmonyOS remained steady, despite the shrinking overall market, Android rose its global shipment share during the quarter. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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