Mobile Browsing Still Just 1.3% of All Browsing, But Growing Fast

Mobile browsing now accounts for 1.3 percent of all Internet browsing, according to Net Applications. That measurement was taken in December 2009, which saw double-digit increases for virtually all mobile operating systems, with an unusually high increase for Android.

The Net Applications statistics confirm that most users continue to do most of their Web browsing on PCs, but also that mobile's share has steadily increased during 2009.

Both Windows and Mac devices lost a small amount of share in December, as Android began to make its presence felt, but all major mobile operating systems posted large percentage gains. Android grew  54.8 percent, while BlackBerry grew 22.2 percent. The Apple iPhone posted a 19-percent gain while Java ME grew 15.4 percent.

While the iPhone continues to account for the largest share of mobile Web browsing, Google's Android mobile operating system was by far the largest percentage gainer in December 2009,  accounting for 0.05 percent of all Web browsing, up from 0.01 percent in February.

It does appear an inflection point has been reached, however: the adoption curve appears to be steepening.