Android Dominates U.S. Smart Phone Share

Some 87.4 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in September 2011, up 12 percent from the preceding three month period. Google Android ranked as the top smartphone platform with 44.8 percent market share, up 4.6 percentage points from the prior three-month period. 


Apple has the number-two position, growing 0.8 percentage points to account for 27.4 percent of the smartphone market. RIM ranked third with 18.9 percent share, followed by Microsoft (5.6 percent) and Symbian (1.8 percent).

Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Sep. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Jun. 2011 Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens
	Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers
	Jun-11	Sep-11	Point Change
Total Smartphone Subscribers	100.0%	100.0%	N/A
Google	40.2%	44.8%	4.6
Apple	26.6%	27.4%	0.8
RIM	23.5%	18.9%	-4.6
Microsoft	5.8%	5.6%	-0.2
Symbian	2.0%	1.8%	-0.2

September 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share