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Platform information: 10% of Android tablet users still on Android 12 (and larger fraction of phone users), that dropped out of support, so numbers for users on supported drops, few seem to upgrade tablets, lowering that number.
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Android has 72% market share <!-- with Samsung's 0.28% --> vs Apple's iOS/iPadOS at 24% (on tablets alone Android is even with Apple's iPadOS, with Android have 50% share rounded down, and iPadOS 50% rounded up,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tablet Operating System Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/tablet/worldwide/#monthly-202504-202504-bar |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> and regarding tablets Android is ahead in virtually all countries,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tablet Operating System Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/tablet/worldwide/#monthly-202504-202504-map |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> e.g. India, with some notable exceptions such as the US, there close, and in China<!-- exceptions the US, Canada, thus likely North America, only continent? And China, Australia, plus few others, e.g. not India-->). Of all operating systems Android is first at 46% followed by Windows 26% then iOS. Android 14 is the most popular Android version on smartphones and on tablets, followed by Android 15.
 
{{As of|2025|05}}, Android 14 is most popular Android version on smartphones at <!-- 33.62% -->34%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobile Android Version Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile/worldwide/#monthly-202403-202504 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> (down from 37% peak), Android 15 at 17% is the second-most popular version followed by Android 14, 13, 12, 11 and 10. Android is more used than iOS is virtually all countries, with few exceptions such as iOS has a 58% share in the US. Android 14 is the most-used version on all continents, and most countries, including India and all European countries. Android 15 is most used in e.g the US, Japan, and China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobile Android Version Market Share China |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile/china/#daily-20250501-20250520 |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobile Android Version Market Share China |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile/china/#daily-20250401-20250430 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> Usage of Android 1213 and newer, i.e. supported versions, is at 8665%, the rest of users are not supported with security updates,; with recently unsupportedsupported Android 1112 (last security updates in 2025), use is at 86%<!-- and with 11 at 76%-->.
 
On tablets, Android 14 is again the most popular version overall (also in e.g. India, Russia, Australia, Europe and South America), at 27%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/tablet/worldwide/#monthly-202403-202504 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tablet Android Version Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/tablet/worldwide/#daily-20221001-20221030 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=StatCounter Global Stats |language=en}}</ref> Usage of Android 1213 and newer, i.e. supported versions, is at 4840% <!-- including 1.51% on Android 15, see CSV file --> on Android tablets, and with Android 1112, until recently supported, at 6448%<!-- with 11 at 65%-->. The usage share varies a lot by country<!-- : e.g. Android 9.0 Pie is still the version with the greatest usage share in the United States (also in the UK) at 35% (Android 14 at 19% there), while countries ahead, using mostly recent supported versions e.g. China mostly using Android 13; India, Russia, Mexico, Canada, Australia and the Nordic countries use Android 14 mostly. -->.
 
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