ISLAMABAD: An Android Operating System, developed for smartphones and tablets, is still dominating as compared to other systems in Pakistan.
A latest data till March-2017 showed on Wednesday that the Android Operating System registered with 57.68 per cent market share as compared to 26.98 per cent of Windows Operating System.
However, Windows still dominates the OS desktop market (PC and laptop) with 84 per cent internet usage share in March.
The market share of other operating systems include iOS 4.03 per cent, Nokia unknown 2.6 per cent and series-40 1.68 per cent.
These figures were taken from web analytics firm StatCounter which collected the data by tracking 2.5 million websites, accounted for 15 billion monthly page views.
The data showed that after years of dominating sales in smartphone category, android has at last emerged as the world's biggest operating system. It edged past Microsoft's Windows in the global market this March.
The gradual progress made by android has been encapsulated in the chart which highlighted android's rise starting from March 2012.
While Windows had a staggering 82 per cent market share back then, currently its users account for only 37.91 per cent of all internet usage, compared to android which stands at 37.93 per cent.
Unsurprisingly, iOS came third with a share of 13.09 per cent in the market, while OSX trailed behind with 5.17 per cent.
The only other notable OS was Linux, with a 0.75 per cent share among internet users.
One of the most-interesting reports is the one which highlights the popular internet usage platforms by country. The trends are all too similar across the board, with the developing world getting internet access primarily through mobile (and android at that), while their developed counterparts almost entirely preferring Windows.
That's a testament to level of mobile penetration in these countries and should explain why markets such as China are already the largest when it comes to generating app revenues.
In the West, however, android is still trailing Windows and even iOS, particularly in North America with both of the OS in the lead. In Europe, Windows is twice as big as a platform (in terms of usage) compared with android.
StatCounter also features statistics for Pakistan showing the rise of android in the country.
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