Apple's iOS continues to hold the largest share of the smartphone operating systems market in the United States, claiming more than **** of the market in 2024. Apple's share of the U.S. market has remained stable since 2018, when it accounted for around ** percent. This is reflected in all markets, with Apple's global share remaining stable year-on-year. Apple growing at home Under CEO Tim Cook, Apple has continued to follow a stunning growth trajectory. Apple became the first U.S. company with a market capitalization exceeding two trillion dollars, just two years on from becoming the first trillion-dollar company. The iPhone, responsible for much of the company’s growth, has cemented its status as the smartphone of choice for many Americans during recent quarters. Google's Android operating system is a close competitor in the U.S. OS market, accounting for around ** percent of the market as of **********. However, Apple commands a far wider lead in the U.S. smartphone manufacturer market, with the Android user base split between various vendors such as Samsung and Motorola. Apple’s popularity across markets Apple has seen success with the iPhone in developed markets across the globe. iPhones accounted for **** of the **** most-sold handsets in the United Kingdom as of ************, and four of the leading five in Germany. Yet, the high price of Apple devices puts Apple at a disadvantage outside of wealthier markets. In Africa, iOS accounted for around ** percent of the mobile OS market in *************, while Android dominated with an ** percent share.

How many people have iPhones in the United States?

In 2022, there were more than 120 million iPhone users in the United States, accounting for nearly 49 percent of all smartphone users in the country. Overall, nearly 300 million people in the United States use a smartphone, which means that roughly 90 percent of the country’s population has access to a smartphone. Apple iPhone worldwide

As of 2022, Apple’s iOS operating system had a share of close to 60 percent of the mobile operating system market in the United States, the country with the highest market share both for the iPhone and the iOS operating system. Apple did not enjoy such a dominant market position in any other country, yet remained one of the top three smartphone vendors worldwide, selling more than 200 million iPhones every year. Taken together, the top three smartphone vendors Samsung, Apple, and Xiaomi accounted for over half of the annual smartphone shipments during the second quarter of 2022.

iPhone is Apple’s main revenue source The iPhone is Apple’s main source of revenue, consistently generating around 50 percent of the company's sales worldwide. Apple does offer a multitude of other products across a variety of consumer electronics categories, including laptops, smartwatches, and tech-related services such as its App Store, Apple Pay, and cloud storage.

Android maintained its position as the leading mobile operating system worldwide in the first quarter of 2025 with a market share of about ***** percent. Android's closest rival, Apple's iOS, had a market share of approximately ***** percent during the same period. The leading mobile operating systems Both unveiled in 2007, Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS have evolved through incremental updates introducing new features and capabilities. The latest version of iOS, iOS 18, was released in September 2024, while the most recent Android iteration, Android 15, was made available in September 2023. A key difference between the two systems concerns hardware - iOS is only available on Apple devices, whereas Android ships with devices from a range of manufacturers such as Samsung, Google and OnePlus. In addition, Apple has had far greater success in bringing its users up to date. As of February 2024, ** percent of iOS users had iOS 17 installed, while in the same month only ** percent of Android users ran the latest version. The rise of the smartphone From around 2010, the touchscreen smartphone revolution had a major impact on sales of basic feature phones, as the sales of smartphones increased from *** million units in 2008 to **** billion units in 2023. In 2020, smartphone sales decreased to **** billion units due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Apple, Samsung, and lately also Xiaomi, were the big winners in this shift towards smartphones, with BlackBerry and Nokia among those unable to capitalize.

In July 2024, the total market share of Apple's iOS mobile operating system in the United Kingdom (UK) reached roughly ** percent, a slight decrease compared to the same month in the previous year. Apple's kingdom With ** Apple stores In the United Kingdom, Apple remains undisputed in the smartphone and tablet computer markets. Indeed, in 2023, Apple’s iOS accounted for nearly **** of both the mobile and tablet operating system market share. Only in the PC market, it is second to its competitor Windows, which recorded a market share of over ** percent. In addition to iPhones, iPads, and Macs, other electronics consumer goods are part of Apple’s kingdom, such as Apple headphones, smartwatch (Apple Watch), and smart speakers (Apple HomePod). The same can be said about Apple’s AppStore, which offered over 1.64 million apps as of the third quarter of 2022. Smartphones in the UK The penetration rate of smartphones and the number of smartphone users has been growing for quite some time, and Apple and Android have been dominating the smartphone market since the beginning. By 2025, over ** million UK citizens are forecast to use smartphones. Most consumers seemed to be satisfied with their smartphones brand, and only a small percentage were very likely to purchase a new phone on the next possible occasion. Of course, smartphone manufacturers also come out with new models quite frequently.

As of July 2024, Apple’s iPhone 15 was the most popular smartphone model sold in the United States, accounting for over **** percent of total smartphone sales. The iPhone was the most popular smartphone in the United States at that time, occupying four spots in the top five. Apple and Samsung: two leading competitors Apple and Samsung are the leading smartphone vendors in the United States with a combined market share of almost ** percent in the second quarter of 2023. The two smartphone vendors dominate the U.S. smartphone market not only in terms of sales, but also when it comes to customer satisfaction: Samsung’s Galaxy line and the Apple iPhones are the highest ranked smartphone models on the American customer satisfaction index. In line with their successes in the United States, Apple and Samsung also lead the global smartphone market, albeit to a lesser degree – the two brands have a combined market share of close to ** percent. Smartphone penetration the highest in the United States Smartphone sales value in the United States more than doubled in the last decade, making the U.S. one of the major smartphone markets globally. In 2024, over *** million smartphones were forecast to be sold, with the number of U.S. smartphone users forecast expected to grow in the coming years.

The share of Apple iPhone in the Indian mobile phone market reached around **** percent as of May 2025. There was a general growth trend in the market share of iPhone over the observed time frame. In this period, it reached its highest market share in February 2025, at **** percent.

Apple claimed a **** percent share of the market in the second quarter of 2024, an increase from the previous quarter. Apple's long time competitor, Samsung, ranked first with a market share of **** percent. Apple and Samsung continue to dominate the smartphone market Apple has been among the top-five smartphone vendors in the world since 2009. With the decline of former market leaders Nokia and RIM, Apple and Samsung were able to grow their presence in the market. As a result of political pressure, tariffs and restrictions imposed by the U.S, Chinese manufacturer Huawei has recently dropped off of the top five list in the smartphone market, while Xiaomi, Oppo, and Transsion have gained ground. Coronavirus (COVD-19) pandemic impact on iPhone sales While the long-term impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on sale is difficult to determine, the immediate impact was quickly visible. While large quarterly fluctuations are normal for Apple’s revenue cycle, one must look back to 2017 to find two consecutive quarters in which Apple generated less than ** billion U.S. dollars in revenue from the iPhone. A less strong performance in the first quarter of 2024, lead by the iPhone 16, gave Apple the ****** spot in terms of quarterly global unit shipments after Samsung, although strong sales in the fourth quarter of every year is a common occurrence with Apple products.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, Apple retained its majority market share in Canada, accounting for about ** percent of the country's entire smartphone market. This was a slight increase compared to the previous quarter.

iPhone sales made up approximately **** percent of Apple’s total revenue in the first quarter of the company’s fiscal year 2025. iPhone sales usually contribute to **** or more than **** of Apple’s overall sales revenue. Apple’s other businesses such as the Apple Watch and the iTunes Store have been bringing in growing shares of revenues, from around **** percent in 2017 to a combined almost ** percent in the first quarter of FY 2025. Apple is the second largest smartphone vendor As Apple’s most successful product, the iPhone is one of the most heavyweight players in the smartphone market, with dozens of millions of iPhones being shipped every quarter. Indeed, when it comes to smartphone vendor share, Apple is the second largest smartphone vendor in the world, after Samsung. iPhone runs the iOS system, which is Apple’s inhouse operating system. Most other products on the market run the Android system developed by Google. iOS occupies around a ******* of the overall mobile operating system market, Android the rest. The differences between iOS and Android iOS is a closed system while Android is more open, which means that users can better customize their phones using the Android system. Because of its open nature, Android is also an easier target for hackers, whereas iOS is considered safer as Apple does not release its source code to developers and users. Both operating systems get regularly updated – Android 13 is Android’s 13th major release, and iOS 17 is the 17th major iOS release. Due to the great many models of Android phone devices, the Android versions are more fragmented than iOS, with older versions like Marshmallow and Lollipop still running on a big number of devices, whereas iOS **, released in 2023, runs on around ** percent of all Apple devices when looking at iOS version share.

As of July 2025, Apple's market share of smartphones in Japan amounted to approximately **** percent. In comparison, Apple's market share of smartphones in Papua New Guinea was the lowest in the region, at around *** percent in the same year.

In 2023, the used smartphone market share (including both officially refurbished and used smartphones) in North America reached ** percent. The used smartphone market is expected to decrease in North America and by 2026, it will amount to less than ** percent of the global used smartphone market. The global refurbished smartphone market In recent years, the refurbished smartphone market has been growing at a global level and reached a size of roughly ** billion U.S. dollars in 2021. In the same year, over 251 million used or refurbished smartphones were shipped globally, with Latin America and India being the market leaders in terms of growth. The U.S. refurbished smartphone market Despite the U.S. playing an active role in the global refurbished smartphone market, Americans appear to prefer to buy new phones instead of reconditioned ones, mainly because they are concerned with the quality and reliability of their smartphones. However, those who do buy such devices prefer Apple iPhones rather than Android smartphones, making the iPhone XR and the iPhone 11 the most popular reconditioned smartphones.

The new mobile operating system iOS ** was installed on ** percent of the Apple devices that accessed the Apple App Store in March 2025, while the older iOS ** was running on ** percent of mobile devices and earlier releases on the remaining **** percent. Apple’s smartphone market share Apple held over ** percent share of the global smartphone sales market in 2024, but historically reports sales share increases during the fourth quarter because of the annual fall release of a new device and the holiday season. Demand for the iPhone ** and ** Plus, as well as iPhone ** Pro and Pro Max led to Apple announcing a sales figures of more than ** million units sold worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2024. In the first quarter of Apple's 2024 fiscal year, iPhone sales accounted for around ** percent of Apple's total revenue in the same quarter. The world at your fingertips Apple unveiled the very first iPhone and its supporting operating system (iOS 1) in 2007. It introduced an interface that allowed users to navigate the screen with their fingers, presenting a revolutionary touch keyboard that signaled a paradigm shift in the smartphone market.

This statistic illustrates the share of iPhone owners in the United Kingdom. As of September 2024, ** percent of 18 - 19 year old consumers do so in the UK. This is according to exclusive results from the Consumer Insights Global survey.Statista Consumer Insights offer you all results of our exclusive Statista surveys, based on more than ********* interviews.

The number of Apple iPhone unit sales dramatically increased between 2007 and 2023. Indeed, in 2007, when the iPhone was first introduced, Apple shipped around *** million smartphones. By 2023, this number reached over *** million units. The newest models and iPhone’s lasting popularity Apple has ventured into its 17th smartphone generation with its Phone ** lineup, which, released in September 2023, includes the **, ** Plus, ** Pro and Pro Max. Powered by the A16 bionic chip and running on iOS **, these models present improved displays, cameras, and functionalities. On the one hand, such features come, however, with hefty price tags, namely, an average of ***** U.S. dollars. On the other hand, they contribute to making Apple among the leading smartphone vendors worldwide, along with Samsung and Xiaomi. In the first quarter of 2024, Samsung shipped over ** million smartphones, while Apple recorded shipments of roughly ** million units. Success of Apple’s other products Apart from the iPhone, which is Apple’s most profitable product, Apple is also the inventor of other heavy-weight players in the consumer electronics market. The Mac computer and the iPad, like the iPhone, are both pioneers in their respective markets and have helped popularize the use of PCs and tablets. The iPad is especially successful, having remained as the largest vendor in the tablet market ever since its debut. The hottest new Apple gadget is undoubtedly the Apple Watch, which is a line of smartwatches that has fitness tracking capabilities and can be integrated via iOS with other Apple products and services. The Apple Watch has also been staying ahead of other smart watch vendors since its initial release and secures around ** percent of the market share as of the latest quarter.

In 2022, android phones occupied over ** percent of the smartphone market share in India whereas Apple phones held *** percent. The market share of Apple phones in India has increased in the span of the last four years, however, it remains behind Android phones.

As of 2023, for the first time ever, Apple ranked as the market leader in the global smartphone market with a **** percent share of all shipments. The tech giant retained the top title in 2024, with a share of nearly ** percent of the global smartphone market. Samsung ranked second, holding ** percent of the market share. Global smartphone market shareSamsung has seen its popularity steadily increase since it held just a *** percent of the smartphone vendor market at the beginning of 2010. Samsung’s share of the overall mobile phone market, has fluctuated in recent times, dropping to under ** percent in the most recent year. Apple became smartphone market leader based on shipments in 2023. Apple’s smartphone sales are relatively cyclical and peak in the fourth quarter each year. In the fourth quarter of 2024, ** percent of all smartphones new smartphones sold were iPhones. The iPhone generated considerable revenue for Apple with sales of the device amounting to over *** billion U.S. dollars in their 2024 financial year.

As of May 2025, Apple held around **** percent of the mobile phone market in Indonesia, marking a decrease compared to the previous year. Although it trails behind Android competitors such as Oppo, Samsung, Xiaomi, and Vivo, Apple's market share in the country has steadily grown since 2015. Apple in the Indonesian smartphone market Apple’s smartphone market share in Indonesia is among the lowest in the Asia-Pacific region. Android is the most widely used mobile operating system in Indonesia, holding nearly *** times the market share of iOS. Apple’s strong brand image is commonly associated with premium products, appealing primarily to a limited segment of consumers in Indonesia. With the average wage among Indonesian employees standing at approximately three million Indonesian rupiah, many consumers prefer more affordable options for smartphones. Smartphone usage in Indonesia Mobile internet penetration has surged among the Indonesian population over the past years. Users spend an average of over six hours per day on their mobile devices for work, study, entertainment, and other activities. Consumer spending on mobile apps has increased by millions of dollars each year, reflecting promising market growth. As smartphone usage, internet adoption, and innovation from leading brands continue to increase, the smartphone market in Indonesia is projected to grow steadily in the coming years.

As of June 2024, iOS had around **** percent of the market share of mobile operating systems in the United Kingdom (UK), while Android led with roughly ** percent of the market.The penetration rate of smartphones and the number of smartphone users has been growing for quite some time, and Apple and Android have been dominating the smartphone market since the beginning. However, the smartphone penetration growth rate has been in decline the past few years.It seems most consumer purchase a new smartphone because their old device is out of date. In this case, it would depend on how often the smartphone manufacturers bring out with a new model to figure out how often consumer may purchase a new smartphone.

In 2023, the two smartphone operating systems with the largest market share in Australia were Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. As of January 2024, iOS held a ** percent share of the mobile operating system market in Australia. Smart phone hardware and users It’s hardly surprising then, that Apple also had a share of over half of the device market in **********. By comparison Samsung, the leading Android device manufacturer, had a share of just over ** percent. By comparison, other companies all had market shares of around *** percent. In 2018, 90 percent of Australians aged 12 and over owned a smartphone, with ** percent aged between 25 and 54 owning a device. Market penetration of smartphones in Australia Most mobile phone users in Australia use smartphones; the penetration of smartphone devices in Australia in 2016 was around ** percent of the population, and this was estimated to increase to around ** percent by 2022. Additionally, estimates suggest that in 2019, ** percent of Australian mobile phone users would use smartphones.

The statistic shows the share of the population in the United States that uses a smartphone in the United States from 2018 to 2025. In 2025, ***** percent of the population in the United States is forecast to use a smartphone. Smartphone user penetration - additional information A smartphone can be defined as a mobile device that uses an identifiable operating system and has a more advanced technological capability than a basic mobile phone. The number of U.S mobile users who have a smartphone is set to more than triple between 2011 and 2017 to almost ** percent of all mobile users. This means that the number of overall smartphone users is forecast to top *********** by 2017. The smartphone penetration rate of mobile users is similarly high in the United Kingdom, with over ** percent expected to own a smart device by 2017. However the smartphone market is set to grow at a slower rate in China with just under half of mobile users forecast to own a smartphone in 2017. The percentage is even lower in India where ** percent of mobile phone users are predicted to use a smartphone by 2017. Android phones and iPhones remain the most popular choice for smartphones with the two respective Operating Systems holding ** percent of the market sales in the U.S. in 2013. This trend looks set to continue with two new competing smartphones on the market, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Android) and the iPhone 6 (iOS), both unveiled in 2014.