Android and iOS already dominate 99% of the world mobile market

The numbers are not deceiving, as they say, and according to the latest analysis, the smartphone industry is literally littered with Android and iOS devices. A combination of both types of devices gives the result of nothing less than 99 percent of the mobile devices that we find in the world marketAt least they are the statistics that they have given us about the second quarter of this year 2016. It is clear that the competition is increasingly difficult, the developers are ultimately the ones in charge, and they have decided that iOS and Android are the two essential platforms on which mobile technology will be based in the coming years.

The group of analysts Gartner has revealed that the mobile industry for iOS and Android has grown, last year they showed 96,8 percent of the world market at the same time, while this year they are already at 99,1 percent, which leaves a lot It is clear that alternatives such as Windows Phone or BlackBerry OS are not in reality. A mirage that has lasted little or nothing in a market led by apples and robots, and so it is. And we must understand it, between the two, they completely cover the needs of any type of user, a polished, effective system and with an eye always on Apple, such as iOS. On the other side, we have Android, freedom, customization and possibilities everywhere with a huge development team behind. This relegates the competition to absolutely nothing.

Android is currently the most used mobile operating system on the planet, it could not be otherwise, especially if we take into account emerging markets and the large number of low-cost devices that have Google's operating system, a system that does not Let's forget, it's open source. Last year, at the same time, Android had 82,2 percent of the market, while this year it grows to 86,2 percent in market shares. On the other hand we have iOS, which has stopped growing, and that is last year it had a 14,6% share, and now it stands at 12,9%, thus reaffirming the dominant position of Android.

Analyzing the numbers in detail

This is the exact chart of the market share. As we have already said, while the Android market share last year was 82,2%, this year it went to 86,2%, and we repeat, that of iOS fell from 14,6% to 12,9, 2,5%. But, the doubt hangs over the other operating systems. The biggest bump is taken by Windows, which was presented as the real alternative to the domination of Android and iOS, has fallen suddenly, from 0,6%, we now find it at an almost residual XNUMX%, which confirms its technical death, despite the fact that Microsoft insisted and persists, we can spread the extreme anointing to the windows operating system in its mobile journey, it was nice while it lasted. In fact, it is the second time that he perishes in the attempt.

In short, iOS and Android remain leaders in a market that just six years ago they commanded BlackBerry and SymbianAnd we're not kidding, Nokia and BlackBerry were leaders in an industry that seemed like it would never get out of hand, and their success was their misfortune. Meanwhile, Symbian was discontinued in 2012 and BlackBerry resists dying for good.

What is Microsoft waiting to shut down Windows 10 Mobile? They resist the chronicle of an announced death, it is an operating system with many possibilities, we are not going to deny it, it works well and runs well, the idea is fantastic, but the developers, from the largest to the smallest, have shown a total disinterest in the windows operating system on the small screen, this has cost its disappearance, as Ballmer used to say: "Developers, developers, developers ..."