The data displays the market share held by the leading operating systems in Japan based on smartphone sales from 2013 to 2018. In March 2018, the iOS operating system had a market share of 44.8 percent, compared to the Android OS with a 54.8% market share.
Smartphone market in Japan - additional information Samsung's Android was the most widely used operating system in Japan throughout most of 2016, but ended the year with a market share below that of its nearest competitor, Apple's iOS. The two rivals dominate the Japanese market, holding a share of almost 99% between them.
Jan '13 | 41.9 | 0.4 | 56 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Feb '13 | 43.6 | 0 | 52.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
Mar '13 | 46 | 0.7 | 49 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
Apr '13 | 44.4 | 0.8 | 49.8 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
May '13 | 46.5 | 0.7 | 49.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
Jun '13 | 44.6 | 0 | 53.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
Jul '13 | 50 | 0 | 49.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Aug '13 | 52.3 | 0.3 | 44.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
Sep '13 | 50 | 0.4 | 47.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
Oct '13 | 36.2 | 0.3 | 61.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
Nov '13 | 30 | 0.1 | 69.1 | 0 | 0.8 |
Dec '13 | 30.5 | 0 | 68.7 | 0 | 0.8 |
Jan '14 | 39.6 | 0 | 59.7 | 0 | 0.7 |
Feb '14 | 44.8 | 0 | 54.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Mar '14 | 41.5 | 0 | 57.6 | 0.9 | 0 |
Apr '14 | 43.6 | 9 | 58.4 | 1 | 0 |
May '14 | 47 | 0 | 51.7 | 1.4 | 0 |
Jun '14 | 58.8 | 0 | 39.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Jul '14 | 69.3 | 0 | 28.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
Aug '14 | 70.2 | 0.5 | 27.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
Sep '14 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 31.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
Oct '14 | 48.1 | 0.6 | 48 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
Nov '14 | 42.4 | 0.2 | 53.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Dec '14 | 38.3 | 0.1 | 60.2 | 0 | 1.4 |
Jan '15 | 45.4 | 0.7 | 52.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Feb '15 | 47.9 | 0.7 | 49.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Mar '15 | 52.3 | 0.7 | 45.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
Apr '15 | 51.6 | 45.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | |
May '15 | 52.6 | 0.1 | 44.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
Jun '15 | 54.4 | 0.9 | 42.2 | 2.5 | |
Jul '15 | 62.9 | 0.9 | 35.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Aug '15 | 64.5 | 0.9 | 33.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Sep '15 | 60.7 | 38.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
Oct '15 | 47.7 | 50.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | |
Nov '15 | 44.7 | 1.2 | 53.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Dec '15 | 44.4 | 1.2 | 54.1 | 0 | 0.3 |
Jan '16 | 48.7 | 0 | 50.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Feb '16 | 48.2 | 0.1 | 50.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Mar '16 | 51.7 | 0.1 | 46.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Apr '16 | 55.7 | 0.3 | 43.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
May '16 | 58.8 | 0.2 | 40.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Jun '16 | 61 | 0.2 | 38 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Jul '16 | 64.6 | 34.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
Aug '16 | 66.7 | 31.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |
Sep '16 | 61.7 | 37.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
Oct '16 | 47.5 | 51.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
Nov '16 | 42.3 | 0.3 | 57 | 0.4 | |
Dec '16 | 44.8 | 0.3 | 54.7 | 0.2 | |
Jan '17 | 49 | 49.5 | 1.5 | ||
Feb '17 | 53.9 | 44.8 | 1.3 | ||
Mar '17 | 53.1 | 45.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | |
Apr '17 | 55.9 | 43.5 | 0.5 | ||
May '17 | 50.9 | 48.4 | 0.6 | ||
Jun '17 | 55 | 44.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
Jul '17 | 61.4 | 0.3 | 37.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Aug '17 | 67.4 | 0.3 | 31.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Sept '17 | 66.5 | 0.3 | 33 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Oct '17 | 55 | 0 | 44.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Nov '17 | 48.4 | 0 | 51.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
Dec '17 | 44.8 | 0 | 55.2 | 0 | 0 |
Jan '18 | 48.7 | 0 | 51.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Feb '18 | 52.8 | 0 | 47 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Mar '18 | 54.8 | 0 | 44.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |