Market share held by smartphone OS in Japan 2013-2018, by month

Market share held by smartphone operating systems in Japan from 2013 to 2018, by month

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