Software12.05.2018

The most popular operating systems for desktop and mobile

Android vs Apple

The latest data from NetMarketShare shows that Windows 7 is still ahead of Windows 10 on PC.

The April 2018 statistics showed that Android 7.0 and Android 6.0 were the most popular operating systems on mobile, with 19.25% and 15.95% market share respectively.

Android 8.0 has also gained significant market share and now accounts for 8.28% of all mobile operating systems.

The most popular operating systems on desktop and mobile for April 2018 are detailed below.


Desktop Operating Systems

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Desktop OS Share
Windows 7 43.57%
Windows 10 33.81%
Windows 8.1 5.25%
Mac OS X 10.13 4.95%
Windows XP 4.36%
Mac OS X 10.12 1.75%
Linux 1.39%
Mac OS X 10.11 1.30%
Windows 8 1.12%
Mac OS X 10.10 0.73%

Mobile Operating Systems

Android Nougat

Mobile OS Share – Total
Android 69.80%
iOS 28.62%
Unknown 1.23%
Windows Phone 0.12%
Series 40 0.10%
RIM 0.05%
Mobile OS Share – Version
Android 7.0 19.25%
Android 6.0 15.95%
iOS 11.3 11.34%
iOS 11.2 11.27%
Android 5.1 8.43%
Android 8.0 8.28%
Android 7.1 7.14%
Android 4.4 3.78%
Android 5.0 2.40%
Android 4.2 2.14%

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