Marshmallow is most popular Android OS, Nougat closes in on 10%
Google released the newest Android platform distribution numbers and they show Nougat is at 9.5%, with 0.6% of all Android devices running on the latest 7.1 iteration.
The most popular release is Android 6.0 Marshmallow with 31.2%, while Lollipop makes 30.8%.
| Version # | Codename | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3.3 - 2.3.7 | Gingerbread | 0.8% |
| 4.0.3 - 4.0.4 | Ice Cream Sandwich | 0.8% |
| 4.1.x - 4.3 | Jelly Bean | 8.8% |
| 4.4 | KitKat | 18.1% |
| 5.0 | Lollipop | 8.2% |
| 5.1 | Lollipop | 22.6% |
| 6.0 | Marshmallow | 31.2% |
| 7.0 | Nougat | 8.9% |
| 7.1 | Nougat | 0.6% |
The number 9.5% is confirming the steady rise of Nougat-running devices. The percentage was 7.1% in early May and under 5% two months ago. It is likely that Android OS 7.x won't surpass the two more popular releases before Android O is already available.
Another interesting data is the 0.8% share for Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich, who just refuse to fade away. When combined with Jelly Bean and KitKat, all the pre-2014 flavors add up to 30%.
Reader comments
- AnonD-674280
- p74
How is my comment stupid, when midrange phones and low end budget phones get either Android 5 or 6 and will never be updated official to 7 or next 8. Even my Asus Nexus 7 2013 don't get Android 7, but in specs wise it should still be okay for 7 ...
- AnonD-501055
- sxt
Bug fixes and security updates are necessary. Most phones don't even get them.
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