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Android 10 is now the most popular version of Google’s operating system for mobile devices, according to statistics from StatCounter.
Initially released in September 2019 for Google Pixel smartphones, it had surpassed Android 9.0 Pie in August 2019.
As of November 2020, the latest version of the Android operating system was running on almost half of all Android smartphones and tablets.
This was probably because it had been rolled out to more Android-based smartphones throughout the year.
Adoption in new versions of Android is slower than with Apple’s iOS, because the operating system is compatible with a large number of smartphone manufacturers, including Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, LG, Nokia, Sony, Oppo, Vivo .
Due to the large hardware differences between their devices and the fact that each manufacturer places its own interface on top of the operating system, it takes time to develop and adapt the version of the operating system according to the correct specifications.
Rather, Apple can release a new version of iOS on compatible devices simultaneously.
Big leap for Android 10
From a small share of just 0.96% in November 2019, Android 10 rose to 40.35% of the market in November 2020.
Android 9.0 Pie, in second place, initially rose to a high of 41.9% in December 2019 and then almost lost half of its share in the following months, dropping to 22.59%.
All previous versions of Android also declined and together they accounted for less than 40% of total users in November 2020.
Of these, 8.1 Oreo was the most popular, with just under 10% of the market.
The tables below show the market share of the most popular versions of the Android operating system on smartphones and tablets as of November 2020, while the graph below indicates how their market share changed over the course of 2020.
| Share Mobile OS – Version | |
|---|---|
| Android 10.0 | 40.35% |
| Android 9.0 Pie | 22.59% |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | 9.55% |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | 6.56% |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | 5.97% |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | 4.85% |
| Lollipop Android 5.1 | 3.92% |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | 3.41% |
| Android 4.4 KitKat | 1.44% |
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