What share of the world's mobile devices run on Android today?
Answerabout 67.6%
Android runs on roughly two-thirds of the world's phones and tablets.
Source: StatCounter Global Stats gs.statcounter.com
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Android facts & stats
4 sourced facts about the Android mobile operating system, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
In what year was the first version of Android (1.0) released to the public?
Answer2008
Android 1.0 launched in September 2008 on the T-Mobile G1, Android's first commercial phone.
Source: Wikipedia: Android (operating system) (2008) en.wikipedia.org
In what year did Apple release the first iPhone, the device that pushed Google to launch Android?
Answer2007
The original iPhone launched in June 2007 for $499, a year before the first Android phone shipped.
Source: Wikipedia: IPhone (2007) en.wikipedia.org
Expert level
By May 2026, about how many total app downloads had Google Play served?
Answerabout 1.574 trillion
Cumulative Google Play downloads passed 1.5 trillion, up from just 10 billion back in 2011.
Source: Wikipedia: Google Play en.wikipedia.org
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