Usage share of operating systems computer's installed base statistics, and actual (web) use needs not follow installed base. Also, Microsoft includes tablets (but StatCounter may also for Windows, while it wouldn't for e.g. Android). Video game store Steam publishes a monthly "Hardware & Software Survey", with the statistics below: By Q1 2018, mobile operating systems that can be found on smartphones, include Google's dominant Android (and variants) and Apple's iOS, with both combined at almost 100% market share. According to research by InsightPortal, there is a clear correlation between the GDP per capita of a country and that country's respective smartphone OS market share, Showing
Smartphone Samsung had the highest shipment market share worldwide, followed by Apple. In 2013, Samsung had 31.3% market share, a slight increase from 30.3% in 2012, while Apple was at 15.3%, a decrease from 18.7% in 2012. Huawei, LG and Lenovo were at about 5% each, significantly better than 2012 figures, while others had about 40%, the same as the previous years figure. Only Apple lost market share, although their shipment volume still increased by 12.9 percent; the rest had significant increases in shipment volumes of 36 to 92 percent. In Q1 2014, Samsung had a 31% share and Apple had