Android (operating system) OpenSignal, who develops both Android and iOS apps, concluded that although fragmentation can make development trickier, Android's wider global reach also increases the potential reward. Research company Canalys estimated in the second quarter of 2009, that Android had a 2.8% share of worldwide smartphone shipments. By May 2010, Android had a 10% worldwide smartphone market share, overtaking Windows Mobile, whilst in the US Android held a 28% share, overtaking iPhone OS. By the fourth quarter of 2010, its worldwide share had grown to 33% of the market becoming the top-selling smartphone platform, overtaking Symbian. In the US it became the
Usage share of operating systems developer survey provides no detail about particular versions of Windows. The desktop operating system share among those identifying as Professional Developers was: In June 2016, Microsoft claimed Windows 10 had half the market share, then in the US (and UK), of all Windows installations (only), as quoted by BetaNews: As of February 2017, Microsoft's trend page has Windows 10 (for global data) at 47% (for "PC and tablet: All users"), more than any other Windows version, and at 56% (for "PC and tablet: Gamers"). Note, while data seems contradictory and limited, all data is; Microsoft may have good access to