Comscore Reports July 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share
Smartphone Penetration Surpasses 60 Percent in U.S. Mobile Phone Market
RESTON, VA, September 6, 2013 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from Comscore MobiLens and Mobile Metrix, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for July 2013. Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 40 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 52 percent platform market share. Google Sites ranked as the top mobile media property, while Facebook was the top individual app.
Smartphone OEM Market Share
143.3 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones (60 percent mobile market penetration) during the three months ending in July, up 3 percent since April. Apple ranked as the top OEM with 40.4 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (up 1.2 percentage points from April). Samsung ranked second with 24.1 percent market share (up 2.1 percentage points), followed by HTC with 8 percent, Motorola with 6.9 percent and LG with 6.8 percent.
Top Smartphone OEMs | |||
| Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers | ||
Apr-13 | Jul-13 | Point Change | |
Total Mobile Subscribers | 100.0% | 100.0% | N/A |
Apple | 39.2% | 40.4% | 1.2 |
Samsung | 22.0% | 24.1% | 2.1 |
HTC | 8.9% | 8.0% | -0.9 |
Motorola | 8.3% | 6.9% | -1.4 |
LG | 6.7% | 6.8% | 0.1 |
Smartphone Platform Market Share
Android ranked as the top smartphone platform in July with 51.8 percent market share, followed by Apple with 40.4 percent (up 1.2 percentage points), BlackBerry with 4.3 percent, Microsoft with 3 percent and Symbian with 0.3 percent.
Top Smartphone Platforms | |||
| Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers | ||
Apr-13 | Jul-13 | Point Change | |
Total Smartphone Subscribers | 100.0% | 100.0% | N/A |
Android | 52.0% | 51.8% | -0.2 |
Apple | 39.2% | 40.4% | 1.2 |
BlackBerry | 5.1% | 4.3% | -0.8 |
Microsoft | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0 |
Symbian | 0.5% | 0.3% | -0.2 |
Top Smartphone Properties & Apps
Google Sites ranked as the top web property on smartphones, reaching 92.6 percent of the mobile media audience (mobile browsing and app usage), followed by Facebook (86.3 percent), Yahoo! Sites (81.7 percent) and Amazon Sites (66.8 percent). Facebook ranked as the top smartphone app, reaching 76.1 percent of the app audience, followed by five Google-owned apps: YouTube (53.7 percent), Google Play (53.6 percent), Google Search (53.5 percent), Google Maps (46.2 percent) and Gmail (45.0 percent).
Top 15 Smartphone Properties & Apps | ||||
| Top 15 Properties | % Reach | Top 15 Apps | % Reach |
| Smartphone Browsing + App Audience | 100.0% | Smartphone App Audience | 100.0% |
1 | Google Sites | 92.6% | Facebook (Mobile App) | 76.1% |
2 | 86.3% | YouTube (Mobile App) | 53.7% | |
3 | Yahoo! Sites | 81.7% | Google Play (Mobile App) | 53.6% |
4 | Amazon Sites | 66.8% | Google Search (Mobile App) | 53.5% |
5 | Apple Inc. | 50.2% | Google Maps (Mobile App) | 46.2% |
6 | Microsoft Sites | 45.2% | Gmail (Mobile App) | 45.0% |
7 | AOL, Inc. | 45.0% | Apple App Suite (Mobile App)* | 43.9% |
8 | Wikimedia Foundation Sites | 44.1% | Pandora Radio (Mobile App) | 40.4% |
9 | Pandora.com | 40.4% | Yahoo! Stocks (Mobile App) | 31.2% |
10 | eBay | 36.7% | Apple Maps (Mobile App) | 27.9% |
11 | Turner Digital | 33.8% | Instagram (Mobile App) | 26.4% |
12 | Glam Media | 31.4% | Yahoo! Weather Widget (Mobile App) | 25.1% |
13 | CBS Interactive | 30.1% | Voice Search (Mobile App) | 22.4% |
14 | Weather Company, The | 29.8% | Twitter (Mobile App) | 21.3% |
15 | Twitter.com | 29.0% | Facebook Messenger (Mobile App) | 21.3% |
*Apple App Suite includes iTunes, Apple App Store, and Apple Game Center
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