eMarketer 2010-2013

2010

61.5 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in November, up 10 percent from the preceding three-month period, as RIM led with 33.5 percent market share of smartphones. After several months of strong growth, Google Android captured the #2 ranking among smartphone platforms in November with 26.0 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers. Apple accounted for 25.0 percent of smartphone subscribers (up 0.8 percentage points), followed by Microsoft with 9.0 percent and Palm with 3.9 percent.

2011

65.8 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in January 2011, up 8 percent from the preceding three-month period. Google Android captured the #1 ranking among smartphone platforms for the first time in January with 31.2 percent market share. RIM ranked second with 30.4 percent market share, followed by Apple with 24.7 percent. Microsoft (8.0 percent) and Palm (3.2 percent) rounded out the top five.

• comScore Reports November 2010 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share
• comScore: Top Smartphone OEMs in the U.S.
• Android Gobbles Smartphone Share from BlackBerry to Beat iPhone
• Nielsen: Who is Winning the U.S. Smartphone Battle?p
• comScore Reports January 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share