Blackberry Overtakes Apple [Mobile Internet]

BlackBerry OS overtook Apple’s iOS for the first time in the US in November in terms of mobile internet usage according to StatCounter. The company’s research arm, StatCounter Global Stats finds that for the first time in the US BlackBerry OS at 34.3% overtook Apple’s iOS which recorded 33% in November.StatCounter-mobile_os-US-monthly-200911-201011

Google’s Android is rapidly gaining and has almost tripled internet market share from 8.2% last November to 23.8% this year. Apple’s iOS has fallen from 51.9% to 33% over the same period.

BlackBerry’s US lead is not replicated in terms of worldwide share according to the StatCounter data. Globally Symbian OS leads with 31.9% followed by iOS (21.9%), BlackBerry OS (19.3%) and Android (11.6%).

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