How the smartphone platforms stood at end of Q1 2015

I was taken aback yesterday when the statement I made about Windows Phone having more marketshare than BlackBerry was challenged. You see, Windows Phone has had far more marketshare than BlackBerry for so long that I assumed everyone knew. Apparently, I assumed wrong.

From IDC, here is a summary of how the various smartphone operating systems stand in the global market as at end of Q1 2015:

1. Android: 78%
2. iOS: 18.3%
3. Windows Phone: 2.7%
4. BlackBerry: 0.3%
5. Others (Sailfish, Firefox, Tizen, etc): 0.7%

Android has the overwhelming lead, followed distantly by iOS in 2nd place. Windows Phone is in 3rd place, and as small as its share is, it still has far more market share than BlackBerry, Tizen, Sailfish and Firefox all put together. To paint the picture well, Windows Phone has 9 times the marketshare of BlackBerry. There is no contest.

Now, you know.

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