Android Nougat's market share continues to grow

Google Android usage graph in early March 2017 shows Nougat nearing the 3 percent barrier — Google Android usage

Google's data collected in the first few days of this month show that Nougat's market share is nearing the 3 percent barrier, while Lollipop and Marshmallow continue to dominate.

Codrut Nistor, 03/08/2017

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This month's Android distribution numbers hold no big surprises, although now we finally see Nougat taking off and increasing its market share by around 250 percent in just a month. However, the leaders of the market remain Lollipop and Marshmallow, with KitKat still in control of a big slice, as clearly shown by the official pie chart.

Android Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich refuse to go for now, both being stuck at 1 percent for another month. These are all the numbers:

Gingerbread (2.3.3-2.3.7) - 1 percent
Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3-4.0.4) - 1 percent
Jelly Bean (4.1-4.3) - 10.6 percent
KitKat (4.4) - 20.8 percent
Lollipop (5.0-5.1) - 32.5 percent
Marshmallow (6.0) - 31.3 percent
Nougat (7.0-7.1) - 2.8 percent

Google collected the data above during the seven-day period that ended on March 6, taking into account all the devices that visited the Google Play Store in those days. The most popular screen size/density combination remains normal/hdpi (240 dpi), with 36.1 percent, while OpenGL ES 3.0 gets to keep its crown as well, with 42.3 percent.