Lollipop remains the most popular Android version

Android Marshmallow has been around long enough to rank as the most popular version in the wild by now, one would think, but the truth is different. According to the latest official usage figures from Google, Lollipop still holds the crown, although it looks like it will lose by the end of the year. 

These are the numbers showing Android usage during a seven-day period ending on January 9:

• Gingerbread (2.3.3-2.3.7) - 1 percent
• Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3-4.0.4) - 1.1 percent
• Jelly Bean (4.1-4.3) - 11.6 percent
• KitKat (4.4) - 22.6 percent
• Lollipop (5.0-5.1) - 33.4 percent
• Marshmallow (6.0) - 29.6 percent
• Nougat (70-7.1) - 0.7 percent

As usual, all versions with less than 0.1 percent are not shown. The most popular OpenGL ES versions are now 3.0, with 42.2 percent, and 2.0, with 40.9 percent. The most popular screen size and density combination is normal/hdpi (240 dpi), with 36.8 percent, closely followed by the same "normal" size (up to 5 inches) and the higher xhdpi density (320 dpi).

In the video below, you can view the evolution of all Android versions in the wild since 2009.