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Mobile OS versions by country

Here are the most active mobile operating system versions across 36 countries. This shows us where mobile operators and manufacturers are most diligent in updating their customers' operating software.

James Kielty - 18 Sep 2019
7 min read

In July, we released data around the current versions of Android OS in use across the globe, broken down by continent.

It proved a useful guide for anyone, app developers specifically, who needs to make decisions around which minimum API to cater for, and where to find the right balance between market reach, feature utilisation, resource management and future-proofing.

Here's a wider look at both Android and iOS versions in the wild.

Mobile OS updates

iPhone users are familiar with new releases of their phone's operating system. As it comes from a single source - Apple - they're released regularly, and reach every device. Android however, due to its fragmentation and the sheer number of manufacturers using it, is a lot different in terms of frequency and reach. OEMs have long been criticised for their lack of timely updates, Samsung particularly, with AndroidCentral noting:

"No Android manufacturer is good at updates, but Samsung's prolonged cycles impact the most people at once"

Google's Project Treble seeks to get around this cycle delay by limiting the amount or work required by each OEM and allowing updates to be pushed to every Android device straight from source.

"Project Treble will make it easier, faster and less costly for device maker partners when these devices are updated in the future."

All devices launched with Android 9 Pie or higher will be Treble-compliant, meaning there is - and will remain - a huge number of Android devices without the latest OS version for quite some time.

With that sobering fact in tow, we've listed the most commonly seen mobile operating system version across 36 countries during Q2 2019.

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Argentina

Country   OS Version Share
Argentina 1 Android 6 19.57%
Argentina 2 Android 8.1 13.60%
Argentina 3 Android 8 13.44%
Argentina 4 Android 7 12.71%
Argentina 5 Android 5.1 8.78%
Argentina 6 Android 9 8.03%
Argentina 7 iOS 12.2 5.12%
Argentina 8 Android 7.1 4.34%
Argentina 9 Android 5 3.41%
Argentina 10 Android 4.4 3.27%

Australia

Country   OS Version Share
Australia 1 iOS 12.2 24.45%
Australia 2 Android 9 15.50%
Australia 3 iOS 12.1 13.10%
Australia 4 Android 8 11.25%
Australia 5 iOS 12.3 10.89%
Australia 6 Android 6 4.53%
Australia 7 Android 7 3.22%
Australia 8 Android 8.1 2.69%
Australia 9 iOS 11.4 2.61%
Australia 10 Android 7.1 2.49%

Brazil

Country   OS Version Share
Brazil 1 Android 6 16.30%
Brazil 2 Android 8 12.71%
Brazil 3 Android 9 12.26%
Brazil 4 Android 8.1 12.19%
Brazil 5 iOS 12.2 11.93%
Brazil 6 Android 7 6.52%
Brazil 7 Android 5.1 5.72%
Brazil 8 Android 7.1 5.08%
Brazil 9 iOS 12.3 4.80%
Brazil 10 iOS 12.1 3.87%

Canada

Country   OS Version Share
Canada 1 iOS 12.2 24.16%
Canada 2 Android 9 20.60%
Canada 3 Android 8 15.34%
Canada 4 iOS 12.1 10.43%
Canada 5 iOS 12.3 10.03%
Canada 6 Android 7 4.40%
Canada 7 Android 6 2.89%
Canada 8 Android 8.1 2.19%
Canada 9 iOS 11.4 1.70%
Canada 10 Android 5.1 1.40%

Colombia

Country   OS Version Share
Colombia 1 Android 8 15.94%
Colombia 2 Android 6 13.29%
Colombia 3 iOS 12.2 12.94%
Colombia 4 Android 8.1 10.80%
Colombia 5 Android 9 8.13%
Colombia 6 Android 7 7.25%
Colombia 7 iOS 12.1 6.98%
Colombia 8 iOS 12.3 6.31%
Colombia 9 Android 5.1 5.53%
Colombia 10 Android 7.1 3.64%

Denmark

Country   OS Version Share
Denmark 1 iOS 12.2 26.08%
Denmark 2 Android 9 16.77%
Denmark 3 Android 8 12.41%
Denmark 4 iOS 12.1 10.72%
Denmark 5 iOS 12.3 10.45%
Denmark 6 Android 6 5.89%
Denmark 7 Android 7 3.46%
Denmark 8 Android 8.1 2.71%
Denmark 9 iOS 11.4 1.65%
Denmark 10 iOS 10.3 1.61%

Egypt

Country   OS Version Share
Egypt 1 Android 6 20.67%
Egypt 2 Android 8.1 12.67%
Egypt 3 Android 5.1 11.20%
Egypt 4 Android 9 8.46%
Egypt 5 Android 7 7.87%
Egypt 6 Android 4.4 7.80%
Egypt 7 Android 8 7.31%
Egypt 8 iOS 12.2 5.17%
Egypt 9 Android 7.1 4.08%
Egypt 10 iOS 12.1 3.06%

Finland

Country   OS Version Share
Finland 1 Android 9 18.91%
Finland 2 Android 8 14.89%
Finland 3 iOS 12.2 12.89%
Finland 4 Android 6 10.12%
Finland 5 iOS 12.1 9.68%
Finland 6 Android 7 7.24%
Finland 7 Android 8.1 6.35%
Finland 8 iOS 12.3 3.62%
Finland 9 iOS 11.4 3.32%
Finland 10 iOS 11 3.29%

France

Country   OS Version Share
France 1 Android 8 16.06%
France 2 iOS 12.2 15.02%
France 3 Android 9 13.78%
France 4 iOS 12.1 8.04%
France 5 Android 6 7.53%
France 6 Android 7 7.33%
France 7 Android 8.1 6.97%
France 8 iOS 12.3 6.47%
France 9 Android 5.1 4.27%
France 10 Android 7.1 2.11%

Germany

Country   OS Version Share
Germany 1 Android 8 30.59%
Germany 2 Android 9 25.94%
Germany 3 iOS 12.2 9.31%
Germany 4 Android 7 7.44%
Germany 5 iOS 12.3 7.17%
Germany 6 Android 6 4.63%
Germany 7 iOS 12.1 2.40%
Germany 8 Android 8.1 1.95%
Germany 9 Android 5.1 1.62%
Germany 10 Android 7.1 1.28%

India

Country   OS Version Share
India 1 Android 8.1 27.60%
India 2 Android 6 15.87%
India 3 Android 9 11.45%
India 4 Android 7.1 10.38%
India 5 Android 7 9.58%
India 6 Android 5.1 9.33%
India 7 Android 8 6.83%
India 8 iOS 12.2 1.88%
India 9 Android 4.4 1.53%
India 10 iOS 12.1 1.11%

Indonesia

Country   OS Version Share
Indonesia 1 Android 8.1 13.54%
Indonesia 2 Android 6 13.38%
Indonesia 3 Android 5.1 7.89%
Indonesia 4 Android 7.1 7.38%
Indonesia 5 Android 9 6.69%
Indonesia 6 Android 7 6.32%
Indonesia 7 Android 8 5.83%
Indonesia 8 Android 4.4 5.59%
Indonesia 9 Android 5 5.08%
Indonesia 10 iOS 12.2 4.52%

Ireland

Country   OS Version Share
Ireland 1 Android 8 20.06%
Ireland 2 iOS 12.2 17.92%
Ireland 3 Android 9 15.96%
Ireland 4 iOS 12.1 7.96%
Ireland 5 iOS 12.3 7.82%
Ireland 6 Android 7 7.14%
Ireland 7 Android 6 6.68%
Ireland 8 Android 8.1 4.12%
Ireland 9 Android 5.1 3.49%
Ireland 10 iOS 11.4 2.10%

Israel

Country   OS Version Share
Israel 1 Android 9 24.37%
Israel 2 Android 8 15.63%
Israel 3 iOS 12.2 15.04%
Israel 4 Android 8.1 7.86%
Israel 5 Android 6 7.37%
Israel 6 Android 7 6.27%
Israel 7 iOS 12.3 5.91%
Israel 8 iOS 12.1 5.82%
Israel 9 Android 7.1 2.05%
Israel 10 Android 5.1 1.62%

Italy

Country   OS Version Share
Italy 1 Android 8 19.99%
Italy 2 Android 9 15.27%
Italy 3 iOS 12.2 12.26%
Italy 4 Android 7 10.61%
Italy 5 Android 8.1 8.50%
Italy 6 Android 6 7.83%
Italy 7 iOS 12.3 6.84%
Italy 8 iOS 12.1 5.24%
Italy 9 Android 5.1 3.70%
Italy 10 Android 7.1 2.42%

Japan

Country   OS Version Share
Japan 1 iOS 12.2 28.43%
Japan 2 iOS 12.1 14.10%
Japan 3 Android 8 13.39%
Japan 4 Android 9 12.59%
Japan 5 iOS 12.3 8.16%
Japan 6 Android 7 3.65%
Japan 7 Android 6 3.19%
Japan 8 iOS 11.4 2.91%
Japan 9 Android 8.1 2.85%
Japan 10 Android 7.1 2.03%

Malaysia

Country   OS Version Share
Malaysia 1 Android 8.1 15.38%
Malaysia 2 Android 9 14.18%
Malaysia 3 Android 6 12.59%
Malaysia 4 Android 5.1 9.56%
Malaysia 5 Android 8 9.55%
Malaysia 6 iOS 12.2 8.23%
Malaysia 7 Android 7 7.25%
Malaysia 8 iOS 12.1 5.31%
Malaysia 9 Android 7.1 5.00%
Malaysia 10 iOS 12.3 3.46%

Mexico

Country   OS Version Share
Mexico 1 iOS 12.2 15.71%
Mexico 2 Android 9 12.81%
Mexico 3 Android 6 12.02%
Mexico 4 Android 8 11.88%
Mexico 5 Android 7 9.88%
Mexico 6 Android 8.1 7.92%
Mexico 7 iOS 12.3 6.85%
Mexico 8 iOS 12.1 6.85%
Mexico 9 Android 5.1 5.16%
Mexico 10 Android 7.1 3.32%

Netherlands

Country   OS Version Share
Netherlands 1 Android 9 22.74%
Netherlands 2 iOS 12.2 20.09%
Netherlands 3 Android 8 18.05%
Netherlands 4 iOS 12.3 8.28%
Netherlands 5 iOS 12.1 8.06%
Netherlands 6 Android 7 6.29%
Netherlands 7 Android 6 3.97%
Netherlands 8 Android 8.1 3.74%
Netherlands 9 Android 5.1 1.73%
Netherlands 10 iOS 11.4 1.42%

Nigeria

Country   OS Version Share
Nigeria 1 Android 7 18.51%
Nigeria 2 Android 8.1 18.26%
Nigeria 3 Android 6 13.50%
Nigeria 4 iOS 12.1 6.77%
Nigeria 5 Android 8 6.63%
Nigeria 6 Android 5.1 6.48%
Nigeria 7 iOS 12.2 5.88%
Nigeria 8 Android 9 5.38%
Nigeria 9 iOS 11.4 3.35%
Nigeria 10 Android 4.4 2.42%

Norway

Country   OS Version Share
Norway 1 iOS 12.2 23.57%
Norway 2 Android 9 20.66%
Norway 3 iOS 12.3 12.23%
Norway 4 Android 8 12.01%
Norway 5 iOS 12.1 10.31%
Norway 6 Android 7 3.90%
Norway 7 Android 8.1 2.51%
Norway 8 Android 6 2.37%
Norway 9 iOS 11.4 2.29%
Norway 10 Android 7.1 1.65%

Philippines

Country   OS Version Share
Philippines 1 iOS 12.2 14.55%
Philippines 2 Android 8.1 13.84%
Philippines 3 Android 6 10.25%
Philippines 4 Android 9 10.06%
Philippines 5 Android 8 8.36%
Philippines 6 iOS 12.1 8.27%
Philippines 7 Android 5.1 7.86%
Philippines 8 Android 7 4.86%
Philippines 9 iOS 12.3 4.22%
Philippines 10 Android 7.1 4.06%

Poland

Country   OS Version Share
Poland 1 Android 8 19.19%
Poland 2 Android 9 16.21%
Poland 3 iOS 12.2 10.93%
Poland 4 Android 7 10.11%
Poland 5 Android 8.1 8.56%
Poland 6 iOS 12.1 8.17%
Poland 7 Android 6 6.91%
Poland 8 iOS 12.3 5.15%
Poland 9 Android 7.1 3.79%
Poland 10 Android 5.1 3.21%

Romania

Country   OS Version Share
Romania 1 Android 8 18.70%
Romania 2 Android 9 17.42%
Romania 3 Android 7 12.07%
Romania 4 iOS 12.2 10.25%
Romania 5 Android 8.1 8.67%
Romania 6 Android 6 6.13%
Romania 7 iOS 12.1 4.67%
Romania 8 Android 5.1 4.24%
Romania 9 Android 4.4 4.04%
Romania 10 iOS 10.3 3.54%

Russia

Country   OS Version Share
Russia 1 iOS 12.2 14.38%
Russia 2 Android 8 10.36%
Russia 3 Android 9 10.07%
Russia 4 Android 6 8.84%
Russia 5 iOS 12.1 8.64%
Russia 6 Android 7 7.40%
Russia 7 Android 8.1 7.38%
Russia 8 Android 5.1 6.35%
Russia 9 iOS 12.3 5.33%
Russia 10 Android 7.1 5.10%

Singapore

Country   OS Version Share
Singapore 1 iOS 12.2 24.81%
Singapore 2 Android 9 22.10%
Singapore 3 iOS 12.1 9.87%
Singapore 4 iOS 12.3 9.02%
Singapore 5 Android 8 7.01%
Singapore 6 Android 8.1 5.89%
Singapore 7 Android 6 5.68%
Singapore 8 Android 7 4.23%
Singapore 9 Android 7.1 2.56%
Singapore 10 iOS 11.4 2.01%

South Africa

Country   OS Version Share
South Africa 1 Android 8 19.11%
South Africa 2 Android 6 12.71%
South Africa 3 Android 9 12.12%
South Africa 4 iOS 12.2 11.29%
South Africa 5 Android 7 7.82%
South Africa 6 Android 8.1 7.69%
South Africa 7 iOS 12.1 5.84%
South Africa 8 Android 5.1 4.42%
South Africa 9 iOS 12.3 3.29%
South Africa 10 Android 4.4 2.47%

South Korea

Country   OS Version Share
South Korea 1 Android 9 22.38%
South Korea 2 Android 8 19.30%
South Korea 3 Android 8.1 12.54%
South Korea 4 iOS 12.2 11.88%
South Korea 5 iOS 12.1 6.21%
South Korea 6 Android 7 5.04%
South Korea 7 iOS 12.3 4.71%
South Korea 8 Android 4.4 4.32%
South Korea 9 Android 6 3.89%
South Korea 10 Android 5 2.39%

Spain

Country   OS Version Share
Spain 1 Android 8 17.58%
Spain 2 Android 9 16.56%
Spain 3 iOS 12.2 13.30%
Spain 4 Android 8.1 10.64%
Spain 5 Android 7 8.80%
Spain 6 Android 6 7.60%
Spain 7 iOS 12.3 6.00%
Spain 8 Android 7.1 5.84%
Spain 9 iOS 12.1 5.33%
Spain 10 Android 5.1 3.03%

Sweden

Country   OS Version Share
Sweden 1 Android 9 21.09%
Sweden 2 iOS 12.2 20.04%
Sweden 3 Android 8 14.66%
Sweden 4 iOS 12.1 11.93%
Sweden 5 iOS 12.3 11.81%
Sweden 6 Android 7 4.29%
Sweden 7 Android 6 3.64%
Sweden 8 Android 8.1 3.01%
Sweden 9 iOS 11.4 1.59%
Sweden 10 iOS 11.3 1.22%

Thailand

Country   OS Version Share
Thailand 1 iOS 12.2 21.31%
Thailand 2 Android 9 15.31%
Thailand 3 iOS 12.1 11.04%
Thailand 4 Android 8.1 8.82%
Thailand 5 Android 8 8.16%
Thailand 6 iOS 12.3 7.98%
Thailand 7 Android 6 7.80%
Thailand 8 Android 7 4.03%
Thailand 9 Android 5.1 3.40%
Thailand 10 Android 7.1 3.02%

Turkey

Country   OS Version Share
Turkey 1 iOS 12.2 15.45%
Turkey 2 Android 8 15.11%
Turkey 3 Android 8.1 10.61%
Turkey 4 Android 9 10.20%
Turkey 5 Android 6 10.19%
Turkey 6 Android 7 8.40%
Turkey 7 iOS 12.1 7.83%
Turkey 8 iOS 12.3 5.75%
Turkey 9 Android 5.1 3.21%
Turkey 10 Android 7.1 2.38%

Ukraine

Country   OS Version Share
Ukraine 1 Android 8.1 16.66%
Ukraine 2 Android 6 11.37%
Ukraine 3 Android 7 9.18%
Ukraine 4 Android 7.1 9.18%
Ukraine 5 Android 9 9.05%
Ukraine 6 Android 5.1 8.43%
Ukraine 7 iOS 12.2 7.37%
Ukraine 8 Android 8 6.98%
Ukraine 9 iOS 12.3 4.05%
Ukraine 10 iOS 12.1 3.72%

United Kingdom

Country   OS Version Share
United Kingdom 1 iOS 12.2 24.90%
United Kingdom 2 Android 9 19.18%
United Kingdom 3 Android 8 13.52%
United Kingdom 4 iOS 12.3 10.56%
United Kingdom 5 iOS 12.1 9.31%
United Kingdom 6 Android 6 5.53%
United Kingdom 7 Android 7 4.69%
United Kingdom 8 Android 8.1 3.06%
United Kingdom 9 iOS 11.4 1.72%
United Kingdom 10 Android 5.1 1.50%

United States

Country   OS Version Share
United States 1 iOS 12.2 28.81%
United States 2 Android 9 16.37%
United States 3 iOS 12.3 13.68%
United States 4 iOS 12.1 11.30%
United States 5 Android 8 10.91%
United States 6 Android 7 4.05%
United States 7 Android 8.1 3.54%
United States 8 Android 6 2.61%
United States 9 iOS 11.4 1.77%
United States 10 Android 7.1 1.72%

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