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March 2011 US mobile subscriber market share
RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the US mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending March 2011.
The study surveyed more than 30 000 US mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 24.5% market share. Google Android led among smartphone platforms with 34.7% market share.
OEM market share
For the three-month average period ending in March, 234 million Americans ages 13 and older used mobile devices. Device manufacturer Samsung ranked as the top OEM with 24.5% of US mobile subscribers. LG ranked second with 20.9% share, followed by Motorola (15.8%) and RIM (8.4%). Apple continued to gain share following the launch of the Verizon iPhone, up 1.1 percentage points to reach 7.9% of subscribers.
| Top Mobile OEMs 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Dec. 2010 Total US Mobile Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Share (%) of Mobile Subscribers | |||
| Dec-10 | Mar-11 | Point Change | |
| Total Mobile Subscribers | 100.0% | 100.0% | N/A |
| Samsung | 24.8% | 24.5% | -0.3 |
| LG | 20.9% | 20.9% | 0.0 |
| Motorola | 16.7% | 15.8% | -0.9 |
| RIM | 8.5% | 8.4% | -0.1 |
| Apple | 6.8% | 7.9% | 1.1 |
Smartphone platform market share
72.5 million people in the US owned smartphones during the three months ending in March 2011, up 15% from the preceding three-month period. Google Android grew 6.0 percentage points to 34.7% market share, while RIM ranked second with 27.1%. Apple grew 0.5 points to 25.5% share, followed by Microsoft (7.5%) and Palm (2.8%).
| Top Smartphone Platforms 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Dec. 2010 Total US Smartphone Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers | |||
| Dec-10 | Mar-11 | Point Change | |
| Total Smartphone Subscribers | 100.0% | 100.0% | N/A |
| 28.7% | 34.7% | 6.0 | |
| RIM | 31.6% | 27.1% | -4.5 |
| Apple | 25.0% | 25.5% | 0.5 |
| Microsoft | 8.4% | 7.5% | -0.9 |
| Palm | 3.7% | 2.8% | -0.9 |
Mobile content usage
In March, 68.6% of US mobile subscribers used text messaging on their mobile device. Browsers were used by 38.6% of subscribers (up 2.2 percentage points), while downloaded applications were used by 37.3% (up 2.9 percentage points). Accessing of social networking sites or blogs increased 2.6 percentage points, representing 27.3% of mobile subscribers. Playing games comprised 25.7% of the mobile audience, while listening to music represented 17.9%.
| Mobile Content Usage 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2011 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Dec. 2010 Total US Mobile Subscribers Ages 13+ Source: comScore MobiLens | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Share (%) of Mobile Subscribers | |||
| Dec-10 | Mar-11 | Point Change | |
| Total Mobile Subscribers | 100.0% | 100.0% | N/A |
| Sent text message to another phone | 68.0% | 68.6% | 0.6 |
| Used browser | 36.4% | 38.6% | 2.2 |
| Used downloaded apps | 34.4% | 37.3% | 2.9 |
| Accessed social networking site or blog | 24.7% | 27.3% | 2.6 |
| Played Games | 23.2% | 25.7% | 2.5 |
| Listened to music on mobile phone | 15.7% | 17.9% | 2.2 |
About MobiLens
MobiLens data is derived from an intelligent online survey of a nationally representative sample of mobile subscribers age 13 and above. Data on mobile phone usage refers to a respondent's primary mobile phone and does not include data related to a respondent's secondary device.
Source: comScore
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