We all know that Android is far and away the leading mobile operating system, commanding more than 80 percent of the market, but it seems that it’s even bigger than we thought. A new report from StatCounter says Android is actually the most widely used operating system in the world, topping longtime leader Windows for the first time ever.
StatCounter’s trackers peg worldwide Android usage (in terms of total internet usage across desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile combined) at 37.93 percent, a hair over Windows’ 37.91 percent. It might not seem like much (and to be fair, it could easily flip back to Windows’ side next quarter), but it marks a historic milestone: No operating system has been able to knock Windows off its perch since the 1980s.
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