ComScore: Google and Apple gain while RIM, Microsoft lose in November

ComScore released it?s November US Smartphone subscriber numbers on Thursday, and though there is some change, the story is pretty much the same.? Google?s Android gained 3.1% marketshare from August to November of this year, ending the period at 46.9% of all smartphones in the US.? Apple?s iOS gained as well, finishing up 104 basis points at 28.7%.? Meanwhile, RIM and Microsoft continued to lose ground, with RIM down over 3 points, finishing at 16.6% and Microsoft off half a point to 5.2%.

On the OEM side, no change in the order, with Samsung holding on to the top spot with 25.6%, LG at #2 with 20.5%, Motorola in third with 13.7%, Apple fourth with 11.2% and RIM in fifth at 6.5%.

Press Release:

comScore Reports November 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

One-third of Mobile Subscribers Access Social Networking on Mobile Device

RESTON, VA, December 29, 2011 ? comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending November 2011. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.6 percent market share. Google Android continued to capture share in the smartphone market to reach 46.9 percent market share.

OEM Market Share
For the three-month average period ending in November, 234 million Americans age 13 and older used mobile devices. Device manufacturer Samsung ranked as the top OEM with 25.6 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers (up 0.3 percentage points), followed by LG with 20.5 percent share and Motorola with 13.7 percent share. Apple strengthened its position at #4 with 11.2 percent share of total mobile subscribers (up 1.4 percentage points), while RIM rounded out the top five with 6.5 percent share.

Smartphone Platform Market Share
91.4 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in November, up 8 percent from the preceding three month period. Google Android ranked as the top smartphone platform with 46.9 percent market share, up 3.1 percentage points from the prior three-month period. Apple maintained its #2 position, growing 1.4 percentage point to 28.7 percent of the smartphone market. RIM ranked third with 16.6 percent share, followed by Microsoft (5.2 percent) and Symbian (1.5 percent).

Mobile Content Usage
In November, 72.6 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers used text messaging on their mobile device, up 2.1 percentage points. Downloaded applications were used by 44.9 percent of subscribers (up 3.3 percentage points), while browsers were used by 44.4 percent (up 2.3 percentage points). Accessing of social networking sites or blogs increased 2.1 percentage points to 33.0 percent of mobile subscribers. Game-playing was done by 29.7 percent of the mobile audience (up 1.2 percentage points), while 21.7 percent listened to music on their phones (up 1.0 percentage points).

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Source: http://thecellphonejunkie.com/2011/12/30/comscore-google-and-apple-gain-while-rim-microsoft-lose-in-november/

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