China overtakes US in iOS, Android activations

Updated: 2012-03-23 15:56

(China.org.cn)

Comments( China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World

Sorry, the page you requested was not found.

Please check the URL for proper spelling and capitalization. If you're having trouble locating a destination on Chinadaily.com.cn, try visiting the Chinadaily home page

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.

License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349

)

Mail

Large Medium Small

分享按钮

China's number of new activations of iOS and Android devices has surpassed that of the US, ranking China number one in the world in this respect and putting it on course to account for 24 percent of all global activations by the end of March, said mobile analytics company Flurry.

According to data provided by Flurry, China was ranked only 11th at the start of 2011, accounting for only 8 percent of global iOS and Android device activations. By contrast, the US accounted for 28 percent of total activations in January last year, but currently accounts for only 21 percent.

According to industry insiders, the growth of China's smartphone market is unsurprising, considering the country's vast population and the fact that it is the first country to have more than one billion mobile phone users.

The Chinese market has also become a hot spot for smartphone producers, including Apple.

Market research and analysis firm IDC said in a report last week that China is expected to surpass the US to become the world's largest smartphone market.