Windows Phone is the world’s fastest growing smartphone operating system

[geeteam]

Data from Strategy Analytics suggests sales of Windows Phone units were up over 275% year-over-year for the third quarter.

Windows Phone has been in third place for mobile operating systems for quite some time. The latest developments around BlackBerry only widen the lead for Windows Phone, while cementing its spot in third. However, to catch up to the likes of Android and iOS it has a lot of work left to do. The latest numbers in market share and global shipments show Windows Phone making solid progress in the third quarter of 2013.

Windows Phone in the third quarter of 2013

The big takeaway in a report from Strategy Analytics? Windows Phone has managed to double its market share and now is the world’s fastest growing smartphone operating system. How’d Microsoft and its partners do that? Pretty easy. By shipping 10.2 million smartphones in Q3 2013. It was the first time that Windows Phone has had numbers like that for one quarter. For perspective, in Q3 2012 Windows Phone only moved 3.7 million units compared to 10.2 million one year later.

That’s pretty impressive for Windows Phone, 10.2 million units in one quarter is nothing for us to scoff off considering the past few years of growth. What’s also interesting is how many of those are from Nokia. We’ve seen data from AdDuplex that suggests Nokia accounts for nearly 90% of all Windows Phone in use right now. Remember that Nokia sold 8.8 million units this past quarter, which puts it close to that 90% mark of Windows Phone market share.

Additionally, the report points out that Windows Phone has gone from 2% to 4% in market share over the past year. Those numbers are interesting, because we’ve seen other reports that list Windows Phone at 4% marketshare earlier this year.

What’s the rest of the mobile landscape look like around the globe? Bleak for BlackBerry, that’s for sure. Global market share of BlackBerry handsets went from 4% to 1% when looking at the past year. Android is still king of the hill with 81.3% of smartphones shipped in Q3 2013 running the little green robot. Apple was at 13.4% for the same quarter and is the smartphone maker that Windows Phone will have to pass next to get to the number 2 position. Overall, the future of mobile is strong with global smartphone shipments growing 45% in one year. In Q3 2013 we saw 251.4 million units moved, compared to 172.8 million the same period one year prior. The future is bright, the future is mobile.

source: wpcentral

[Chancer]

I'm on that curve..... :-)

[calguyhunk]

Here's the deal. Google will soon have to release a Nexus Lite @ ~$150 unlocked to compete with the Lumia 520. Otherwise, at the lower end, the pitiful offerings from reputable brands like SS, LG, Sony, HTC etc. will just never match up with the offering from Nokia, and given the choice between Chinese re-branded products with suspect quality control and a Nokia with stellar hardware and build quality - most people will plonk for the later. So unless there's a product that competes with the upcoming Lumia 525 blow for blow, WP8 will continue gaining market share :think:

Good for MS. A bit of competition can only be good for us - the end consumers, but at the moment, Apple (with their 5C - WTF!) and Google (with Android OEM's overpricing their low powered devices) are handing over the lower-mid end ($125-$200) to Microsoft on a platter in countries with the unlocked phone system like India etc. ;)

[PurplebeanZ]

I'm on that curve..... :-)

Same here. I currently have 6 Windows phones :D

[dMog]

Apple curently has their hight priced full featred iphone and what they tout as less featured but a way cheaper model...sorry apple but why would i want to spend 500 dollars on a less than smart smart phone you call 500 bucks a lower end range in price???

Edited November 10, 2013 by dMog