Google’s official Android distribution numbers give us an insight into which OS versions are still being used, and serve as a visual representation of the platform’s fragmentation. The stats have just been updated again for October, and Android 9 Pie is still nowhere to be seen.
The numbers below were gathered over a seven-day period, ending on October 26th (any versions with less than 0.1% usage are not included):
Android version stats, October 2018
| Android version | Previous data (%) | Current data (%) | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 4.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 4.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | -0.2 |
| 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 5.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | -0.3 |
| 6.0 | 21.6 | 21.3 | -0.3 |
| 7.0 | 19.0 | 18.1 | -0.9 |
| 7.1 | 10.3 | 10.1 | -0.2 |
| 8.0 | 13.4 | 14 | +0.6 |
| 8.1 | 5.8 | 7.5 | +1.7 |
If you’d rather see a visual representation, here’s this month’s Pie-less pie graph:
Every version older than 8.0 Oreo dropped in usage this past month, with Android Gingerbread back to 0.2% (it was 0.3% in August and September). Android Oreo has gained some ground, with 8.0 rising to 14% and 8.1 to 7.5%. Android 9 Pie is still not listed, which means it has less than 0.1% usage worldwide — even though its final release was nearly three months ago.
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