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RESTON, VA, August 7, 2015 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a global leader in digital media analytics, today released data from Comscore MobiLens® and Mobile Metrix®, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for June 2015. Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 44.1 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 51.6 percent platform market share. Facebook ranked as the top individual smartphone app.
Smartphone OEM Market Share190.3 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones (76.7 percent mobile market penetration) during the three months ending in June. Apple ranked as the top OEM with 44.1 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (up 1.5 percentage points from March). Samsung ranked second with 28.1 percent market share, followed by LG with 8.3 percent, Motorola with 4.9 percent and HTC with 3.4 percent.
Top Smartphone OEMs3 Month Avg. Ending Jun. 2015 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2015Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Age 13+Source: Comscore MobiLens
Share (%) of Smartphone Subscribers
Mar-15
Jun-15
Point Change
Total Smartphone Subscribers
100.0%
N/A
Apple
42.6%
44.1%
1.5
Samsung
28.3%
28.1%
-0.2
LG
8.4%
8.3%
-0.1
Motorola
5.0%
4.9%
HTC
3.8%
3.4%
-0.4
Smartphone Platform Market ShareAndroid ranked as the top smartphone platform in June with 51.6 percent market share, followed by Apple with 44.1 percent (up 1.5 percentage points from March), Microsoft with 2.9 percent, BlackBerry with 1.2 percent and Symbian with 0.1 percent.
Top Smartphone Platforms3 Month Avg. Ending Jun. 2015 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Mar. 2015Total U.S. Smartphone Subscribers Age 13+Source: Comscore MobiLens
Android
52.4%
51.6%
-0.8
Microsoft
3.3%
2.9%
BlackBerry
1.6%
1.2%
Symbian
0.1%
0.0
Top Smartphone AppsFacebook ranked as the top smartphone app, reaching 71.8 percent of the app audience, followed by YouTube (56.3 percent), Facebook Messenger (54.5 percent) and Google Search (50 percent).
Top 15 Smartphone AppsJune 2015Total U.S. Smartphone Mobile Media Users, Age 18+ (iOS and Android Platforms)Source: Comscore Mobile Metrix
Top 15 Apps
% Reach
1
Facebook
71.8%
2
YouTube
56.3%
3
Facebook Messenger
54.5%
4
Google Search
50.0%
5
Google Play
49.8%
6
Google Maps
47.7%
7
Pandora Radio
42.8%
8
Gmail
41.7%
9
Instagram
37.1%
10
Yahoo Stocks
29.9%
11
Apple Maps
27.2%
12
iTunes Radio/iCloud
25.7%
13
Amazon Mobile
25.1%
14
Twitter
24.2%
15
Snapchat
21.0%
About ComscoreFounded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global media measurement and analytics company that makes audiences and advertising more valuable. We help media buyers and sellers understand and make decisions based on how consumers use different media, such as TV, video, mobile, desktop and more. Through its products and partnerships, Comscore helps its more than 2,500 clients understand their audiences, know if their advertising is working, and access data where they want and need it.