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NYTimes re-examines iPhone browser marketshare. Conclusion? Wow!

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Just like Canalys and Net Applications before it, the New York Times is reporting that iPhone global browser marketshare - as measured by Google - is through the roof. During Christmas (when nobody was at work!) iPhone browsing numbers even surpassed Symbian - which holds 63% of the world smartphone market - compared to the iPhone's 2%.

Acording to the Times, Yahoo is seeing similar trends. It should be noted that Google and Yahoo are less popular in Asia - where Symbian and Linux are more popular - than they are in the West.

After Christmas, when everybody headed back to work, Symbian regained its place at the head of the browser market share table. But as far as trends go, with Apple moving into Asia this year and its iPhone poplarity soaring (and perhaps new models at Macworld?), it isn't certain how long it can keep its lead.

As for now, the iPhone is the king of leisurely browsing - the kind one does at Christmas.

What People Are Saying

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Can't beat OperaMini though

OperaMini doesn't report OS it runs on. It may be the case that lots of Symbian phones use OperaMini for browsing, because the built-in browser, especially on low-end phones, is c**p.

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That makes no difference

"OperaMini doesn't report OS it runs on. It may be the case that lots of Symbian phones use OperaMini for browsing, because the built-in browser, especially on low-end phones, is c**p."

It sounds like you're implying that OperaMini throws the stats off, as it well may. It doesn't change iphone's stats however. The fact that iphone's browser usage surged during the holidays has nothing to do with OperaMini not being reported. They were'nt reported before or after the surge either.