Apple pulls away in the U.S.: from a 42% median share in 2019 to 61% in 2026 year-to-date
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“Mobile devices brands market share in the us by years”
This synthesis summarizes 94 cross-source median share estimates for U.S. mobile-device brands from 2011 to 2026, drawn from 53 source hosts. The lead chart covers hardware brands from 2019 through 2026, where 2026 is year-to-date through September 24, 2026; the table lists usable hardware-brand rows back to 2011.
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This is a cross-source synthesis, not one consistent panel. Underlying reports mix installed-base/subscriber share, sales/shipments, and web-usage/device-vendor share, and some are quarterly observations labeled by calendar year. Use the chart for broad competitive direction, not exact year-over-year change. Observation and source counts under each point show how much support an estimate has; 2018 is too sparse to visualize.
Apple rose from a median 42.0% (2019) to 58.0% (2025) and 61.0% in 2026 YTD, the clear U.S. leader across every source type. accio.com
Samsung is a distant second: 25.0% in 2019, 22.2% in 2025, 24.0% in 2026 YTD. legacy.vertu.com
Motorola became the main third-place Android hardware brand after LG’s 2021 exit, but its estimates swing by source and metric: 10–13% in 2021–2024, then 4.0% in 2025 and 7.6% in 2026 YTD. gs.statcounter.com
Google stays low single-digit in the years reported: 3.0% in 2023 and 2025, 3.2% in 2026 YTD. shulou.com
Hardware-brand rows, 2011–2026
Year
Brand
Median share %
Observations
Sources
Source
Cross-source synthesis of 94 summarized rows (median reported U.S. mobile/smartphone brand share by calendar year, 2011–2026) from 53 source hosts; the most-used representative URL backs 11 rows. Share % is the median of reported observations mixing installed-base, sales/shipment, and web-usage metrics. Chart shows 2019–2026 hardware brands only; operating-system, combined, and category rows excluded; 2018 omitted as sparse; 2026 is year-to-date through September 24, 2026. Table trimmed to hardware brands.