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[SECTION] 8 = MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
As Figure 39 shows, in the second quarter of 2016 Chrome Mobile
retained its position as the leading browser, although it gained very
little ground. Mobile Safari requests comprised approximately 32%
of requests over cellular at the beginning of the quarter, trailing
Chrome Mobile by approximately 11 percentage points. Chrome
also held a 26-point lead over Android Webkit. Over the quarter,
Safari gained just half a percentage point, while Chrome gained one
and a half and Webkit lost three. On June 22, Chrome was beating
Safari by approximately 11.5 percentage points and besting Webkit
by 30 percentage points.
In comparing iOS versus Android platforms, Android had a
large lead over iOS in the second quarter but iOS gained a little
ground. Android started the quarter with a 28 percentage point
lead and ended 26 percentage points ahead. Overall, iOS comprised
approximately 32% of requests in the second quarter, while Android
was responsible for 59%.
Expanding the set of data to all networks (not just those defined as
cellular), we see in Figure 40 that Mobile Safari commanded more
share than Chrome once again, but its lead continued to narrow. At
the start of the quarter, Mobile Safari usage was 5 percentage points
higher than Chrome Mobile, but the gap narrowed to half of that
Chrome Mobile
Android Webkit
Mobile Safari
Android Webkit & Chrome Mobile
Others
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Figure 39: Leading Mobile Browsers Seen Across Cellular Networks, Q2 2016
Chrome Mobile Android Webkit Mobile Safari
Android Webkit & Chrome Mobile
Others
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Figure 40: Leading Mobile Browsers Seen Across All Networks, Q2 2016
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