Apple dislodged Nokia in January 2013 for the first time as the most popular mobile vendor in terms of global Internet usage, according to website analytics company StatCounter. Samsung also climbed ahead of Nokia to take second place behind Apple on a worldwide basis.
StatCounter found that in January 2013 Apple led globally for the first time in terms of Internet usage with 25.86%, ahead of Samsung at 22.69% and Nokia at 22.15%.
"It's good and bad news for Apple," commented StatCounter CEO Aodhan Cullen. "Apple has been handed the number one spot despite its falling usage share. A decline in Nokia usage from January 2012 to January 2013 means the Finland-based company ceded the top spot to Apple." He also added, "Samsung, in contrast to Apple, has seen an increase in its usage share since January 2012."
StatCounter also noted that Apple's worldwide Internet usage share fell from 28.67% in January 2012 to 25.86% in January 2013. Samsung rose from 14.84% to 22.69% over the same period. Nokia fell from 37.67% to 22.15%.
Article translated by Alex Wolfgram
