IDC's latest global mobile market share numbers paint a picture of a smartphone world completely dominated by Android, despite the popularity of Apple's iPhone. Last week, research-firm IDC released its latest quarterly global mobile market share numbers, and the story is mostly the same as it’s been for the past couple of years: Android continues to dominate; iOS and Windows Phone are making slow but steady gains; and every other OS is losing share just as steadily. In the third quarter of 2012, Android took a commanding 75 percent share of the overall global mobile market, based on shipments, according to IDC. Total Android smartphone shipments worldwide reached 136.0 million units, IDC says. Apple just released its hugely popular iPhone 5, so you can expect iOS market share to continue to grow in Q4 2012. Windows Phone 8 is coming soon, and it should give Microsoft a small boost in the coming months. RIM isn’t planning to release its new BlackBerry 10 OS until Q1 2013, and thefirst devices will probably be released close to the start of Q2 2013, so you can expect RIM’s share to continue shrinking into the new year. In other words, it’s an Android world, and iOS, BlackBerry and Windows Phone are just living in it. With such a significant hold on the market, it’s hard to imagine any other platform coming even close to Android any time soon. AS Related content feature The CIO’s new role: Orchestrator-in-chief CIOs have unique insight into everything that happens in a company. Some are using that insight to take on a more strategic role. By Minda Zetlin Dec 04, 2023 12 mins CIO CIO CIO opinion Fortifying the bridge between tech and business in the C-suite To be considered a tech-forward company today, there has to be a focus on tech fluency across the C-suite, which creates a unique opportunity for CIOs to uplevel their roles and expand their footprint across the enterprise. By Diana Bersohn and Rachel Barton Dec 04, 2023 7 mins CIO CIO CIO brandpost Sponsored by G42 Understanding the impact of AI on society, environment and economy By Jane Chan Dec 03, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe