Windows Phone to eat into Android and iOS market share by 2019

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Microsoft is working tirelessly to make Windows Phone a major OS in the world of smartphones but the juggernauts named Android and iOS have their roots set so deep, that it is a bit difficult to go up against them. But Microsoft is launching new budget smartphones constantly which are helping it expand its reach in the ecosystem of smartphones.

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The market share of the platform has been increasing constantly and Windows 10 Mobile is expected to make things better. As per the latest report from IDC, Android will have a 79.4% share of the smartphone market (globally) by end of the current year. A total of 1.15 billion handsets would have been shipped by the year end which run on Android. This would result in a growth of 8.5% over the previous year.

237 million iPhones will be shipped in the same period which will result in Apple occupying a 16.4% share of the smartphone market. It is indicative of a 23% growth in terms of YoY growth. But the dark horse has been Windows Phone which has been growing at quite a brisk pace. Microsoft will end up shipping 46.8 million smartphones by the end of this year which would represent a 3.2% market share.

But the impressive part about it is that it represents a growth rate of 34.1%. The analysis by IDC has further revealed that by 2019, Android will occupy a 79% share with the total number of shipments being 1.5 billion. It would have given it a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 7.5% by then. iOS would have occupied 14.2% of the market post shipping 274.5 million handsets. This would showcase a CAGR of 7.3% for iOS.

But the Windows Phone is expected to make the biggest leap. Its share will increase to 5.4% which will represent the total number of shipments being 103.5 million and the CAGR being 24.3%. These figures are estimates based upon the market trends and the future is unpredicatable. Microsoft is working on making these predictions a reality and we can expect a lot more launches from the brand in future to help it gain strong hold over the market.
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