Still, the operating system trends have been clear since 2012. Windows is falling, while Linux-based Android is rising. If Android isn't really more popular by now, it will be shortly.

After less than nine years, Google's open source operating system is bigger than Windows.

While Android and Apple's iOS continue to rise, the arrival of Windows Phone 8 actually saw Microsoft's share of the smartphone market fall. The race for the number three smartphone operating ...

Android is set to overtake Windows as most used operating system Microsoft Windows holds the slimmest of margins over Android, and they could trade positions very soon if current trends continue.

Android has passed Windows as the most-used operating system online, according to StatCounter. The milestone is based on total internet usage across desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile combined.

Roughly a month ago, we reported that Android was well on its way to leapfrog Microsoft Windows to become the world’s most used operating system. In the past five years, Android has risen to ...

A clear reminder of that comes with news of a report claiming that Google's Android has overtaken Windows as the internet's most used operating system.

Google has reached a massive milestone as research suggests last month Android beat Windows to become the most used operating system on the internet.

All those taps add up and have helped us reach an important milestone - Android, the world's most popular mobile operating system, has overtaken good old-fashioned Windows.

Android has now overtaken Windows to become the world’s most popular operating system, according to data from Statcounter. Looking at combined usage across desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone ...

Android has become the most popular operating system on the Internet, taking the first place from Microsoft's Windows for the first time, according to analytics firm StatCounter.