According to ABI Research, operating system Android will account for 58 per cent of the 56 billion smartphone applications which are estimated to be downloaded in 2013.
Apple’s iOS, will have a share of about 33 per cent in the total applications to be downloaded in 2013. Windows Phone and BlackBerry will be ranked third and fourth with a market share of 4 per cent and 3 per cent market, respectively.
Further, based on Android's lead and the improved ecosystem for application building for the platform, ABI Research expects increasing number of smartphone application developers to exhibit preference for building applications for Android-based smartphones.
ABI forecasts that in 2013, Apple's iPad will account for a 75 per cent share of the tablet application as against Android’s share of 17 per cent. This market share would be independent of the Android fork used by Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets, which will command a market share of 4 per cent. Windows tablet will account for 2 per cent of downloads.
Aapo Markkanen, senior analyst, ABI Research, says, “Arguably the most pressing issue for Google is how much of Android's handset momentum will ultimately trickle down to tablets, where Apple is holding the fort remarkably well.”
He adds, “Although much has been made of the issue of Android fragmentation and forks. The existence of the Kindle Fire could actually help the platform gain ground in tablets, as it provides a draw for developers to build for the platform. It is worth remembering that Android’s so-called fragmentation problem isn’t only a problem, but that it has a certain upside as well.”
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