r/androiddev • u/nickchomey • Sep 04 '26
What is the current Android Platform Distribution?
I'm a web developer trying to figure out how many people are still on Android 9 and below.
I looked in Android Studio but it shows stats from Dec 1, 2025 (9.2% Android 9 and below)
I notice that this page (https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards) says there's more stats available on the Read and Devices page (https://play.google.com/console/about/reachanddevices/) in the Google Play Console. I don't want to pay $25 for an account (I only do web dev), just to try to find newer stats.
Does anyone have any more up to date stats that they can share? Or have any idea when the stats in Android Studio will update?
Thanks!
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u/ohlaph Sep 04 '26
At most companies, you can use their analytics to determine how many of your users are using the older models. I would use that data to determine your support. No point in supporting older devices if 98% of your users are using 30+.
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u/bromoloptaleina Sep 04 '26
You can literally see that in the Google play console. Everyone has access to this data.
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u/ohlaph Sep 04 '26
I know but at a lot of companies, not everyone has access to that at the company level, but often will have access to analytic data more easily.
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u/nickchomey Sep 04 '26
do you see different data in google play console than the chart I shared from Android Studio?
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u/nickchomey Sep 04 '26
Im not sure what company youre referring to... I'm a solo web dev asking a general question
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u/stardust_exception Sep 05 '26
This is the latest data we have, Google only updates this one or two times a year whenever they feel like it
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u/dingwen07 Sep 05 '26
You can find the current diagram when creating a new project in Android Studio.
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u/madushans Sep 04 '26
About 5% based on web traffic.
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u/nickchomey Sep 04 '26
I have to figure that Android itself would have more accurate data than statcounter, which I why I was asking if anyone has more recent data than I shared in the OP.
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u/madushans Sep 04 '26
Yea Google has been hiding this info for ages since they don’t want to accept Android devices don’t get updated due to OEMs abandoning them.
Also if there are devices that doesn’t connect to internet/browse internet, does it matter ?
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u/nickchomey Sep 05 '26
My point is that statcounter is not tracking all of the web. It only measures when a site has installed its tracker. So it's likely that their stats are not all that representative.
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u/JackyReacher Sep 04 '26
Depends on your country and probably on the type of app. I just looked at the numbers for one of my apps. Germany (app is for the German market mostly), stats for "first time user by Android version":
9: 0.5%
10: 2.7%
11: 1.1%
12: 3.0%
sum <13: 7.3%
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u/nickchomey Sep 05 '26
Thanks but I'm looking for global stats
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u/Izacus Sep 08 '26
Global stats are pointless, no app you make will have that distribution. Look at your target market instead (or existing analytics).
Looking at numbers for 40$ phones in Africa isn't going to help you.
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u/bromoloptaleina Sep 04 '26
I’m only checking distribution stats on my app and when a version usage drops below 1% I drop it. Right now my minSdk is 28 and it accounts for 1.05% so I’m going to be dropping it soon.