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Net Applications: Apple’s iPhone dominates mobile Web browsing
MacDailyNews — Net Applications: Apple’s iPhone dominates mobile Web browsing Sunday, March 01, 2009 - 05:23 PM EST [image] "The Web metrics firm Net Applications issued its first survey of the mobile search market overnight Sunday, and Apple’s iPhone emerged with what the report describes as a 'commanding lead,' [66.61%]" Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports for Fortune. MacDailyNews Note: Net Applications' report is here: Mobile Browsing by Platform Market Share . Elmer-DeWitt continues, "Google’s Android... grabbed more than 6% of mobile web browsing in less than five months. Others came in with ...

Apple iPhone controls over 66% of all mobile web use
AppleInsider — ... Published: 11:20 PM EST In its first detailed look at web market share for cellphones, a research firm has found that Apple's iPhone represents a staggering 66.61 percent of mobile traffic while its competitors have only just gained a foothold. Net Applications' February results show the iPhone operating system having managed over nine times the usage of its next smartphone competitor, Windows Mobile, which had just 6.91 percent of the traffic measured across tens of thousands of sites. Other smartphone platforms haven't fared any better, according to the metrics. Google's ...

iPhone Dominates Market for Mobile Web Traffic
Cult of Mac — ... Two thirds of all mobile web access happens on Apple’s mobile OS, according to February results published by market researchers Net Applications. ...

Report: iPhone takes 2/3 of mobile Web in February
Infinite Loop — The iPhone's Mobile Safari continued to kick butt and take names in February, though its numbers dropped from January in the face of strong competitors, according to research firm Net Applications. While this firm's data—culled from traffic observed across its "exclusive on-demand network of live stats customers"—differs somewhat from another study we saw in January, the conclusion is still the same: the iPhone still dominates the mobile Web. According to Net Applications' most recent survey of the mobile browser market, the iPhone OS commands nearly 67 of mobile browsing worldwide. Its ...

News: iPhone accounts for two-thirds of mobile browsing
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — According to the latest statistics released by Net Applications, the iPhone accounts for roughly two-thirds of all mobile browsing. Apple’s handset is listed as having a 66.61% share of the mobile browsing market, followed by Java ME with 9%, Windows Mobile with 6.91%, and Symbian OS with 6.15%. Interestingly, Google’s Android operating system was equal with Symbian, and has grabbed a 6.15% share of the market since its release in October. Net Applications notes that although Android and Blackberry are rapidly gaining market share, this doesn’t necessarily mean that iPhone use is shrinking, due to the rapid growth of the overall market.

Net Applications mobile browsing statistics: iPhone 66% share
jkOnTheRun — Monitoring web traffic is a dicey thing and sometimes it’s hard to determine if traffic statistics are meaningful.  Traffic monitor Net Applications has released their mobile web traffic numbers for February and they are surprising to say the least. It’s pretty much a given that iPhone owners do a lot of web browsing on their phones, the iPhone is designed for that.  Knowing that going in still doesn’t prepare me for the statistic showing that iPhone web browsing accounts for 66% of all mobile web browsing.  That’s just a huge share and I’m not sure what to make of it.  Equally surprising is that the G1 Android ...

iPhone rules—thanks to the apps
Macworld — by Ian Paul , PC World The following article is reprinted from the Today@PC World blog at PCWorld.com . Apple’s iPhone is king of the mobile world, according to reports from two different metrics firms. The Global Intelligence Alliance Group (GIA) released a report recently that says the iPhone has the leading app store for mobile devices, while Net Applications says Apple’s Safari is the most popular Web browser among mobile device users. The data indicate that Apple not only leads the market place on both counts, but its main competitors lag way behind the iPhone. The numbers from Net ...

Apple’s iPhone continues to dominate mobile browsing
MacDailyNews — ... 'other' category in February, finally emerged in March as a line item of its own, but with only a 2.69% share." Elmer-DeWitt reports, "WAP (for Wireless Application Protocol) was the Web browsing standard for BlackBerries and other mobile phones – famously dismissed by Steve Jobs as the “baby Web“ — until the iPhone came along and offered a Web browser with HTML and Javascript." More in the full article here . Net Applications' "Mobile Browsing by Platform Market Share" is here .