Google has released new data on Android version distribution

Google has once again updated the Android version distribution statistics shown to developers in Android Studio to reflect data up to October 1, 2023.

Here’s how the % of (GMS Android) devices has changed since May 30, 2023 when the stats were last publicly updated.

• Android 13: 15% -> 22.4%
• Android 12: 16.3% -> 15.8%
• Android 11: 23.1% -> 21.6%
• Android 10: 17.8% -> 16.1%
• Android 9: 11.9% -> 10.5%
• Android 8.1: 6.1% -> 5.4%
• Android 8: 2.2% -> 1.9%
• Android 7.1: 1.5% -> 1.3%
• Android 7: 1.5% -> 1.3%
• Android 6: 2.3% -> 1.9%
• Android 5.1: 1.5% -> 1.2%
• Android 5: 0.3% -> 0.2%
• Android 4.4: 0.5% -> 0.4%

Android 13 leaps from 15% to 22.4% of all devices. The Android OS version with the second highest install base is now Android 11 at 21.6% followed by Android 10 at 16.1%. Android 12 is installed on 15.8% of all devices.

The % of devices running an Android OS version that Google actively supports through security patch backports (ie. Android 11+) is 59.8%, up from 54.4%.