{"id":544490,"date":"2010-04-27T10:27:53","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T14:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/androidandme.com\/?p=19743"},"modified":"2010-04-27T10:27:53","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T14:27:53","slug":"admob-android-passes-iphone-in-u-s-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/544490","title":{"rendered":"AdMob: Android passes iPhone in U.S. traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"

We saw this one coming<\/a>, but I did not think it would happen so soon. In AdMob’s latest March report, Android has surpassed the iPhone and accounts for a greater share of smartphone requests in the United States. AdMob does not represent the traditional view of market share (based on the number of handsets sold), but their reports still provide some insightful data.<\/p>\n

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Android now accounts for 46% of AdMob's U.S. traffic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Android now accounts for 46% of U.S. smartphone share, while iPhone OS slid to 39%. A greater percentage of Android apps are offered for free so more developers have turned to ads in order to monetize their work.<\/p>\n

Google recently acquired AdMob, but the deal is far from done. The FTC is still negotiating with Google, but it looks like our government will try to block the proposed acquisition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Android highlights from the report include<\/strong>:<\/p>\n