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Although the Android-based Droid from Motorola hit the market in November, and thus wasn't included in this month's report, AdMob reports that already the Droid represents 24% of all Android requests worldwide. I guess 250,000 new device owners has an impact!
Android Gains
AdMob says that since April, they've seen requests from Android devices increase 5.8 times. Additionally, Android now represents 20% of the smartphone market in the US. Two of the new Motorola phones, the Motorola Cliq on T-Mobile and the Motorola Droid on Verizon have shown lots of growth. As mentioned, the Droid accounted for 24% of all Android requests in the AdMob network as of November 18.
iPhone Still King
Android's gains are impressive, but the iPhone still leads AdMob's smartphone request figures in the United States and worldwide. AdMob estimates that smartphone traffic share is at 44% of all traffic and that Apple represents 50% of those requests.
