Report: iPhone takes 40 percent of mobile browser market, besting Nokia

News by Brian James Kirk on Friday October 02, 2009.

The Apple iPhone and iPod touch web browser has increased its mobile browser market share to 40 percent from 33 percent, overtaking Nokia, according to AdMob's August Mobile Metrics Report. In the U.S. alone, the Apple devices account for 52 percent of mobile browser use.

Nokia dropped to 34 percent of the market share from 43 percent in February, the report says, even though the company's handsets continue to lead the number of smartphones listed in the global study.

Google's Android saw a steep increase to 7 percent from 2 percent and webOS took 4 percent of the market since the Palm Pre was launched. RIM's market share decreased slightly to 8 percent and Windows Mobile's share fell to 4 percent. [viaAppleInsider]