The iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 usage data published today is based on devices that “transacted on the App Store” on February 14, 2023. Here’s the full rundown:
iOS devices introduced in the last four years
81% iOS 16 15% iOS 15 4% earlierAll iOS devices
72% iOS 16 20% iOS 15 8% earlieriPadOS introduced in the last four years
53% iPadOS 16 39% iPadOS 15 8% earlierAll iPadOS devices
50% iPadOS 16 37% iPadOS 15 13% earlierApple publishes this data via its Developer website. This is the first time it has provided any adoption data since iOS 16, and iPadOS 16 were released last fall. As usual, Apple’s adoption numbers are impressive in comparison to Android and other platforms.
In terms of how this compares to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 last year, there are a few interesting differences. One thing to note is that Apple published iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 usage data a month earlier, in January 2022, than it published iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 data this year.
With that in mind, iOS 15 was installed on 72% of all iOS devices introduced in the last four years when Apple revealed the data for the first time last year. This means that iOS 16 adoption is outpacing iOS 15 adoption.
On the iPad side of things, however, iPadOS 16 lags behind iPadOS 15 by around 7% for usage on devices introduced in the last four years. One thing to note: iPadOS 16 was released a month later than iPadOS 15.