Android Is on Its Way to Beating iPhone in Mobile Web Use

AdMob (which we'd be remiss to forget, is owned by Google) is the biggest mobile ad platform on the planet, so its data measures a very specific thing. Not total number of handsets, or most money spent, or biggest app store, but pure mobile web use. And in that sense, there are really only two competitors in the US, and one is about to overtake the other.

Back in October 2008, the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Microsoft Windows Mobile platforms were all competitive in mobile web use. But consumers...