Google has updated Android’s distribution numbers again, this time revealing that Android 16 is already on 7.5% of devices, with the numbers having shuffled considerably since the previous update.
Android distribution numbers are updated sporadically, with the last update having been released in April 2025. At the time, just prior to Samsung’s Android 15 rollout, 27.4% devices were running Android 14, with a mere 4.5% running Android 15.
The latest update is based on data from December 1, 2025, and comes after Android 16 has been relatively widely rolled out to Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, and many other Android lineups, at least in terms of higher-end devices.
As it stands currently, Android 16 is on 7.5% of devices. This latest update also removed Android 4.4 KitKat from the list.
| Android version | Percentage |
| 16 | 7.5% |
| 15 | 19.3% |
| 14 | 17.2% |
| 13 | 13.9% |
| 12 | 11.4% |
| 11 | 13.7% |
| 10 | 7.8% |
| 9 / Pie | 4.5% |
| 8.1 / Oreo | 2.3% |
| 8 / Oreo | 0.8% |
| 7.1 / Nougat | 0.4% |
| 7 / Nougat | 0.4% |
| 6 / Marshmallow | 0.4% |
| 5.1 / Lollipop | 0.3% |
| 5 / Lollipop | 0.1% |
It’s been roughly 7 months since Android 16 was “released,” but rollouts didn’t take place right away. Google Pixel devices were, of course, first in line, but Samsung didn’t release its first Android 16 update until September. The update is still rolling out to many devices down to today, with Oppo/OnePlus having pushed out many updates in late 2025, and smaller brands such as Nothing having also finally launched Android 16 later in the year.
Another noteworthy tidbit here is that while Android 15 is the most-used Android version today at 19.3%, that’s a smaller number than we’re used to seeing. It likely comes down to the timing of this data, as the last sample was in April, and prior updates were also mid-year – the update prior to that one in April came in July 2024, with Android 13 having been the biggest slice at the time at just shy of 21%.
As always, Google bases these figures on a 7-day period.
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