Well, it's that time of the month again. Like last month, Google's a bit later than it usually is with these numbers, and it isn't because we have a new version of Android for the chart. Although 8.1 has been released, this month's platform distribution numbers don't include it. Nougat continues to make gains, cumulatively adding an extra 2.7% to its slice of the pie, and Oreo has almost doubled to 0.5%.
If you just want to look at the numbers, here they are:
Android version stats, December 2017
| Android version | Previous data (%) | Current data (%) | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 4.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -0.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 4.4 | 13.8 | 13.4 | -0.4 |
| 5.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| 5.1 | 20.8 | 20.2 | -0.6 |
| 6.0 | 30.9 | 29.7 | -1.2 |
| 7.0 | 17.6 | 19.3 | +1.7 |
| 7.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
Oreo's gains might seem small, but it has increased ever so slightly faster than Nougat 7.0 did this long after its launch.
Read MoreDecember 2017 platform distribution numbers: Oreo's piece of the pie nearly doubles as Nougat's share continues to grow was written by the awesome team at Android Police.