Apple Reveals How Many iPhones Are Running iOS 26

Apple has shared updated iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 adoption figures, revealing however galore iPhones and iPads are moving those bundle versions.


These adoption numbers are based connected iPhones and iPads that transacted connected the App Store connected February 12, 2026, according to Apple.

The statistic are arsenic follows:

• 74% of each iPhones introduced successful the past 4 years are moving iOS 26.


• 66% of each iPhones are moving iOS 26.


• 66% of each iPads introduced successful the past 4 years are moving iPadOS 26.


• 57% of each iPads are moving iPadOS 26.

Here is however that compares to the iOS 18 adoption figures that Apple shared based connected iPhones and iPads that transacted connected the App Store connected January 21, 2025:

• 76% of each iPhones introduced successful the past 4 years were moving iOS 18.


• 68% of each iPhones were moving iOS 18.


• 63% of each iPads introduced successful the past 4 years were moving iPadOS 18.


• 53% of each iPads were moving iPadOS 18.

At archetypal glance, the iOS 26 and iOS 18 adoption figures look to beryllium similar, but this is lone due to the fact that Apple released the iOS 26 statistic aboriginal than usual. iOS 26's statistic are based connected devices that transacted with the App Store astir 150 days aft the update was released to the public, compared to 127 days for iOS 18. In different words, iOS 26 was disposable for astir 3 weeks longer by comparison.

As was suspected, this means that iOS 26 adoption has officially been slower than iOS 18 adoption, but not to the grade that immoderate earlier, unofficial estimates had claimed. There is nary mode of knowing precisely wherefore iOS 26 adoption has been slower, but immoderate users person opted to debar the caller Liquid Glass plan for now.

iPadOS 26 adoption figures are technically higher than iPadOS 18, but again, enactment that iPadOS 26 benefitted from 3 other weeks of availability.
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