Apple iPad dominates tablet-based web browsing with 98% share, report says

[onehandle]

A study released on Thursday claims the iPad accounts for nearly of all web traffic originating from tablets, and 54.5 percent of all traffic from mobile devices, to sites running the touch-centric Onswipe platform.

In its first-ever study, Onswipe, a digital publishing tool developer that helps websites create "touch friendly" web experiences without building a standalone app, found that Apple's tablet represented 98.1 percent of 29.5 million unique impressions over 1200 sites from Sept. 13 to Sept. 20.

Apple's massive share was followed by Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Motorola's Xoom, which managed 1.53 percent and 0.21 percent of tablet-based traffic, respectively. Amazon's 7-inch Kindle Fire came in fourth with 0.11 percent.

Digging deeper into the results, iPad users spent 56.9 percent more time per web surfing session than iPhone owners, possibly hinting that the tablet's larger screen is better suited for browsing.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/09/27/apple-ipad-dominates-tablet-based-web-browsing-with-98-share-report-says

Posted from my iPad.

[gateley]

1. And recommended from my iPad. :-)

[Hey Jude]

2. Possibly proving that I-Pad owners have way to much time on their hands

and spend it aimlessly wandering the net looking for love in all the wrong places.

Posted from my Nexus 7.

[cherokeeprogressive]

3. I've never seen an iPad.

Posted from my Hewlett-Packard.

[Logical]

4. You must be the biggest Apple fanboy on the DU! Constant!

[theKed]

5. I find this number

distinctly hard to swallow.
If this were true, I'm sure Android tablet manufacturers would be closing up shop with such dismal numbers. In reality, Apple has, apparently, 69% of the tablet market, with Android and Amazon's Kindle roughly splitting the remainder. Is it possible iPad users simply use their tablets more for web-browsing than the others? Maybe. It's possible. Fun fact, though, phones outpace tablets for web-traffic 4 to 1.

[FreeState]

7. The number is based on stats of sites with the plugin installed

What the stats really show is how Apple gets developers to think about the iPad more than the other tablet makers are managing. Its helpful to remember that iPads were the first in the current class of devices too.

That being said, I run several websites and statistically on all of them just over 50% are accessed by an Apple device or computer.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. My husband bought us iPads about a month ago

so we'd have something to do while waiting in airports, but now I find myself sitting around all day playing Solitaire. I'm retired, and it's okay, but still...

The one thing that bothers me about using it is how sensitive it is to touch. I'm constantly being redirected to ads or somewhere where I was before. That part is frustrating. I'm typing from my PC now, and it feels like home.