Googles Android platform is gaining significant traction with consumers, according to a report by Myxer. Myxers monthly BoomBox report provides data on mobile entertainment consumption and trends reflective of Myxers 30 million member-strong community.
According to the report, visits to Myxers mobile site from users on the Android operating system grew 350% in 2009, compared to the iPhone, which grew 170%. In total, Myxer delivered seven times more downloads to Android devices than iPhone devices in Q4 2009.
BoomBox laso has figures on the growth of various Android handsets relating to the consumption of mobile entertainment on the Myxer network. In December 08 only one handset, the HTC Dream/G1, was operating on Googles open source Android operating system. By December 2009, Myxer had seen nine different handsets running the Android OS. The HTC Dream/G1 remained the leader throughout 2009, garnering 35% of the unique users completing downloads on Android handsets in December. The HTC myTouch, Motorola CLIQ, and Motorola Droid each gained significant traction by the end of the year, used by 18%, 11%, and 7% of total unique Android users on Myxer respectively.
While weve seen the Android OS emerge as a serious competitor in the operating system landscape, RIMs operating system still dominates the Smartphone market on Myxers mobile site, growing from 51% in 2008 to a massive 67% in 2009, says. Myxer CEO, Myk Willis. Our aim with this report is to provide a valuable resource for those making business decisions regarding mobile advertising, content, and application development.  Plus, as strong proponents of an open mobile ecosystem, our data will reveal interesting insights into both closed and open environments and the surprising usage patterns within each.
Other notable items tracked in this months BoomBox report include:
RIMs Blackberry Curve remains the No.1 phone on Myxers mobile site for the second year in a row, garnering close to 10% of visits in both 2008 and 2009. The Blackberry Curve is one of 1,500 different handsets that Myxer delivered content to in 2009.
Windows Mobile and Palm both lost ground in 2009, combining to relinquish 24% of the Smartphone traffic on Myxers mobile site and giving ground to the Android, iPhone, and RIM.
Hip-Hop/R&B content dominates as a music genre; accounting for 77% of Android downloads and 47% of iPhone downloads.
Since 2005 Myxer has cataloged various data points, including age, gender, geographic location, phone model, manufacturer and carrier, as well as the operating system of each handset that initiated a download from its delivery platform that now supports more than 6 million monthly unique visitors, downloading over 85 million content items each month.
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