iPad Has 53x the Browser Share of its Nearest Competitor [STATS]

If web browser statistics are any indication, the iPad will be leading the tablet race for a long time to come. According to the latest usage share numbers from Net Applications, the iPad now accounts for 0.92% of the browser market.

That might not sound like a lot until you consider that its nearest tablet competitor, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, ekes out only 0.018%. In the words of Net Applications, the usage share for the iPad is 53 times that of its closest competitor. That’s a big lead.

We decided to take a look at the browser usage stats from the iPad from April 2010 to May 2011. This data proved interesting in not only assessing the growth trajectory of the device, but stacking up where the iPad stood (as compared to its competitors) even 13 months ago.

Looking at this data, it’s clear that even in April 2010, the iPad had more of a usage share than the Galaxy Tab does today. In fact, at that time, when the iPad was barely one month old, it had almost as much usage share as the Galaxy Tab, Motorola Xoom and BlackBerry PlayBook combined.

Meanwhile, the growth curve, in terms of browser usage, for the iPad has continued to grow. The figures from May 2011 are more than double those of November 2010 and usage continues to climb by about 10% each month.

It’s hard to read anything from this data other than what we already know: The iPad is a huge success; its competitors just aren’t selling as well. Still, seeing the usage statistics leads us to the same conclusion as Net Applications: Where are the iPad competitors?

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