Still, the operating system trends have been clear since 2012. Windows is falling, while Linux-based Android is rising. If Android isn't really more popular by now, it will be shortly.

Android is set to overtake Windows as most used operating system Microsoft Windows holds the slimmest of margins over Android, and they could trade positions very soon if current trends continue.

Android has passed Windows as the most-used operating system online, according to StatCounter. The milestone is based on total internet usage across desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile combined.

ZDNet's global readers favorite operating systems largely track those of American government visitors, but with some interesting differences.

StatCounter reports Android has overtaken Windows as the world's most popular OS, but some Android apps secretly steal personal information from other apps.

Google has reached a massive milestone as research suggests last month Android beat Windows to become the most used operating system on the internet.

A clear reminder of that comes with news of a report claiming that Google's Android has overtaken Windows as the internet's most used operating system.

Android is perhaps one of the most used Operating System plus framework available for what we call smartphones today. And it is poised to become an all-encompassing framework.

All those taps add up and have helped us reach an important milestone - Android, the world's most popular mobile operating system, has overtaken good old-fashioned Windows.

Android has become the most popular operating system on the Internet, taking the first place from Microsoft's Windows for the first time, according to analytics firm StatCounter.