Apple Reveals How Many iPhones Are Running iOS 26
Apple has shared updated iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 adoption figures, revealing how many iPhones and iPads are running those software versions.
These adoption numbers are based on iPhones and iPads that transacted on the App Store on February 12, 2026, according to Apple.
The statistics are as follows:
- 74% of all iPhones introduced in the last four years are running iOS 26.
- 66% of all iPhones are running iOS 26.
- 66% of all iPads introduced in the last four years are running iPadOS 26.
- 57% of all iPads are running iPadOS 26.
Here is how that compares to the iOS 18 adoption figures that Apple shared based on iPhones and iPads that transacted on the App Store on January 21, 2025:
- 76% of all iPhones introduced in the last four years were running iOS 18.
- 68% of all iPhones were running iOS 18.
- 63% of all iPads introduced in the last four years were running iPadOS 18.
- 53% of all iPads were running iPadOS 18.
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