The trend was obvious for quite some time, and now it finally happened: Android is the most popular smartphone platform among U.S. subscribers.

According to comScore's data, Google's Android rose from 23.5% market share in October 2010 to 31.2% in January 2011, enough to securely grab first place from RIM's BlackBerry, which fell 35.8% in October 2010 to 30.4% in January 2011. A recent report from Nielsen also claimed that Android is now the number one smartphone platform in the U.S., albeit with slightly different numbers.

Apple's iOS experienced a minute growth in the same period: from 24.6% to 24.7%, while Microsoft and Palm continued losing market share, ending at 8.0% and 3.2%, respectively.







Recent data from Canalys showed that Android is also the world's most popular smartphone platform, and with the onslaught of Android smartphones this year, we're sure that Android will continue doing well throughout 2011.

[via comScore]