At the WWDC 2024 event held on Monday, Apple announced iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and other operating systems. Currently available in beta for developers, these systems will be released as full versions to users at the event in September. Now, Apple has shared the adoption rate for iOS 17. Here is the iOS 17 usage rate…

iOS 17 usage rate did not surpass iOS 16

According to official announcements, the adoption rate of iOS 17 has not surpassed iOS 16. Looking at the download rates, iOS 17 is currently used on 77% of all iOS devices.

According to information on the Apple Developer site, almost 80% of iOS devices are using the latest version. Although the download rate is high, we can see that iOS 16 reached an 81% download rate at the same time last year.

Looking at iPhone models released in the last four years, iOS 17 is installed on 86% of these devices. At the same time last year, iOS 16 had a 90% usage rate.

iPhone models released in the last four years

• iOS 17: 86%
• iOS 16: 11%
• Older versions: 3%

All iPhone models

• iOS 17: 77%
• iOS 16: 14%
• Older versions: 9%

iPad models released in the last four years

• iPadOS 17: 86%
• iPadOS 16: 15%
• Older versions: 8%

All iPads

• iPadOS 17: 68%
• iPadOS 16: 17%
• Older versions: 15%

Next year, we will see how this rate changes for iOS 18. With the new features introduced, iOS 18 seems likely to attract more users and further develop.

So, which iOS version are you using? Would you consider updating to the latest version? Share your thoughts in the comments.