Windows Phone's latest stats show low-end devices dominate Microsoft's platform

Windows Phone device usage stats are out for January 2014, and they paint a picture of a platform dominated by low-end devices, while top-shelf devices like the Lumia 1020 have a marginal share. The data comes from AdDuplex, which, in its own words, is Windows Phone and Windows 8’s largest cross-promotion network.

There is one device that dominates the chart, and it’s one of the most affordable Windows Phones - the Nokia Lumia 520. In January, it accounted for a whopping 31% of the total platform usage. The Lumia 520 has risen to the top basically since its launch around mid-2013, and continues to grow its usage share until now.

Another interesting phenomenon in the Windows Phone ecosystem is that the combined share of the low-end Lumia 520, 521, 620, and 625 stands at 47%. That means that nearly half of all used Windows Phones are very affordable devices. Looking at just Windows Phone 8 smartphones, the usage share of affordable devices is even larger.

Just a quick glance at the pie chart also reveals that Nokia is still the most popular Windows Phone maker by a large margin. It commands 92.3% of all WP devices in use. Probably that’s why Microsoft bought the Finnish company after all, don’t you think?

source: AdDuplex via WinSuperSite