Report: Fewer US Android users jumped to iPhone in 2023, but there were still plenty

A new report from CIRP shows that fewer new iPhone owners in the United States left Android for iOS in 2023.
There was a 2% drop year-over-year, from 15% in 2022 to 13% in 2023.
Still, 13% of new US iPhone owners coming from Android is a significant number.
In 2022, the percentage of iPhone users in the US surpassed 50% for the first time, which inevitably means that a lot of Android users jumped ship.
In 2023, roughly 13% of new iPhone owners had just left Android behind.
This is about 2% less than what CIRP saw in 2022, which was a whopping 15%.
That was the largest percentage recorded in the past five years.
This means that, of the people who bought a new iPhone in 2023, 13% came from Android.
An undisclosed majority percentage had an iPhone previously, and a very small minority came from feature phones.
According to the chart, we’ve now dropped to the same level seen in 2019.
However, 2020 and 2021 were far better for Team Green, with just 11% of switching in both years.
The best we can hope for now is for OEMs to keep as many Android users happy enough that they don’t switch.
If you’re reading this on an iPhone and interested in what Android can offer you, we highly recommend this article on switching from iPhone to Android.
In 2023, fewer US iPhone buyers had just left Android. However, it’s not all good news, as the number that did switch is still very high.