This week Techcruch reported, that for the first time the Facebook for Android mobile app has overtaken the daily active user count of Facebook for iPhone.
The Android app launched back in September 2009 more than a year after the iPhone and has been playing catch-up ever since. According to findings from AppData tracking service, this week the two were briefly tied, but the Android app is now pulling away with 58.3 million daily active users compared to the iPhone app’s 57.4 million.
With the Android device base growing at 550,000 activations per day, this could indicate that Android devices appeal to a younger, more Facebook-engaged audience, or to more hardcore technology users in general. The iPhone’s role as a fashion and status symbol may be drawing less engaged users.
These latest figures show a coming of age moment for Android and could play an influential part when choosing what phone to buy.
