For the first time, Samsung has overtaken Apple globally to take number one spot in terms of Internet usage. The latest data comes from website analytics firm StatCounter, which charted the changes between all different devices, operating systems, and browsers over the last 12 months (between July 2012 and June 2013), which makes Samsung the number one brand of mobile handset used to connect to the internet for the first time, according to StatCounter’s Internet Wars Report (PDF).

12 months ago, Nokia led globally in terms of Internet usage, although Apple surpassed it in February. In June 2013, however, Samsung (25.47 percent) leapfrogged both Apple (25.09 percent) and Nokia (21.96p percent) to take the lead. Those numbers are for worldwide use.

BlackBerry, on the other hand, has seen a steady decrease in its market share, dropping from 5 percent to just 3.62 percent.

Looking at just the US, however, Apple is still the leader, with 54.85 percent versus Samsung’s 12.65 percent.

In the UK, Apple is again leading, with 47.97 percent, as opposed to Samsung in second place, with 20.45 percent.

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