Canalys, the research firm, found that in the second quarter of 2012, Microsoft's Windows phone platform made up 3.2 percent of the global market for smartphones, compared to 1.2 percent in the year-earlier quarter.
Gross merchandise volume rose 23year-over-yearyear-over-yearyear-over-yearpercentbillion), with sales from Alibaba's mobile platform making up 68percentt of that amount.
"The three biggest platforms make up about 80% of the market currently.
In announcing the voluntary pact with Amazon, Apple, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and Research in Motion, whose distribution platforms make up the bulk of the American mobile app market, Ms. Harris noted that most mobile apps came without privacy policies.
Independent publishers, meaning vloggers who set up their own websites and video hosting platforms, make up 18% of the pie.
Large rounds for China's Fangdd, India's CommonFloor, and Urban Compass out of New York – all consumer-facing real estate listing platforms – make up a significant portion of the total, but the high number of rounds suggests that investors are now seeing merit in other aspects of the space.
Digital platforms made up 39.6% of all radio listening, up from 36.6% in the same period in 2014, including DAB radio, online and via apps.
Of the 209.4 billion total music streams in the US market during the period, audio platforms made up 55% (or 114.23 billion streams), while video platforms comprised just 45% (95.17 billion).
The set — essentially a vast platform made up of 24 rotating planks mounted on a crossbar that can rise and fall — is the biggest and most complicated piece of machinery ever used at the house.
