What our data says
There is a workaround for this, at least for iOS. Safari on iOS 26 will report an iOS version of 18.6 or 18.7, but it also reports a Safari version of 26.x. This isn’t as useful on macOS, where Safari 26 could be running on macOS 14 Sonoma, macOS 15 Sequoia, or macOS 26 Tahoe. But on iOS, Safari 26 only runs on iOS 26, so it’s a useful proxy for identifying the operating system version.
| iOS 18 Safari pageviews in 2024 | iOS 26 Safari pageviews in 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| October | 24.9% | 22.1% |
| November | 35.1% | 26.3% |
| December | 75.9% | 45.3% |
For these stats, we’ve grouped together all devices claiming to run Safari 26 on an iPhone, regardless of whether the underlying iOS version is listed as 18.x or 26.x (some apps or third-party browsers…