3 out of 4 smartphones and tablets used for gaming are Android

Google’s market-share lead is starting to get silly.

Around the world, approximately 1.1 billion people play games on portable devices — and most of those are Android phones or tablets, according to a new report from analysts at IDC and App Annie. The two intelligence firms have worked together to release their latest spotlight on the gaming industry, and they have found that Android now makes up nearly 75 percent of all smartphones and tablets used for gaming.