Pushing Android's stateside stronghold to 70 per cent.
Technology analyst Canalys says HTC was the leader for US smartphone shipments in Q3 with 5.7 million followed by fellow Android user Samsung at 4.9 million, which left Apple in third with 4.6 million.
The report claims the adoption of HTC and Samsung, which both operate under Android saw the OS grab 70 per cent of the US market and 57 per cent worldwide as HTC's results accounted for almost a quarter of all US handset shipments.
Q4 is set to see a change in the results though with the release of the iPhone 4S, which may well boost Apple's position in the market as Samsung and HTC have been cautious about Q4 sales.
Chris Jones, Canalys VP and principal analyst, said: "However you count it, HTC has become a deserved leader in the US smart phone market. This is an awesome achievement for HTC, which has built a premium brand in a highly competitive market in just a few short years.
"It now has a strong range of 4G Android products, with devices ranged by each of the major carriers, and offers some of the most compelling and differentiated products found on the platform today."
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Worldwide results show 120.4 million smartphones were shipped at a growth of 49 per cent from the same quarter in 2010.
World rankings go to Samsung following our recent report of the Korean firm's global domination, it leads Asia Pacific, Western Europe and Latin America.
Nokia also looks set to make revival in the smartphone market with the introduction of its Windows Phone devices, although they won't reach the US until 2012. Results show Nokia was second in worldwide rankings and although it holds on to a lead in China it has fallen from 75 per cent to 28 per cent.
The long-suffering RIM is lagging as US shipments have fallen from 24 per cent last year to nine per cent in Q3. The report says that worldwide popularity is up as smartphone shipments have risen by 59 per cent in EMEA, while Asian shipments were up by 56 per cent.
BlackBerry's BBM has always been a big draw but it faces new competition from the likes of Samsung and Apple, which have recently developed their own instant messaging services.
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