Through the years, Windows Phone market share has grown up steadily thanks to a more diverse Windows market, and a much better lineup of smartphones to choose from. 

And last month, the platform earned headlines when it managed to get 10 percent of the market pie in Europe. But was it able to keep its steady pace in November?

According to a report by GSM Arena, firm Kantar reported that Windows Phone managed to keep pace with its competitors and held its ground during November. 

As usual, the Microsoft-powered operating system did well in Europe, especially in Italy and surprisingly in the lucrative US market. However, Google's Android is still the uncontested winner as far as smartphone sales is concerned. 

Google's brainchild topped the charts in most parts of the world save from the United States and Japan where Apple's iOS was also dominating.