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Worldwide, more people now own a cell phone than a toothbrush. There will be
Characteristic | Smartphone users in millions |
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2021* | 298 |
2020 | 294.15 |
2019 | 287.76 |
2018 | 274.1 |
In 2018, 69.6 percent of the U.S. population used a smartphone.
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Smartphone penetration rate as share of the population in the United States from 2010 to 2021.
Worldwide, more people now own a cell phone than a toothbrush. There will be 2.87 billion smartphone users worldwide in 2020. 57% of users will not recommend a business with a poorly designed mobile site.
The percentage of U.S. adults who own a smartphone has more than doubled since 2011. Only 35 percent of all U.S. adults owned a smartphone in 2011, compared to 85 percent of adults who owned a smartphone, as of February 2021.
Things have been fairly level for some time, and as people grow tired of the whole “let’s buy a new phone every two years” thing, and as penetration rates continue to rise, it will be interesting to see if this has an impact on the number of smartphones sold each year.
Japan ranks as the country with the most number of iPhone users worldwide, earning 70% of the total market share.
As of 2019, 90% of adults in America use the internet, either irregularly or frequently. The United States ranks #1 in the world with 7,000 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) according to the CIA.
About 90 percent of adults own a smartphone, with around 95 percent of those smartphones used daily.
Mobile Operating Systems | Percentage Market Share |
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Mobile Operating System Market Share in United States Of America – September 2021 | |
Android | 42.59% |
Samsung | 0.28% |
Windows | 0.01% |
Apple iPhone most popular smartphone
Apple’s iPhone is the most popular smartphone with U.S. American consumers, with 55 percent of subscribers using an Apple device.
According to “Life Styles and Past Times” by Jenny Tesar, in 1984 only 40,000 people used cell phones comparing to the present year 2002, during which 180 million used this device.
In 2021, the number of smartphone users in the world today is 6.378 Billion, which translates to 80.76% of the world’s population owning a smartphone. In total, the number of people that own a smart and feature phone is 7.10 Billion, making up 89.90% of the world’s population.
More than 5 billion people in the world own mobile devices. According to GSMA real-time intelligence data, there are exactly 5.13 billion people in the world who own mobile devices. That is 66.5% of the world’s population.
According to Omdia’s numbers, the iPhone 11 is the undisputed king for the most units sold in 2020, raking in a figure of 64.8 million, followed by the 2020 iPhone SE, with 24.2 million.
According to the Pew Research Center in 2018, 95 percent of Americans have a mobile phone, while 77 percent have a smartphone.
Canada, where one-quarter of the population has no mobile phone, is a notable exception among advanced countries. And Japan – perhaps surprisingly, given the country’s obsession with high-tech gadgets – also has a relatively low rate of smartphone ownership at 66%.
Unsurprisingly, the list shows that the U.S. is the cheapest place to purchase any model of the iPhone 13 series. However, you may not want to buy an iPhone in countries like Brazil. This is because some iPhone variants retail at their maximum price in Brazil.
Whether it is 5G or 7G, that level of internet technology is still very much a rarity in most parts of the world. At the moment we see that only Norway provides its people with speeds that reach the levels of 7G or even 8G (keep in mind that we are talking about 11 Gigabits per second here).
MasterCard customers can enjoy free Internet on trips to the UK without paying out a single pound, shilling or ha’penny. Using your phone or tablet when you’re overseas can be pretty pricey.
Countries With Lowest Number Of Smartphones Per Capita
By age group, smartphone penetration is the highest among ages 18- to 24-year-olds, at a staggering 93 percent.
Did you know that in 2019 the number of smartphone users in the United Kingdom rose to 55.5 million, making it 82.9 per cent of the population?
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The Future of Mobile Usage in 2021 in the UK.
Share of smartphone users that use an Apple iPhone in the United States from 2014 to 2021