The global number of smartphone users in was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** billion users (+***** percent). After the fifteenth consecutive increasing year, the smartphone user base is estimated to reach *** billion users and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of smartphone users of was continuously increasing over the past years.Smartphone users here are limited to internet users of any age using a smartphone. The shown figures have been derived from survey data that has been processed to estimate missing demographics.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to *** countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of smartphone users in countries like the Americas and Asia.

Imagine waking up to the gentle buzz of your phone, checking the morning news, scrolling through messages, and booking your ride to work, all before even leaving your bed. This small routine speaks volumes about the place mobile phones hold in our lives today. By 2025, mobile phones aren’t just...

In 2021, the number of mobile devices operating worldwide stood at almost 15 billion, up from just over 14 billion in the previous year. The number of mobile devices is expected to reach 18.22 billion by 2025, an increase of 4.2 billion devices compared to 2020 levels.

Moving forward with 5G

As the number of devices grows, so does our dependence on them to fulfill daily functions and activities. The use cases for mobile devices increasingly demand faster connection speeds and lower latency. The 5G network will be critical to fulfilling those demands, operating at significantly faster rates than 4G. In North America, for example, it is expected that there will be 218 million 5G connections, up from just ten million in 2020. This means around 48 percent of all mobile connections in North America. Globally, this figure should reach 20.1 percent by 2025.

6G: looking beyond 5G

While 5G has entered commercialization and is already creating new opportunities, researchers and engineers are already experimenting with 6G. Not only will the number of mobile devices continue to grow but cellular internet-of-things (IoT) devices are set to permeate more industrial sectors in the coming years, meaning a solution will eventually be required for network congestion and data transfer speeds.

6G ought to be capable of solving those problems before they arise, potentially enabling a network connection density ten times greater than that of 5G, and peak data rates up to fifty times faster than the rate of 5G. The Federal Communications Commission in the United States has opened spectrum for experimentation, and China have already launched what is described as a 6G satellite, so that actual potential of 6G should be revealed over the coming decade.

This dataset contains detailed specifications and official launch prices of various mobile phone models from different companies. It provides insights into smartphone hardware, pricing trends, and brand competitiveness across multiple countries. The dataset includes key features such as RAM, camera specifications, battery capacity, processor details, and screen size.

One important aspect of this dataset is the pricing information. The recorded prices represent the official launch prices of the mobile phones at the time they were first introduced in the market. Prices vary based on the country and the launch period, meaning older models reflect their original launch prices, while newer models include their most recent launch prices. This makes the dataset valuable for studying price trends over time and comparing smartphone affordability across different regions.

Features:

• Company Name: The brand or manufacturer of the mobile phone.
• Model Name: The specific model of the smartphone.
• Mobile Weight: The weight of the mobile phone (in grams).
• RAM: The amount of Random Access Memory (RAM) in the device (in GB).
• Front Camera: The resolution of the front (selfie) camera (in MP).
• Back Camera: The resolution of the primary rear camera (in MP).
• Processor: The chipset or processor used in the device.
• Battery Capacity: The battery size of the smartphone (in mAh).
• Screen Size: The display size of the smartphone (in inches).
• Launched Price: (Pakistan, India, China, USA, Dubai): The official launch price of the mobile in the respective country at the time of its release. Prices vary based on the year the mobile was launched.
• Launched Year: The year the mobile phone was officially launched.

This dataset provides a comprehensive collection of information about all the latest smartphones available in the market as of the current time.

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The dataset was created by web scraping reputable online sources to gather accurate and up-to-date information about various smartphone models, their specifications, features, and pricing.

The average for 2023 based on 156 countries was 120.02 subscribers per 100 people. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 319.49 subscribers per 100 people and the lowest value was in Papua New Guinea: 34.06 subscribers per 100 people. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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In 2022, the average data used per smartphone per month worldwide amounted to ** gigabytes (GB). The source forecasts that this will increase almost four times reaching ** GB per smartphone per month globally in 2028.

Chad: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people: The latest value from 2023 is 70.19 subscribers per 100 people, an increase from 65.44 subscribers per 100 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 120.02 subscribers per 100 people, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for Chad from 1960 to 2023 is 12.59 subscribers per 100 people. The minimum value, 0 subscribers per 100 people, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 70.19 subscribers per 100 people was recorded in 2023.

Portugal: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people: The latest value from 2023 is 123 subscribers per 100 people, an increase from 122.8 subscribers per 100 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 120.02 subscribers per 100 people, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for Portugal from 1960 to 2023 is 52.81 subscribers per 100 people. The minimum value, 0 subscribers per 100 people, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 132.99 subscribers per 100 people was recorded in 2008.

South Korea: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people: The latest value from 2023 is 162.11 subscribers per 100 people, an increase from 148.68 subscribers per 100 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 120.02 subscribers per 100 people, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1960 to 2023 is 52.88 subscribers per 100 people. The minimum value, 0 subscribers per 100 people, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 162.11 subscribers per 100 people was recorded in 2023.

"Mobile phone usage is a global phenomenon, with billions of people worldwide using smartphones for communication, entertainment, and information. Average daily screen time varies across countries, with some nations spending over 5 hours per day on their devices."

In 2021, the number of mobile users worldwide stood at 7.1 billion, with forecasts suggesting this is likely to rise to 7.26 billion by 2022. In 2025, the number of mobile users worldwide is projected to reach 7.49 billion.

Colombia Use of Mobile Phone: Total: 55 Years & Over data was reported at 7,224.990 Person th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,627.883 Person th for 2016. Colombia Use of Mobile Phone: Total: 55 Years & Over data is updated yearly, averaging 6,371.215 Person th from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2017, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,224.990 Person th in 2017 and a record low of 5,878.176 Person th in 2013. Colombia Use of Mobile Phone: Total: 55 Years & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Administrative Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.TB003: Technology and Communication Usage.

Mexico: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people: The latest value from 2023 is 111.56 subscribers per 100 people, an increase from 105.71 subscribers per 100 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 120.02 subscribers per 100 people, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1960 to 2023 is 33.67 subscribers per 100 people. The minimum value, 0 subscribers per 100 people, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 111.56 subscribers per 100 people was recorded in 2023.

Hong Kong Mobile Phone Subscribers: Total data was reported at 18,394.767 Unit th in Feb 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 18,349.124 Unit th for Jan 2018. Hong Kong Mobile Phone Subscribers: Total data is updated monthly, averaging 8,706.405 Unit th from May 1994 (Median) to Feb 2018, with 286 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,394.767 Unit th in Feb 2018 and a record low of 338.116 Unit th in May 1994. Hong Kong Mobile Phone Subscribers: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Communications Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.TB001: Telecommunications.

Ireland: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people: The latest value from 2023 is 110.8 subscribers per 100 people, an increase from 110.61 subscribers per 100 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 120.02 subscribers per 100 people, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for Ireland from 1960 to 2023 is 48.6 subscribers per 100 people. The minimum value, 0 subscribers per 100 people, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 113.14 subscribers per 100 people was recorded in 2007.

The average time spent daily on a phone, not counting talking on the phone, has increased in recent years, reaching a total of * hours and ** minutes as of April 2022. This figure was expected to reach around * hours and ** minutes by 2024.

Colombia: Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people: The latest value from 2023 is 166.98 subscribers per 100 people, an increase from 156.2 subscribers per 100 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 120.02 subscribers per 100 people, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for Colombia from 1960 to 2023 is 43.28 subscribers per 100 people. The minimum value, 0 subscribers per 100 people, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 166.98 subscribers per 100 people was recorded in 2023.

Abstract

As of June 7, 2015, Sierra Leone had reported more than 12,900 cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), and over 3,900 deaths since the outbreak began. The Government of Sierra Leone, with support from the World Bank Group, has been conducting mobile phone surveys with the aim of capturing the key socio-economic effects of the virus. Three rounds of data collection have been conducted, in November 2014, January-February 2015, and May 2015. The survey was given to household heads for whom cell phone numbers were recorded during the nationally representative Labor Force Survey conducted in July and August 2014. Overall, 66 percent of the 4,199 households sampled in that survey had cell phones, although this coverage was uneven across the country, with higher levels in urban areas (82 percent) than rural areas (43 percent). Of those with cell phones, 51 percent were surveyed in all three rounds, and 79 percent were reached in at least one round.

The main focus of the data collection was to capture impacts of EVD on labor market indicators, agricultural production, food security, migration, and utilization of non-Ebola essential health services.

Geographic coverage

Due to differing characteristics between responding and non-responding households, the results should be considered “descriptive” rather than representative of the Sierra Leonean population. Overall the response rate was higher than expected given the nature of the survey and the difficult conditions under which it was conducted. In Sierra Leone, of the 4,199 households interviewed in the LFS, 65.8 percent (2,764 households) recorded a cell phone number for the household head, and, of those, 80.0 percent responded to at least one round of the cell phone survey. The unweighted sample was 59.1 percent urban (2,483 households) and 40.9 percent rural (1,716 households). Of urban households, 81.4 percent (2,021 households) listed a cell phone number for the household head, and, of those, 88.1 percent (1,780 households) responded in at least one of the three rounds of the cell phone survey. Of rural households, 43.1 percent (740 households) listed a cell phone number for the household head, and, of those, 58.1 percent (430 households) responded in at least one of the three rounds.

Analysis unit

• Individual
• Household Head

Universe

All households from the 2014 Sierra Leone Labor Force Survey which provided cell phone numbers.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sampling frame for the cell phone survey was the Sierra Leone Labor Force Survey (LFS) 2014. The LFS is a nationally representative stratified cluster sample survey conducted in July and August 2014, and includes the oversampling of urban areas. As part of the LFS, a total of 4199 households in 280 enumeration areas were interviewed. Interviewers collected the phone number, if available, for the head of household, and 2,764 households interviewed in the LFS included phone numbers. All available numbers from the LFS were included in the cell phone survey. The phone numbers were reported for 43 percent of rural households and 82 percent of urban households. Those households reporting numbers are unevenly distributed across the sample though there is at least partial coverage in all districts, ranging from 93 percent in Freetown (Western urban) to 30 percent in Kailahun district.

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]

Research instrument

As the survey was administered by telephone, the length of the questionnaire was targeted as 20 to 25 minutes. In Round 1, the questionnaire focused on employment and labor market conditions, non-agricultural business operations, agricultural activity, food security, health responses (covering only fever and pregnancy), remittances, travel, trust and knowledge about Ebola. In Round 2, questions were added on social assistance and education on the radio, and there were small changes to the existing questions based on the results from Round 1.

Questions on earnings were revised to match the Labor Force Survey questions more closely, in particular to account for earnings that were expressed in time unit other than months, and questions on the incidence and treatment of child diarrhea were adding using identical wording to the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). The most substantial changes were to the migration section as the Round 1 analysis found inconsistencies in the migration reporting. Details of these changes can be found in the Round 2 report. In Round 3, the agriculture, social assistance, and education sections were expanded while the trust section was dropped due to limited variation between Rounds 1 and 2.

The only questions on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) specifically were in Round 1 and focused on whether the respondent had heard of Ebola and what were their main sources of information were. This section was placed at the end of the questionnaire in order to elicit unbiased responses in other sections, since people may be distrustful of the government especially regarding Ebola, at a time of such emergency.

Questions related directly to incidence of EVD within the household were excluded for two reasons. First EVD is a relatively rare event and the sample was unlikely to yield sufficient observations for meaningful analysis, and secondly, the respondents will be called repeatedly as part of the high frequency survey therefore it was necessary to avoid sensitive questions that may increase attrition in later rounds. The included questions were worded in such a way as to facilitate differences-in-differences comparisons. The vast majority of questions were identical in their wording to those asked during the LFS or other nationally representative surveys for which detailed data were available including the DHS, the National Public Services Survey (NPS) and the Agricultural Households Tracking Survey (AHTS).

In a few cases, the time period over which the questions were asked was shortened to make it relevant to the last few months during which the outbreak has been growing. For example, the NPS asked about remittances in the last year whereas in November 2014, respondents were asked about remittances received in the last month.

Cleaning operations

The datasets were cleaned and compiled by teams from Innovations for Poverty Action and the World Bank's Poverty Global Practice and Social Protection and Labor Global Practice.

Response rate

Overall the response rate was higher than expected given the nature of the survey and the difficult conditions under which it was conducted. In Sierra Leone, of the 4,199 households interviewed in the LFS, 65.8 percent (2,764 households) recorded a cell phone number for the household head, and, of those, 80.0 percent responded to at least one round of the cell phone survey.

The unweighted sample was 59.1 percent urban (2,483 households) and 40.9 percent rural (1,716 households). Of urban households, 81.4 percent (2,021 households) listed a cell phone number for the household head, and, of those, 88.1 percent (1,780 households) responded in at least one of the three rounds of the cell phone survey. Of rural households, 43.1 percent (740 households) listed a cell phone number for the household head, and, of those, 58.1 percent (430 households) responded in at least one of the three rounds.