The statistic shows the total number of mobile phone users worldwide from 2015 to 2020. In 2019 the number of mobile phone users is forecast to reach **** billion. Mobile phone users worldwide - additional information The number of mobile phone users in the world is expected to pass the **** billion mark by 2019. In 2016, an estimated **** percent of the population worldwide already owned a mobile phone. The mobile phone penetration is forecasted to continue to grow, rounding up to ** percent by 2019. China was predicted to have just over *** billion mobile connections in 2017, while India was forecast to reach over *** billion. By 2019, China is expected to reach almost *** billion mobile connections and India almost *** billion. Most of the mobile market growth can be attributed to the increasing popularity of smartphones. By 2014, around ** percent of all mobile users were smartphone users. By 2018, this number is expected to reach over ** percent. The number of smartphone users worldwide is expected to grow by one billion in a time span of five years, which means the number of smartphone users in the world is expected to reach *** billion by 2019. Samsung and Apple are leading smartphone vendors, with about ** percent of the market share each.

Smartphone ownership in the United States is most common in the younger age groups. 97 percent of adults aged 18 to 49 own a smartphone, while the penetration rate of smartphones amongst adults 65 years and older is only 76 percent.

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.

This statistic shows the smartphone penetration as share of the population in the United States from 2010 to 2021. In 2018, 69.6 percent of the U.S. population used a smartphone.

Smartphone penetration in the U.S. - additional information
Almost two-thirds of Americans are predicted to own a smartphone by 2017, more than a threefold increase since 2010. A smartphone is a mobile phone that uses an identifiable open Operating System (OS) and has more advanced computing capability and connectivity than a basic phone. The OS is supported by third party applications (commonly known as apps) written by the developer community.

The operating system must be able to support a multitasking environment and user interface that can handle multiple applications at the same time. Two of the most popular operating systems on the market are made by Google (Android) and Apple (iOS) who had a combined stake of over 90 percent of the smartphone market share worldwide at the end of 2016.

The popularity of the smartphone has risen immensely since Apple introduced its first iPhone in 2007, with 43.5 percent of all Americans forecast to own an iPhone by 2016. The first iPhone was notably different from other smartphones at the time because it used a large touchscreen for direct finger input, rather than the need for a stylus, keypad, or keyboard.

The first smartphone to use the Android OS was the HTC Dream released in 2008. Although numbers of people using this OS were low at first, it has since grown to be the most used operating system, with an estimated 107.7 million Americans projected to own an Android phone by 2016.

This graph shows the annual penetration rate of smartphone users in China from 2011 to 2015. In 2012, about 27 percent of the adult population in China had used smartphones.

This statistic displays a forecast of the smartphone user penetration rate in Romania from 2015 to 2025. In 2025, the share of monthly active smartphone users is projected to reach ** percent of the total population. This would be an increase of approximately ** percentage points from ** percent in 2020.

Smartphone usage in the United Kingdom has increased across all age ranges since 2012, most noticeably among those aged 55-64 years of age. Whereas just nine percent of mobile phone users aged 55 to 64 years used a smartphone in 2012, this number rose to over 90 percent by 2023 and reached 93 percent in 2024. Smartphones are becoming more accessibleAs well as becoming more ubiquitous, smartphones are also becoming more accessible. In terms of price, the global average selling price of smartphones has fallen from 336.8 U.S. dollars in 2010, to 276.20 U.S. dollars in 2015. However, estimates available from 2019 predicted that the average selling price of smartphones worldwide will increase again and reach 317 U.S. dollars by 2021. The average selling price for smartphones in Europe was at around 373 euros in 2019. Smartphone usage in the UK    Smartphones are the Swiss army knife of digital devices, with their capabilities limited by the creativity of developers as much as it is the technology contained in the phone. In 2017, communications were the most popular ways to use a phone, however, 87 percent of users report using camera apps frequently, 85 percent report frequent use of browser apps, and 68 percent report frequent use of navigation apps.

This statistic displays a forecast of the development in smartphone user numbers in Romania from 2015 to 2025. In 2025, the number of monthly active smartphone users is projected to reach ***** million individuals. This would be an increase of approximately *** million new users from **** million users in 2020.

The global smartphone penetration in was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 20.3 percentage points. After the fifteenth consecutive increasing year, the penetration is estimated to reach 74.98 percent and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the smartphone penetration of was continuously increasing over the past years.The penetration rate refers to the share of the total population.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 150 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 smartphone penetration in countries like North America and the Americas.

This survey reports the percentage of U.S. adults, by age, who agree with the statement, "I can't imagine life without my smartphone." In 2015, 51 percent of respondents between 18 and 29 years of age reported being unable to imagine life without their smartphone.

This survey indicates the percentage of physicians in the United States who use smartphones for professional purposes from March 2012 to March 2015. In March 2014, 79 percent of surveyed physicians used smartphones for their medical practice. Use of digital health has grown in the medical industry as consumers are expressing increasing interests in mobile health technologies.

Physicians, patients, and digital health

Usage of smartphones among physicians in the United States has risen. From 2012 to 2015, 68 percent to 84 percent of physicians, respectively, reported using their smartphones for professional purposes. Digital health has become more widespread globally among the medical industry. In the United States, 85 percent of physicians reported that they had already implemented electronic medical records by 2014. However, it has been proposed that the adoption of smartphone usage among doctors has started to plateau. The use of tablets is also becoming more common among doctors in daily professional procedures.

Digital technologies provide a new approach for consumers in regards to the accessibility to information and to physicians. Over half of U.S. adults used the internet to search for a specific disease or medical problem in 2012. Digital technologies have altered the way that patients undergo treatment. For example, over half of U.S. consumers would send a digital photo of a rash or skin problem to dermatologists for an opinion and 38.6 percent of patients would be willing to have a live visit with a physician via a smartphone app. The global mobile health industry has risen rapidly and is expected to reach 55.9 billion U.S. dollars by 2020.

The proportion of smartphone users out of those using a mobile phone in the United Kingdom (UK) increased notably from 2011 to 2024, from less than half in 2011 with 44 percent to 93 percent of mobile phone users using a smartphone in 2024.

This statistic shows a ranking of the most common smartphone activities in the United States as of March 2015. During the survey period it was found that ** percent of US smartphone users utilized their device for its clock function.

The global number of smartphone users in was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1.8 billion users (+42.62 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the smartphone user base is estimated to reach 6.1 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 150 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 Australia & Oceania and Asia.

In 2023, **** percent of households in Mexico owned a mobile phone. Although due to a change in methodology, this figure is not comparable to previous years, the penetration of these devices in Mexican households increased by almost *** percentage points since 2015. Under the smartphone spell The convenience of having access to it all in a few taps has turned smartphones into a technology hard to disregard. In 2024, the number of mobile internet users in Mexico was forecast to exceed ** million. Thus, new chip and wireless broadband technologies have equipped millions in the country with handheld computers capable of performing almost any task with ease. As of the third quarter of 2023, Facebook and WhatsApp were the most used social media platforms in Mexico, reaching **** percent and **** percent of the country's online audiences. The internet has gone mobile Although PCs and laptops used to be the benchmark for internet access, smartphones have quickly eclipsed both of their usage rates. As of May 2023, smartphones were the device of choice for navigating the web in Mexico, used by more than ** percent of internet users surveyed in the country. In terms of volume, widespread smartphone adoption has pushed these devices to account for over ** percent share of all online traffic in the North American country as of December 2023.

This statistic displays a forecast of the development in smartphone user numbers in Hungary from 2015 to 2025. In 2025, the number of monthly active smartphone users is projected to reach **** million individuals. This would be an increase of around *** thousand new users from **** million users in 2021.

As of May 2025, approximately 71.4 percent of the total web traffic in Asia came from a mobile device. That was a slight increase from the previous year, when mobile devices accounted for about 69.3 percent of the total web traffic in the region.

The global smartphone penetration rate was estimated at ** percent in 2024, up from 2023. This is based on an estimated *** billion smartphone subscriptions worldwide and a global population of around *** billion. Regional differences in smartphone penetration Throughout the world, the smartphone penetration rate in the general population varies greatly. For example, in North America and Europe, the smartphone adoption rate stands at roughly ** and ** percent, respectively. Whereas in Sub-Saharan Africa, the same rate only stands at ** percent as of late 2023, showing a roughly ** percent difference in adoption rates between the highest and lowest ranked regions. Global smartphone shipments The number of global smartphone shipments saw a drop in recent years. However, the number of shipments is expected to recover to previous levels in the upcoming years. Most recently, Samsung and Apple have been leading the share of smartphone shipments worldwide, with other competitors such as Xiaomi and Oppo are catching up. Most of the top contributors to the smartphone market are concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region, which is also the region is the one with the most smartphone sales to end users as a whole.

Between 2015 and 2021, regardless of their age, the share of children owning a smartphone in the United States grew. During the 2021 survey, it was found that 31 percent of responding 8-year-olds owned a smartphone, up from only 11 percent in 2015.

This statistic shows smartphone usage in New Zealand in 2015, by age group. That year, about 84 percent of the people in New Zealand aged between 35 and 44 years used a smartphone.