According to an April 2021 survey, 23 percent of consumers worldwide use third-party mobile apps to make voice calls very often, compared to 16 percent of responders who declared to never use this function of their communication apps. Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, and India appear to be the biggest markets in which third-party apps are used to make voice calls, with roughly five in ten respondents based in Indonesia using this function very often. By comparison, respondents based in the United States, Denmark, and Sweden appear to be the least interested in using apps to make phone calls.
Share of consumers worldwide who use third-party mobile applications to make voice calls as of April 2021
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YouGov. (May 25, 2021). Share of consumers worldwide who use third-party mobile applications to make voice calls as of April 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242735/consumers-worldwide-using-apps-to-make-voice-calls/
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YouGov. (2021). Share of consumers worldwide who use third-party mobile applications to make voice calls as of April 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242735/consumers-worldwide-using-apps-to-make-voice-calls/
YouGov. "Share of Consumers Worldwide Who Use Third-party Mobile Applications to Make Voice Calls as of April 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242735/consumers-worldwide-using-apps-to-make-voice-calls/
YouGov, Share of consumers worldwide who use third-party mobile applications to make voice calls as of April 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242735/consumers-worldwide-using-apps-to-make-voice-calls/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Share of consumers worldwide who use third-party mobile applications to make voice calls as of April 2021 [Graph], YouGov, May 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242735/consumers-worldwide-using-apps-to-make-voice-calls/