During the third quarter of 2023, Nigeria was the region with the highest share of people making video calls using their mobile devices worldwide, with 54 percent of internet users reporting to do so on monthly basis. Internet users located in the South Africa followed, reporting a mobile video calls reach of 53 percent in the examined period. Overall, 35 percent of internet users worldwide reported making video calls using their mobile devices and smartphones in the examined period.
Share of internet users worldwide using their mobile phone to make video calls in the past month as of 3rd quarter 2023, by region
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DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater. (January 31, 2024). Share of internet users worldwide using their mobile phone to make video calls in the past month as of 3rd quarter 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254884/mobile-video-calling-reach-by-region/
DataReportal, und We Are Social, und Meltwater. "Share of internet users worldwide using their mobile phone to make video calls in the past month as of 3rd quarter 2023, by region." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254884/mobile-video-calling-reach-by-region/
DataReportal, We Are Social, Meltwater. (2024). Share of internet users worldwide using their mobile phone to make video calls in the past month as of 3rd quarter 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254884/mobile-video-calling-reach-by-region/
DataReportal, and We Are Social, and Meltwater. "Share of Internet Users Worldwide Using Their Mobile Phone to Make Video Calls in The past Month as of 3rd Quarter 2023, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254884/mobile-video-calling-reach-by-region/
DataReportal & We Are Social & Meltwater, Share of internet users worldwide using their mobile phone to make video calls in the past month as of 3rd quarter 2023, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254884/mobile-video-calling-reach-by-region/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Share of internet users worldwide using their mobile phone to make video calls in the past month as of 3rd quarter 2023, by region [Graph], DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254884/mobile-video-calling-reach-by-region/