During the third quarter of 2022, internet users worldwide spent 57 percent of their time browsing the internet via mobile phones. This represents an increase compared to the third quarter of 2021, a year in which global internet users spent around 53 percent of their online time accessing the internet via mobiles. Between the third quarter of 2013 and the third quarter of 2022, internet usage via mobile has experienced a constant growth trend.
Share of time spent using the internet on mobile phones per day for users worldwide from 3rd quarter 2013 to 3rd quarter 2022
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Statistics on Mobile internet usage worldwide
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Worldwide digital population 2023
- Basic Statistic Global number of online users worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Global internet access Q3 2022, by device
- Premium Statistic Mobile internet penetration rate worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile internet users worldwide 2019-2028
- Basic Statistic Media usage in an online minute 2022
Connectivity
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- Premium Statistic Number of global mobile subscriptions 1993-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of mobile broadband subscriptions worldwide 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Countries with the fastest average mobile internet speed 2022
- Premium Statistic Forecast number of 5G mobile subscriptions worldwide 2019-2026
- Premium Statistic 5G and Wi-Fi 6 use case preferences worldwide 2021
Mobile traffic
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Mobile market
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- Premium Statistic Mobile app downloads worldwide 2017-2025, by segment
- Basic Statistic Annual number of global mobile app downloads 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Top app publisher share of global app downloads 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of iOS and Google Play app downloads as of Q4 2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile app revenue worldwide 2017-2025, by segment
- Premium Statistic Global mobile app consumer spending 2016-2022
- Basic Statistic Year-over-year growth spending per capita in mobile apps and games Q1-Q3 2021
Mobile activities
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- Premium Statistic Daily time spent online via mobile for users worldwide 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of global daily time spent online via mobile devices 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Hours spent on mobile apps 2019-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Growth in global hours spent on mobile apps 2020-2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Most popular smartphone activities for global users 2022
- Premium Statistic Smartphone activities in selected countries 2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile video calls usage reach worldwide 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Mobile commerce weekly usage in selected countries 2022
Mobile internet in North America and Europe
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- Premium Statistic Mobile internet usage reach in North America 2019-2028
- Premium Statistic U.S. internet access Q3 2022, by device
- Basic Statistic Canada leading online access devices 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile internet penetration in Europe 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Europe: mobile app downloads 2022, by category
Spotlight: Mobile-first consumer markets
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- Basic Statistic Smartphone users by country worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of internet users who access via mobile phones APAC Q3 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Asia: users daily time on apps 2020-2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Number of mobile internet users in China 2012-H1 2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile wireless internet subscribers India June 2022, by access type
- Basic Statistic Mobile internet users in Indonesia 2017-2026
- Premium Statistic MENA mobile internet user penetration 2022 by country
- Premium Statistic Mobile internet users in the United Arab Emirates 2019-2028
Further related statistics
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- Average time spent daily using mobile internet APAC 2022, by country
- Daily time spent using mobile internet Singapore Q3 2019-Q3 2022
- Share of time spent on mobile internet China in 2022 by activity
- Daily time spent using mobile internet Philippines Q3 2019-Q3 2021
- Distribution of Gen Z mobile internet time spent in China 2022, by category
- Popular apps among older adult mobile internet users in China 2022, by time spent
- Age distribution of mobile internet users in China 2022
- Average 3G mobile internet speed in Poland 2022, by provider
- Mobile internet usage purposes in Poland 2022
- Geographical distribution of mobile internet users in China 2022
- Mobile internet download and upload speed in Morocco 2022
- Mobile internet penetration rate MENA 2019-2023
- Number of mobile internet users in China 2012-H1 2022
- Mobile internet penetration rate worldwide 2022
- Mobile internet users Singapore 2010-2028
- Mobile internet penetration Japan 2018-2027
- UK: mobile internet user penetration 2018-2027
- UK: mobile internet users 2018-2027
- France: mobile internet users 2018-2027
- Germany: mobile internet user penetration 2018-2027
- France: mobile internet user penetration 2018-2027
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DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater. (December 16, 2022). Share of time spent using the internet on mobile phones per day for users worldwide from 3rd quarter 2013 to 3rd quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289723/share-time-spent-mobile-internet-daily/
DataReportal, und We Are Social, und Meltwater. "Share of time spent using the internet on mobile phones per day for users worldwide from 3rd quarter 2013 to 3rd quarter 2022." Chart. December 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289723/share-time-spent-mobile-internet-daily/
DataReportal, We Are Social, Meltwater. (2022). Share of time spent using the internet on mobile phones per day for users worldwide from 3rd quarter 2013 to 3rd quarter 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289723/share-time-spent-mobile-internet-daily/
DataReportal, and We Are Social, and Meltwater. "Share of Time Spent Using The Internet on Mobile Phones per Day for Users Worldwide from 3rd Quarter 2013 to 3rd Quarter 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289723/share-time-spent-mobile-internet-daily/
DataReportal & We Are Social & Meltwater, Share of time spent using the internet on mobile phones per day for users worldwide from 3rd quarter 2013 to 3rd quarter 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289723/share-time-spent-mobile-internet-daily/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Share of time spent using the internet on mobile phones per day for users worldwide from 3rd quarter 2013 to 3rd quarter 2022 [Graph], DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater, December 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289723/share-time-spent-mobile-internet-daily/