As of the third quarter of 2022, more than 92 percent of global users accessed the internet via mobile phones, while around 91 percent reported doing so via smartphones. By comparison, laptop or desktop internet access was reported by nearly 66 percent of respondents. Additionally, almost 60 percent of global internet users reported going online with their laptop or desktop device, while almost 29 percent reported connecting the internet with a work laptop.
Share of users worldwide accessing the internet in 3rd quarter 2022, by device
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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
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- Global internet access Q3 2022, by device
- Canada leading online access devices 2017-2022
- Most popular internet access devices in Japan 2022
- Devices used to access the internet Philippines Q3 2022, by device
- Companies' bills for the use of mobile Internet service in Poland 2022
- Reasons why businesses use internet in Poland 2022
- Distribution of web traffic in Romania 2022, by browser
- Share of web traffic in Romania 2022, by device
- Reasons for internet usage in Mexico Q3 2022
- Reasons for internet usage in Turkey Q3 2022
- Reasons for internet usage in Brazil Q3 2022
- Companies' bills for the use of fixed-line Internet service in Poland 2022
- Type of internet access used by institutional customers in Poland 2022
- Companies' bills for the use of fixed-line telephony service in Poland 2022
- Telecommunications services used in companies in Poland 2022
- Reasons for internet usage in Chile Q3 2022
- Reasons for internet usage in Argentina Q3 2022
- U.S. children using selected devices 2020-2021
- Mexico: internet access 2022, by device
- U.S. parents monitoring their children digital device and internet usage 2020-2021
- EU: population who never used the internet 2019-2021, by country
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DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater. (January 26, 2023). Share of users worldwide accessing the internet in 3rd quarter 2022, by device [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289755/internet-access-by-device-worldwide/
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DataReportal, We Are Social, Meltwater. (2023). Share of users worldwide accessing the internet in 3rd quarter 2022, by device. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289755/internet-access-by-device-worldwide/
DataReportal, and We Are Social, and Meltwater. "Share of Users Worldwide Accessing The Internet in 3rd Quarter 2022, by Device." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289755/internet-access-by-device-worldwide/
DataReportal & We Are Social & Meltwater, Share of users worldwide accessing the internet in 3rd quarter 2022, by device Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289755/internet-access-by-device-worldwide/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Share of users worldwide accessing the internet in 3rd quarter 2022, by device [Graph], DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater, January 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289755/internet-access-by-device-worldwide/