As of May 2022, users based in Australia had a 27 percent encounter rate with mobile app threats. By comparison, users located in the United States had the lowest app threat encounter rate among all examined markets, with approximately 1.4 percent of possibility to encounter threats while using their mobile apps of choice. Users in China saw an app threat encounter rate of around 10 percent, while Russian users had a 5.5 percent possibility to run into security threats while using mobile apps.
Mobile app threat encounter rate worldwide as of May 2022, by country
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Statistics on App tracking and mobile privacy
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- Basic Statistic Forecast number of mobile users worldwide 2020-2025
- Premium Statistic Mobile ecosystem penetration rate of the global population worldwide 2021-2025
- Premium Statistic Number of apps available in leading app stores Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile app downloads worldwide 2017-2025, by segment
- Premium Statistic Change in global app install rate 2021, by category
Mobile security threats
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- Basic Statistic Monthly cyber attacks on global mobile users worldwide 2020-2021
- Basic Statistic Distribution of mobile malware worldwide 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Volume of detected mobile malware packages as of Q2 2021
- Basic Statistic Share of potentially unwanted mobile applications 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Countries with highest mobile malware encounter rate Q3 2021
- Premium Statistic Mobile phishing rate in selected markets 2022
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- Premium Statistic Volume of smishing attacks on global organizations 2019-2022
App trackers
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- Premium Statistic Trackers found in mobile apps 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic User data collection in select mobile iOS apps worldwide 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic User data collection in select mobile iOS map apps worldwide 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic User data collection in select mobile iOS social apps worldwide 2021, by type
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Apple iOS ATT and IDFA
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- Premium Statistic Apple ATT impact on iOS ad revenues according to global app publishers 2021
- Premium Statistic Global app publishers online marketing budget adjustments for iOS apps 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of untrackable impressions due to Apple's App Tracking Transparency 2021
User behavior and opinions
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- Premium Statistic Factors of concern for global smartphone users 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of smartphone users in selected regions having privacy concerns 2021
- Premium Statistic Reasons to change mobile OS for global iOS and Android users 2021
- Basic Statistic Mobile users attitudes towards cyber security in mobile apps 2021
- Premium Statistic Global users who would stop using apps when faced with selected cyber threats 2021
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Spotlight: children and mobile privacy
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- Premium Statistic Global kids mobile activities online 2021
- Premium Statistic Online safety practices adopted by global parents to monitor their kids 2021
- Basic Statistic User data collection in select mobile iOS apps for kids worldwide 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of tracked segments in iOS apps used by global children 2022, by category
- Basic Statistic Most tracked iOS apps used by children 2022, by number of data segments
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- Volume of vishing attacks on global organizations 2020-2021
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- Amount of phishing damage South Korea 2017-2021
- Number of phishing victims South Korea 2017-2021
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- Distribution of phishing damage South Korea 2021, by age
- Value of phishing attack damages South Korea 2021, by financial institution
- Share in damages of phishing attacks South Korea 2021, by method
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Lookout. (May 3, 2022). Mobile app threat encounter rate worldwide as of May 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306278/app-threat-worldwide-by-country/
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