This statistic presents the smartphone penetration rates in the United Kingdom (UK) for 2010, 2011 and 2012 and provides a forecast through 2017. In 2011, 34.3 percent of the UK population used a smartphone. The forecast estimates that the smartphone penetration rate will reach about 65.8 percent of the population by 2017.
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Forecast: smartphone penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2017
Smartphone penetration rate in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2017
This statistic presents the smartphone penetration rates in the United Kingdom (UK) for 2010, 2011 and 2012 and provides a forecast through 2017. In 2011, 34.3 percent of the UK population used a smartphone. The forecast estimates that the smartphone penetration rate will reach about 65.8 percent of the population by 2017.
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| Percentage of population | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 34.3% |
| 2012 | 41.7% |
| 2013 | 48.4% |
| 2014* | 53.7% |
| 2015* | 58.2% |
| 2016* | 62.2% |
| 2017* | 65.8% |
| Percentage of population | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 34.3% |
| 2012 | 41.7% |
| 2013 | 48.4% |
| 2014* | 53.7% |
| 2015* | 58.2% |
| 2016* | 62.2% |
| 2017* | 65.8% |
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This statistic presents the smartphone penetration rates in the United Kingdom (UK) for 2010, 2011 and 2012 and provides a forecast through 2017. In 2011, 34.3 percent of the UK population used a smartphone. The forecast estimates that the smartphone penetration rate will reach about 65.8 percent of the population by 2017.
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- Release date
- June 2013
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2011 to 2013
- Special properties
- Mobile phone owners**
- Supplementary notes
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* Forecast
** Individuals of any age who own at least one smartphone and use the smartphone(s) at least once per month.
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2011 to 2013
- Special properties
- Mobile phone owners**
- Supplementary notes
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* Forecast
** Individuals of any age who own at least one smartphone and use the smartphone(s) at least once per month.
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