This statistic gives information on the percentage of cellphone / smartphone owners in selected countries who use their device to access consumer information. During a survey in April 2012, it was found that
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Share of smartphone users in selected countries who use their device to access consumer info as of April 2012
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Smartphone users are defined here as those who own a cell phone and regularly use it to access the internet. The original question was "On your cell phone, do you regularly.."
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Pew Research Center. (December 12, 2012). Share of smartphone users in selected countries who use their device to access consumer info as of April 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271872/mobile-consumer-information-access-of-smartphone-users-in-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center. "Share of smartphone users in selected countries who use their device to access consumer info as of April 2012." Chart. December 12, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271872/mobile-consumer-information-access-of-smartphone-users-in-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Share of smartphone users in selected countries who use their device to access consumer info as of April 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271872/mobile-consumer-information-access-of-smartphone-users-in-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Smartphone Users in Selected Countries Who Use Their Device to Access Consumer Info as of April 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271872/mobile-consumer-information-access-of-smartphone-users-in-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center, Share of smartphone users in selected countries who use their device to access consumer info as of April 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271872/mobile-consumer-information-access-of-smartphone-users-in-selected-countries/ (last visited August 16, 2025)
Share of smartphone users in selected countries who use their device to access consumer info as of April 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/271872/mobile-consumer-information-access-of-smartphone-users-in-selected-countries/
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