The statistic shows the total number of mobile phone users worldwide from 2015 to 2020. In 2019 the number of mobile phone users is forecast to reach 4.68 billion.
Mobile phone users worldwide - additional information
The number of mobile phone users in the world is expected to pass the five billion mark by 2019. In 2016, an estimated 62.9 percent of the population worldwide already owned a mobile phone. The mobile phone penetration is forecasted to continue to grow, rounding up to 67 percent by 2019. China was predicted to have just over 1.4 billion mobile connections in 2017, while India was forecast to reach over one billion. By 2019, China is expected to reach almost 1.5 billion mobile connections and India almost 1.1 billion.
Most of the mobile market growth can be attributed to the increasing popularity of smartphones. By 2014, around 38 percent of all mobile users were smartphone users. By 2018, this number is expected to reach over 50 percent. The number of smartphone users worldwide is expected to grow by one billion in a time span of five years, which means the number of smartphone users in the world is expected to reach 2.7 billion by 2019. Samsung and Apple are leading smartphone vendors, with about 18 percent of the market share each.
Number of mobile phone users worldwide from 2015 to 2020
(in billions)
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eMarketer. (November 23, 2016). Number of mobile phone users worldwide from 2015 to 2020 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274774/forecast-of-mobile-phone-users-worldwide/
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eMarketer. (2016). Number of mobile phone users worldwide from 2015 to 2020 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274774/forecast-of-mobile-phone-users-worldwide/
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