The number of smartphone users in Germany has only grown in recent years, amounting to 62.6 million smartphone owners in 2021. In 2009, this number was 6.3 million.
Android in the lead
Mobile devices have taken the world by storm since they arrived on the market and today daily life is practically unimaginable without them. However, at the same time studies are conducted to determine the effect prolonged usage has on health. Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic and countries all over the world practice quarantine and social distancing, relying on smartphones for interpersonal communication has increased dramatically. Android phones were considerably more popular with German consumers than iOs.
Not cheap
In recent years, the sales volume of smartphones in Germany has decreased, amounting to 19.7 million devices sold in 2020. This may also be due to rising prices. In 2019, on average, a new smartphone cost 492 euros.
Number of smartphone users in Germany from January 2009 to 2021
(in millions)
Figures until July 2015 were retrieved from publications on comScore and refer to users 13 years of age and older.
From 2016, figures were retrieved from publications by Bitcom Research. From 2019 onwards figures are based on the Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse (VuMA) and refer to people who own a smartphone or mobile phone able to connect ot the internet. Numbers are therefore not completely comparable.
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VuMA. (November 17, 2021). Number of smartphone users in Germany from January 2009 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/461801/number-of-smartphone-users-in-germany/
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VuMA. (2021). Number of smartphone users in Germany from January 2009 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/461801/number-of-smartphone-users-in-germany/
VuMA. "Number of Smartphone Users in Germany from January 2009 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/461801/number-of-smartphone-users-in-germany/
VuMA, Number of smartphone users in Germany from January 2009 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/461801/number-of-smartphone-users-in-germany/ (last visited October 09, 2024)
Number of smartphone users in Germany from January 2009 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], VuMA, November 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/461801/number-of-smartphone-users-in-germany/