In 2020, about 87.61 percent of the population in Malaysia used a smartphone. This figure is further expected to grow in the next few years.
Smartphone penetration rate as share of the population in Malaysia from 2010 to 2020 and a forecast up to 2025
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Statista. (July 14, 2021). Smartphone penetration rate as share of the population in Malaysia from 2010 to 2020 and a forecast up to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625418/smartphone-user-penetration-in-malaysia/
Statista. "Smartphone penetration rate as share of the population in Malaysia from 2010 to 2020 and a forecast up to 2025." Chart. July 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625418/smartphone-user-penetration-in-malaysia/
Statista. (2021). Smartphone penetration rate as share of the population in Malaysia from 2010 to 2020 and a forecast up to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625418/smartphone-user-penetration-in-malaysia/
Statista. "Smartphone Penetration Rate as Share of The Population in Malaysia from 2010 to 2020 and a Forecast up to 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625418/smartphone-user-penetration-in-malaysia/
Statista, Smartphone penetration rate as share of the population in Malaysia from 2010 to 2020 and a forecast up to 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625418/smartphone-user-penetration-in-malaysia/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Smartphone penetration rate as share of the population in Malaysia from 2010 to 2020 and a forecast up to 2025 [Graph], Statista, July 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625418/smartphone-user-penetration-in-malaysia/