B
Evidence Grade B
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71%
71% -- feature usage rate for Young Indian smartphone buyers (2026)
71% of surveyed young Indian smartphone users use generative AI features several times a week for search, writing assistance, translation, and summarisation.
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Value
71%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
2,000
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
CyberMedia Research (CMR)
Primary
Tier A
https://www.analyticsinsight.ae/news/cmr-survey-shows-ai-is-reshaping-how-young-indians-buy-smartpho… ↗
Source Article
CMR Survey Shows AI is Reshaping How Young Indians Buy Smartphones
Original Research
CyberMedia Research (CMR)
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Methodology
CMR Smartphone AI Pulse 2026 survey
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (current) | 71% | |
| 2026 (current) | 77% | +8.5% |
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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Young Indian smartphone buyers: 71% feature usage rate. Source: CyberMedia Research (CMR) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/generative-ai-weekly-usage-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/generative-ai-weekly-usage-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>71%</strong> -- feature usage rate for Young Indian smartphone buyers<br><small>Source: CyberMedia Research (CMR) (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/generative-ai-weekly-usage-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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