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80.69%
80.69% -- smartphone penetration rate for Global population (2021)
In 2021, smartphone users accounted for 80.69% of the world's population.
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80.69%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2021
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
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BankMyCell
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https://www.i-sprint.com/why-app-security-should-be-priority/ ↗
Source Article
Why Should Mobile App Security be a Top Priority for Developers?
In 2021, the number of smartphone users in the world is 6.378 billion, translating to 80.69% of the world’s population. The large user size has made mobile phones the new prey of choice for hackers.
Yet, mobile app developers are not spending more on securing mobile apps. According to a 2016 report …
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BankMyCell
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Methodology
Share of the world's population using smartphones, derived from the 6.378 billion user estimate compiled by BankMyCell; cited secondhand by i-Sprint.
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 (current) | 80.69% | |
| 2022 | 80.63% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.32% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 86.29% | +3.6% |
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Global population: 80.69% smartphone penetration rate. Source: BankMyCell (2021). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/smartphone-penetration-global-2021
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