The 1st mobile phone call was made on April 3, 1793, on a device that allowed to talk for about 30 minutes per 10-hour battery charge. In the modern world of the Internet and high technologies, the number of smartphone users has tremendously increased all over the world.
It’s projected that the smartphone users in the US will reach 222.9 million in 2017, and the number of smartphone users across the globe will account for more than 2 billion by that time.
Recent Statistics
The growing number of smartphone users in the global market has resulted in an increased use of apps that consumers use on their mobile devices. The Apple Stores reports nearly 2 million of these apps, and Google Play boasts more than 2.2 million apps. The numbers are anticipated to increase in the years to come, thus generating more revenue.
The mobile industry accounts for $3.1 trillion in annual revenue, making up 4.2% of global Gross domestic product (GDP). This number is expected to reach $3.7 trillion by 2020.
Below you can find interesting statistics related to the usage of mobile phones and apps:
1. 52% of the time individuals devote to digital media is on mobile apps.
2. According to Gartner, more than 268 billion mobile downloads will generate an income of $77 billion in 2017.
3. People aged 18 – 24 use more mobile apps than any other group. Next, come the following age groups, respectively: 25 – 34, 35 – 44, 45 – 54, and 55+.
4. Women spend more time on the mobile web and mobile apps as compared to men.
5. According to Flurry Analytics, messaging and social apps have had year-over-year session growth of 44%
6. Flurry said time spent on messaging and social apps grew by 394% in 2016 as compared to 2015. The reason is that consumers are using their social and messaging apps as their voice and video calling utilities.
7. 90% of the time on mobile is spent on apps:
8. 8 in 10 email users will likely access their email accounts using their mobile devices by 2018.
9. According to SimilarWeb, the daily use of 10 most commonly installed messaging apps on Android devices in 11 countries is associated with the following apps Messenger, Skype, WhatsApp, Hangouts, Viber, Kik, Snapchat, Line, Kakao, and WeChat.
10. The number of people having a smartphone subscription was 2.6 billion in 2015. This number is projected to reach 6.1 billion by 2020.
11. Smartphone penetration rate of population will reach 44% worldwide in 2017. This is up from 39% in 2016. The penetration rate will go on increasing to 59% by 2022.
12. Pinngle, one of the best instant text messaging apps on the today’s market, has already been downloaded by nearly 5 million people all over the world. Some of the best features offered by Pinngle include free international calling and low data usage. Pinngle is available for both iOS and Android devices.
As you see, the usage of mobile apps is on the rise. 2017 is expected to see a further increase in the development of mobile apps in the global market.
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