Mobile phone usage report 2011 - GSM Arena
15,000 respondents x 6 continents = oodles of fascinating data!
- 78.6% use their web browser daily (I’m 100% - when possible {damn you Vodafone!})
- Males like to watch online videos (well derrrrrr)
- 25-32 year olds use the phone as a map more than any other age group
- 88% of those surveyed have a Wi-Fi enabled handset
- South Americans love to share photos and videos
- 18-24 year olds mostly ignore podcasts (really?)
- Africans make more daily phone calls
- 80% of females text daily
- Europeans couldn’t be bothered with GPS or digital maps
- Audio books are not very popular with people over 50 - but they love their RSS feeds
- North Americans can’t get enough of music recognition programs
- 80% of Oceanians use social networks - where making a call is the 5th most popular feature (!)
- Asians love new apps and playing games
- 33-41 year olds send / receive the most email messages (again, derrrrr)
It’s nice to know that lots of other smartphone users use their phone as a flashlight too!
