India 3rd on smartphone usage globally: users spend about 4.6 hours/day on device: Report

According to a recent report by App Annie, Indian smartphone users stand third in list of 'Maximum time spent on devices' after Indonesia and Brazil. People of Indonesia spend an average of 5.2 hours a day on ir smartphones, after Brazil which is at 4.8 hours a day. Third on list is India, with an average smartphone usage time of 4.6 hours a day, which is close to a 40% year-on-year rise. This article covers all details about global smartphone usage, and smartphone usage in India.

Global Smartphone Usage

While total population of world in 2021 stands close to 7.9 billion, several global statistics and record keepers like Statista and BankMyCell claim total number of smartphone users in world to be around 3.8 billion. It means that approximately half of world's population has access to smartphones. According to report by App Annie, an average global user is spending about 4.2 hours per day on a smartphone, which itself is a 30% increase over two years.

first quarter of 2021 marked average daily time on smartphones surpassing four hours for first time in US, Turkey, India, and Mexico. Out of se, Indian smartphone users appear to be spending 80% more time on smartphones in Q1 2021 than y were in 2019.  report also ds that average daily time spent on smartphones rose to over five hours in Brazil, Indonesia, and South Korea. mobile applications that were used most during this time were Disney Plus in US, Signal Private Messaging in United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

Smartphone usage in India 

average time spent by an Indian user on a smartphone is 4.6 hours a day, which is third on list of average hours spent on mobile phones. country rose from 3.3 hours per day in 2019, which is a 39% rise within a year.  top breakout apps in India during time were Zerodha (Finance) and WhatsApp, Instagram, MX TakaTak (social media), and MX Player, followed by Netflix and Amazon Prime (Content streaming). In terms of OS usage, Android holds a share of about 95%, which iOS holds a near 5% share in Indian market (Statista). 

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