The data illustrates the total number of smartphone users worldwide from 2014 to 2020. For 2016, the number of smartphone users is forecast to reach 2.1 billion.
The number of mobile phone users in the world is expected to pass the five billion mark by 2019.
Smartphone users worldwide – additional information
The number of smartphone users is forecast to grow from 2.1 billion in 2016 to around 2.5 billion in 2019, with smartphone penetration rates increasing as well. Just over 36% of the world’s population is projected to use a smartphone by 2018, up from about 10% in 2011.
