In 2019, mobile devices drew even with PCs and laptops in terms of daily online usage. This represents a change from 2016, where mobile still only accounted for 40 percent of global daily online time. Amongst other things, the continued strong growth of mobile internet usage can be attributed to the proliferation of low-cost smartphones in mobile-first digital markets.
Distribution of daily time spent online via mobile and PC by internet users worldwide from 2013 to 2019
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GWI. (July 30, 2019). Distribution of daily time spent online via mobile and PC by internet users worldwide from 2013 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/428441/share-daily-time-spent-online-mobile-pc/
GWI. "Distribution of daily time spent online via mobile and PC by internet users worldwide from 2013 to 2019." Chart. July 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428441/share-daily-time-spent-online-mobile-pc/
GWI. (2019). Distribution of daily time spent online via mobile and PC by internet users worldwide from 2013 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428441/share-daily-time-spent-online-mobile-pc/
GWI. "Distribution of Daily Time Spent Online via Mobile and Pc by Internet Users Worldwide from 2013 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428441/share-daily-time-spent-online-mobile-pc/
GWI, Distribution of daily time spent online via mobile and PC by internet users worldwide from 2013 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428441/share-daily-time-spent-online-mobile-pc/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Distribution of daily time spent online via mobile and PC by internet users worldwide from 2013 to 2019 [Graph], GWI, July 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/428441/share-daily-time-spent-online-mobile-pc/