It's doubled in a year – and the figure doesn't even include tablets.
Web analytics company StatCounter says global internet usage through mobile devices leapt to 8.5 per cent in January 2012 from 4.3 per cent last year.
The figures surely reflect the surge in mobile web access from both emerging market users with no fixed web access and western users with faster and more sophisticated smartphones.
It says that, among OEMs, Nokia leads worldwide, most probably driven by its dominance in India. Apple is second globally but leads the US and UK markets. In the UK RIM is second only to Apple.
"While global internet usage through mobiles is still under 10 per cent, the pace of growth is remarkable," said Aodhan Cullen, CEO at StatCounter.
Global use of mobile devices to access internet (excludes tablets*)
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Jan 2009: 0.7%
Jan 2010: 1.6%
Jan 2011: 4.3%
Jan 2012: 8.5%
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The fact that mobile web traffic has about doubled within the last year is simply amazing. This is partly due to the fact that mobile phones now have fast internet speeds as well as quick processors. If the figure displayed above does not include tablets, I cant even imagine what that figure will look like next year - including tablets.
Glen Suh
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Glen Suh Feb 8th 2012 at 12:29AM
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