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Which country has most smartphone users? Find out...

Last updated on: March 6, 2013 13:43 IST

Image: A man looks at a smartphone in Yangon, Myanmar.
Photographs: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters

There are some countries where a large majority of population already uses smartphones, while in other nations the number is low.

Let's take a look at how many people use smartphones around the world, including India.

Source: The Economist

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Image: A campaign girl stands next to a billboard of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S smartphone in Chiba, east of Tokyo.
Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Japan

Smartphone users in percentage (2012): 66 per cent of total mobile-phone users

Smartphone users in numbers (2012): 78 million

Global rank: 1

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Image: A woman looks at her smartphone as she walks past a store on the Garosugil or the Tree-Lined Street in the Gangnam area of Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters

South Korea

Smartphone users in percentage (2012): 59 per cent of total mobile-phone users

Smartphone users in numbers (2012): 32 million

Global rank: 2

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Image: A model looks at her mobile phone in New York City.
Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

The United States

Smartphone users in percentage (2012): 48 per cent of total mobile-phone users

Smartphone users in numbers (2012): 172 million

Global rank: 3

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Image: A woman wearing a traditional flamenco costume talks on her mobile phone in Seville, southern Spain.
Photographs: Marcelo Del/Reuters

Spain

Smartphone users in percentage (2012): 30 per cent of total mobile-phone users

Smartphone users in numbers (2012): 18 million

Global rank: 4

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Image: Hotel guides pose for a photo in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Photographs: David Gray/Reuters

China

Smartphone users in percentage (2012): 24 per cent of total mobile-phone users

Smartphone users in numbers (2012): 270 million

Global rank: 5

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Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2011 Stephanie Siriwardhana, left, uses a mobile phone to take a photo as Miss Universe Japan 2011 Maria Kamiyama, centre, poses in Sao Paulo.

Image: Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2011 Stephanie Siriwardhana, left, uses a mobile phone to take a photo as Miss Universe Japan 2011 Maria Kamiyama, centre, poses in Sao Paulo.
Photographs: Patrick Prather/Miss Universe Organization, L.P. LLLP/Handout/Reuters

Brazil

Smartphone users in percentage (2012): 20 per cent of total mobile-phone users

Smartphone users in numbers (2012): 55 million

Global rank: 6

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Image: A fan takes a picture with a mobile phone at the Bristol Hotel in Warsaw.
Photographs: Peter Andrews/Reuters

Poland

Smartphone users in percentage (2012): 16 per cent of total mobile-phone users

Smartphone users in numbers (2012): 9 million

Global rank: 7

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Image: A woman reacts as she talks on her mobile phone in the business district of Santa Fe, Mexico City.
Photographs: Tomas Bravo/Reuters

Mexico

Smartphone users in percentage (2012): 12 per cent of total mobile-phone users

Smartphone users in numbers (2012): 15 million

Global rank: 8

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Image: A fan uses her mobile phone to take a picture with Paris Hilton in Manila's Makati financial district.
Photographs: Erik de Castro/Reuters

The Philippines

Smartphone users in percentage (2012): 12 per cent of total mobile-phone users

Smartphone users in numbers (2012): 15 million

Global rank: 9

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Image: Women in bridal gowns take part in a carnival for newly wed brides in Russia's southern city of Stavropol.
Photographs: Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters

Russia

Smartphone users in percentage (2012): 9 per cent of total mobile-phone users

Smartphone users in numbers (2012): 22 million

Global rank: 10

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