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This is a list of countries by smartphone penetration.These numbers are based on the top countries by percentage of population owning a smartphone (so smaller countries are absent) and come from Newzoo's Global Mobile Market Report (the numbers were last updated in June 2021).
This list ranks the countries of the world by the number of mobile phone numbers in use. As an important caveat, this list does not provide the number of mobile phones in use. It is common for each SIM card has a separate phone number, so phones with multiple SIM cards will have multiple phone numbers.
Internet users are defined as persons who accessed the Internet in the last 12 months from any device, including mobile phones. [Note 1] Percentage is the percentage of a country's population that are Internet users. Estimates are derived either from household surveys or from Internet subscription data. [4]
Mobile phones continue to become more multifunctional and sophisticated, which exacerbates the problem. [47] In 2014 the BBC reported concerns from opticians regarding blue-violet light emitted by cell phone screens, that it may be potentially hazardous to the eye and long term it may possibly increase the risk of macular degeneration. [48]
United States – Laws regarding cell phone use while driving are set state by state. While no state bans the use of all cell phones for all adult drivers of non-commercial vehicles at all times, many states ban all cell phone use by young drivers and/or commercial drivers. Many states have a combination of bans of texting and hand-held cell ...
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Helene has killed at least 100 people and left thousands more across the Southeast isolated without cell phone service or power, making communication difficult or impossible in some areas. Major ...