How many smartphone owners? 90% of the over-6 population by 2020, says report

Ben Lovejoy | Nov 18 2014 - 6:55 am PT

The latest Ericsson Mobility report predicts that by 2020, 90% of those aged six and over will have a smartphone.

The company says that there are currently 2.7B smartphones and 300M laptops and tablets, with those numbers set to reach 6.1B and 650M by 2020.

Via TNW

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yourwurstnightmare - 9 years ago

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I’d find it even more interesting to know how many of 6-12 year olds will have one.

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