Mobile Phones Worldwide – By the Numbers

BillShrink has posted an infographic showing mobile phone usage around the world. One of the surprising statistics from the graphic is that in the United Kingdom, the average age for a child to receive their first mobile phone is eight. I better not let my teenage daughter, who is mobile phone-less, see that! Take a look at the graphic to find some other surprising numbers. From the BillShrink web site:

Even in developing countries, most people in the world now rely on mobile phone service. Not surprisingly, the largest mobile carriers in the world generally service the largest countries in the world. However, the data reveals a few surprises. Here’s a look at who is using mobile service around the world, which providers are used and how people are using their mobile devices.

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This story written by Paul Adams

Paul Adams leads an award-winning, diverse contractor team that runs a federal high performance computing facility where he has worked for 17 years. He loves getting his hands on the latest visualization and computer hardware, astronomy, aerospace engineering, working with the poor, and ringing cowbells.