15 Countries that Have the Largest Number of Smartphone Users in the World

1. China

Smartphones: 717.3 million
Penetration rate: 51.7%

Finally, at the top of our list with over 717 million smartphones we have China. The number is extremely large, more than double the previous nation on our list. The smartphone penetration rate, however, is of only 51.7%, the 26th largest. That’s because here too there are close to 1.4 billion people.

One thing’s clear, that when it comes to the number of smartphones in the world, the numbers are only going to grow. Another thing that’s clear when looking at these stats is that things will likely remain in the same order for a good number of years to come because there are only so many people who will be able to get a smartphone. The smartphone penetration rate, however, is obviously going to change quite a bit, so we’ll keep an eye on that. That being said, however, these have been the 15 countries that have the largest number of smartphone users in the world.

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