Introduction
Cell phones, or mobile phones, are portable devices that enable the user to make and receive calls. First created in the early 1970s by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper based on Eric Tigerstedt’s invention, the technology rapidly evolved, from first using radio frequency links to now using cellular network architectures. Modern cell phones – also called feature phones – are now lighter, faster, smaller, and have additional features, including text messaging, emails, Internet access, or digital photography. They are principally sold by Alcatel, Nokia, and Samsung. The most recent advances in hardware and software capabilities allowed the development of smartphones, devices that combine telephony with computing functions. They have a number of additional and more extensive functionalities in comparison to feature phones such as multimedia services (video, music, photography, gaming) and Internet services (web browsing). Worldwide, the main smartphone developers are Apple, Huawei, and Samsung.
Today, cell phones are widely popular and used all around the world, to the point that in almost half of the countries where data is available, 90% of the population owns a cell phone. They are considered to be an important technological invention that changed the way people communicate.
Learn more about cell phones by country by scrolling the map and charts.
| # | Country | Mobile Phones | Internet Users | Median Internet Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 1,610,360,000 | 70.4% | 214.58 Mbps |
| 2 | India | 1,515,971,713 | 43% | 49.09 Mbps |
| 3 | Indonesia | 385,573,398 | 53.73% | 24.32 Mbps |
| 4 | United States of America | 380,577,528 | 90.9% | 189.48 Mbps |
| 5 | Brazil | 284,200,000 | 81.34% | 97.52 Mbps |
| 6 | Russia | 256,116,000 | 84.99% | 74.92 Mbps |
| 7 | Pakistan | 194,580,369 | 25% | 10.28 Mbps |
| 8 | Nigeria | 190,475,494 | 35.5% | 11.84 Mbps |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 180,780,000 | 24.8% | 34.85 Mbps |
| 10 | Japan | 146,649,600 | 90.22% | 150.32 Mbps |
| 11 | Germany | 107,000,000 | 89.81% | 80.69 Mbps |
| 12 | Philippines | 106,987,098 | 49.8% | 81.42 Mbps |
| 13 | Mexico | 101,339,000 | 71.97% | 49.91 Mbps |
| 14 | Iran | 96,165,000 | 84.11% | 11.62 Mbps |
| 15 | Egypt | 95,340,000 | 71.91% | 45.79 Mbps |
| 16 | Italy | 88,580,000 | 70.48% | 60.12 Mbps |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 83,100,000 | 94.82% | 73.21 Mbps |
| 18 | Vietnam | 72,300,000 | 70.3% | 80.27 Mbps |
| 19 | Turkey | 72,200,000 | 77.67% | 31.86 Mbps |
| 20 | France | 72,180,000 | 84.8% | 150.15 Mbps |
| 21 | Thailand | 69,000,000 | 77.84% | 205.63 Mbps |
| 22 | South Africa | 59,474,500 | 70% | 40.12 Mbps |
| 23 | Colombia | 57,900,472 | 69.79% | 89.61 Mbps |
| 24 | Ukraine | 57,505,555 | 75.04% | 60 Mbps |
| 25 | Argentina | 56,725,200 | 85.5% | 60.25 Mbps |
| 26 | Tanzania | 56,313,438 | 22% | 12.99 Mbps |
| 27 | South Korea | 56,004,887 | 96.51% | 95.34 Mbps |
| 28 | Spain | 55,740,000 | 93.21% | 166.78 Mbps |
| 29 | Poland | 47,153,200 | 83.18% | 95.95 Mbps |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 46,000,000 | 97.86% | 88.12 Mbps |
| 31 | Morocco | 44,450,000 | 84.12% | 17.97 Mbps |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 38,849,812 | 35% | 20.09 Mbps |
| 33 | Peru | 34,235,000 | 65.25% | 65.73 Mbps |
| 34 | Nepal | 34,172,058 | 37.7% | 48.45 Mbps |
| 35 | Algeria | 33,000,000 | 62.9% | 11.01 Mbps |
| 36 | Venezuela | 32,019,086 | 14.49 Mbps | |
| 37 | Canada | 31,210,628 | 96.97% | 136.87 Mbps |
| 38 | Malaysia | 30,379,000 | 89.56% | 91.5 Mbps |
| 39 | Taiwan | 28,610,000 | 124.14 Mbps | |
| 40 | Kenya | 28,080,000 | 29.5% | 9.6 Mbps |
| 41 | Romania | 26,000,000 | 78.46% | 170.25 Mbps |
| 42 | Chile | 21,000,000 | 88.3% | 216.46 Mbps |
| 43 | Australia | 20,570,000 | 89.6% | 53.06 Mbps |
| 44 | Netherlands | 20,000,000 | 91.33% | 120.82 Mbps |
| 45 | Hong Kong | 19,207,578 | 92.41% | 194.35 Mbps |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 18,000,000 | 24% | 5.19 Mbps |
| 47 | Guatemala | 17,571,895 | 49.97% | 27.02 Mbps |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 17,132,724 | 100% | 186.76 Mbps |
| 49 | Ecuador | 15,900,000 | 64.6% | 46.32 Mbps |
| 50 | Sweden | 14,500,000 | 94.54% | 107.83 Mbps |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 13,518,887 | 29.3% | 8.52 Mbps |
| 52 | Portugal | 13,400,000 | 78.26% | 119.06 Mbps |
| 53 | Belgium | 11,822,000 | 91.53% | 86.7 Mbps |
| 54 | Hungary | 11,561,890 | 84.77% | 123.17 Mbps |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 10,454,400 | 70.16% | 67.76 Mbps |
| 56 | Israel | 9,701,200 | 90.13% | 95.66 Mbps |
| 57 | Finland | 9,470,000 | 92.17% | 94.39 Mbps |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 8,300,000 | 80.53% | 65.3 Mbps |
| 59 | Singapore | 8,106,700 | 92% | 214.23 Mbps |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 7,000,000 | 84.6% | 26.95 Mbps |
| 61 | Denmark | 7,000,000 | 96.55% | 188.35 Mbps |
| 62 | Panama | 6,900,000 | 64.25% | 118.01 Mbps |
| 63 | Jordan | 6,010,000 | 74.46 Mbps | |
| 64 | Ireland | 5,770,638 | 92% | 77.91 Mbps |
| 65 | Lithuania | 4,940,000 | 83.06% | 89.23 Mbps |
| 66 | New Zealand | 4,761,000 | 91.5% | 133.18 Mbps |
| 67 | Mongolia | 3,500,000 | 62.5% | 52.47 Mbps |
| 68 | North Korea | 3,000,000 | ||
| 69 | Lebanon | 2,720,000 | 84.1% | 7.27 Mbps |
| 70 | Latvia | 2,579,000 | 88.9% | 72.4 Mbps |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,060,000 | 84.84 Mbps | |
| 72 | Estonia | 1,904,000 | 89.06% | 58.33 Mbps |
| 73 | Cuba | 1,300,000 | 74% | 1.91 Mbps |
| 74 | Montenegro | 1,117,500 | 77.61% | 54.66 Mbps |
| 75 | Maldives | 776,716 | 62.93% | 10.45 Mbps |
| 76 | Malta | 554,651 | 86.86% | 93.17 Mbps |
Mobile Phones by Country
Algeria
Mobile Phones
33,000,000
Ranked in the World
#35
62.9%
Ranked in the World
#93
Median Internet Speed
11.01 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#146
Argentina
Mobile Phones
56,725,200
Ranked in the World
#25
85.5%
Ranked in the World
#43
Median Internet Speed
60.25 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#65
Australia
Mobile Phones
20,570,000
Ranked in the World
#43
89.6%
Ranked in the World
#31
Median Internet Speed
53.06 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#73
Azerbaijan
Mobile Phones
7,000,000
Ranked in the World
#60
84.6%
Ranked in the World
#48
Median Internet Speed
26.95 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#118
Bangladesh
Mobile Phones
180,780,000
Ranked in the World
#9
24.8%
Ranked in the World
#134
Median Internet Speed
34.85 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#102
Belgium
Mobile Phones
11,822,000
Ranked in the World
#53
91.53%
Ranked in the World
#22
Median Internet Speed
86.7 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#42
Brazil
Mobile Phones
284,200,000
Ranked in the World
#5
81.34%
Ranked in the World
#55
Median Internet Speed
97.52 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#30
Bulgaria
Mobile Phones
10,454,400
Ranked in the World
#55
70.16%
Ranked in the World
#83
Median Internet Speed
67.76 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#58
Canada
Mobile Phones
31,210,628
Ranked in the World
#37
96.97%
Ranked in the World
#9
Median Internet Speed
136.87 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#16
Chile
Mobile Phones
21,000,000
Ranked in the World
#42
88.3%
Ranked in the World
#35
Median Internet Speed
216.46 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#1
Colombia
Mobile Phones
57,900,472
Ranked in the World
#23
69.79%
Ranked in the World
#86
Median Internet Speed
89.61 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#39
Costa Rica
Mobile Phones
8,300,000
Ranked in the World
#58
80.53%
Ranked in the World
#57
Median Internet Speed
65.3 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#61
Cuba
Mobile Phones
1,300,000
Ranked in the World
#73
Ranked in the World
#71
Median Internet Speed
1.91 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#179
Denmark
Mobile Phones
7,000,000
Ranked in the World
#61
96.55%
Ranked in the World
#10
Median Internet Speed
188.35 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#7
Ecuador
Mobile Phones
15,900,000
Ranked in the World
#49
64.6%
Ranked in the World
#89
Median Internet Speed
46.32 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#87
Egypt
Mobile Phones
95,340,000
Ranked in the World
#15
71.91%
Ranked in the World
#77
Median Internet Speed
45.79 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#88
Estonia
Mobile Phones
1,904,000
Ranked in the World
#72
89.06%
Ranked in the World
#33
Median Internet Speed
58.33 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#70
Ethiopia
Mobile Phones
18,000,000
Ranked in the World
#46
Ranked in the World
#135
Median Internet Speed
5.19 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#169
Finland
Mobile Phones
9,470,000
Ranked in the World
#57
92.17%
Ranked in the World
#19
Median Internet Speed
94.39 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#34
France
Mobile Phones
72,180,000
Ranked in the World
#20
84.8%
Ranked in the World
#46
Median Internet Speed
150.15 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#14
Germany
Mobile Phones
107,000,000
Ranked in the World
#11
89.81%
Ranked in the World
#30
Median Internet Speed
80.69 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#46
Guatemala
Mobile Phones
17,571,895
Ranked in the World
#47
49.97%
Ranked in the World
#104
Median Internet Speed
27.02 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#117
Hong Kong
Mobile Phones
19,207,578
Ranked in the World
#45
92.41%
Ranked in the World
#18
Median Internet Speed
194.35 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#5
Hungary
Mobile Phones
11,561,890
Ranked in the World
#54
84.77%
Ranked in the World
#47
Median Internet Speed
123.17 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#20
India
Mobile Phones
1,515,971,713
Ranked in the World
#2
Ranked in the World
#107
Median Internet Speed
49.09 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#80
Indonesia
Mobile Phones
385,573,398
Ranked in the World
#3
53.73%
Ranked in the World
#101
Median Internet Speed
24.32 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#122
Iran
Mobile Phones
96,165,000
Ranked in the World
#14
84.11%
Ranked in the World
#50
Median Internet Speed
11.62 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#143
Ireland
Mobile Phones
5,770,638
Ranked in the World
#64
Ranked in the World
#20
Median Internet Speed
77.91 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#50
Israel
Mobile Phones
9,701,200
Ranked in the World
#56
90.13%
Ranked in the World
#28
Median Internet Speed
95.66 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#32
Italy
Mobile Phones
88,580,000
Ranked in the World
#16
70.48%
Ranked in the World
#80
Median Internet Speed
60.12 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#66
Japan
Mobile Phones
146,649,600
Ranked in the World
#10
90.22%
Ranked in the World
#27
Median Internet Speed
150.32 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#13
Jordan
Mobile Phones
6,010,000
Ranked in the World
#63
Median Internet Speed
74.46 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#54
Kenya
Mobile Phones
28,080,000
Ranked in the World
#40
29.5%
Ranked in the World
#124
Median Internet Speed
9.6 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#152
Latvia
Mobile Phones
2,579,000
Ranked in the World
#70
88.9%
Ranked in the World
#34
Median Internet Speed
72.4 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#56
Lebanon
Mobile Phones
2,720,000
Ranked in the World
#69
84.1%
Ranked in the World
#51
Median Internet Speed
7.27 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#166
Lithuania
Mobile Phones
4,940,000
Ranked in the World
#65
83.06%
Ranked in the World
#53
Median Internet Speed
89.23 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#40
Malaysia
Mobile Phones
30,379,000
Ranked in the World
#38
89.56%
Ranked in the World
#32
Median Internet Speed
91.5 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#37
Maldives
Mobile Phones
776,716
Ranked in the World
#75
62.93%
Ranked in the World
#92
Median Internet Speed
10.45 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#148
Malta
Mobile Phones
554,651
Ranked in the World
#76
86.86%
Ranked in the World
#39
Median Internet Speed
93.17 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#36
Mexico
Mobile Phones
101,339,000
Ranked in the World
#13
71.97%
Ranked in the World
#76
Median Internet Speed
49.91 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#78
Mongolia
Mobile Phones
3,500,000
Ranked in the World
#67
62.5%
Ranked in the World
#94
Median Internet Speed
52.47 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#75
Montenegro
Mobile Phones
1,117,500
Ranked in the World
#74
77.61%
Ranked in the World
#66
Median Internet Speed
54.66 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#71
Morocco
Mobile Phones
44,450,000
Ranked in the World
#31
84.12%
Ranked in the World
#49
Median Internet Speed
17.97 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#131
Nepal
Mobile Phones
34,172,058
Ranked in the World
#34
37.7%
Ranked in the World
#114
Median Internet Speed
48.45 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#83
Netherlands
Mobile Phones
20,000,000
Ranked in the World
#44
91.33%
Ranked in the World
#24
Median Internet Speed
120.82 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#21
New Zealand
Mobile Phones
4,761,000
Ranked in the World
#66
91.5%
Ranked in the World
#23
Median Internet Speed
133.18 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#17
Nigeria
Mobile Phones
190,475,494
Ranked in the World
#8
35.5%
Ranked in the World
#118
Median Internet Speed
11.84 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#142
North Korea
Mobile Phones
3,000,000
Ranked in the World
#68
Pakistan
Mobile Phones
194,580,369
Ranked in the World
#7
Ranked in the World
#133
Median Internet Speed
10.28 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#149
Panama
Mobile Phones
6,900,000
Ranked in the World
#62
64.25%
Ranked in the World
#90
Median Internet Speed
118.01 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#23
People's Republic of China
Mobile Phones
1,610,360,000
Ranked in the World
#1
70.4%
Ranked in the World
#81
Median Internet Speed
214.58 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#2
Peru
Mobile Phones
34,235,000
Ranked in the World
#33
65.25%
Ranked in the World
#87
Median Internet Speed
65.73 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#60
Philippines
Mobile Phones
106,987,098
Ranked in the World
#12
49.8%
Ranked in the World
#105
Median Internet Speed
81.42 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#45
Poland
Mobile Phones
47,153,200
Ranked in the World
#29
83.18%
Ranked in the World
#52
Median Internet Speed
95.95 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#31
Portugal
Mobile Phones
13,400,000
Ranked in the World
#52
78.26%
Ranked in the World
#62
Median Internet Speed
119.06 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#22
Romania
Mobile Phones
26,000,000
Ranked in the World
#41
78.46%
Ranked in the World
#59
Median Internet Speed
170.25 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#10
Russia
Mobile Phones
256,116,000
Ranked in the World
#6
84.99%
Ranked in the World
#45
Median Internet Speed
74.92 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#53
Saudi Arabia
Mobile Phones
46,000,000
Ranked in the World
#30
97.86%
Ranked in the World
#7
Median Internet Speed
88.12 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#41
Singapore
Mobile Phones
8,106,700
Ranked in the World
#59
Ranked in the World
#21
Median Internet Speed
214.23 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#3
South Africa
Mobile Phones
59,474,500
Ranked in the World
#22
Ranked in the World
#85
Median Internet Speed
40.12 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#98
South Korea
Mobile Phones
56,004,887
Ranked in the World
#27
96.51%
Ranked in the World
#11
Median Internet Speed
95.34 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#33
Spain
Mobile Phones
55,740,000
Ranked in the World
#28
93.21%
Ranked in the World
#17
Median Internet Speed
166.78 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#11
Sri Lanka
Mobile Phones
38,849,812
Ranked in the World
#32
Ranked in the World
#120
Median Internet Speed
20.09 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#128
Sweden
Mobile Phones
14,500,000
Ranked in the World
#50
94.54%
Ranked in the World
#15
Median Internet Speed
107.83 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#27
Taiwan
Mobile Phones
28,610,000
Ranked in the World
#39
Median Internet Speed
124.14 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#19
Tanzania
Mobile Phones
56,313,438
Ranked in the World
#26
Ranked in the World
#139
Median Internet Speed
12.99 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#140
Thailand
Mobile Phones
69,000,000
Ranked in the World
#21
77.84%
Ranked in the World
#64
Median Internet Speed
205.63 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#4
Trinidad and Tobago
Mobile Phones
2,060,000
Ranked in the World
#71
Median Internet Speed
84.84 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#43
Turkey
Mobile Phones
72,200,000
Ranked in the World
#19
77.67%
Ranked in the World
#65
Median Internet Speed
31.86 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#105
Ukraine
Mobile Phones
57,505,555
Ranked in the World
#24
75.04%
Ranked in the World
#69
Median Internet Speed
60 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#67
United Arab Emirates
Mobile Phones
17,132,724
Ranked in the World
#48
100%
Ranked in the World
#1
Median Internet Speed
186.76 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#8
United Kingdom
Mobile Phones
83,100,000
Ranked in the World
#17
94.82%
Ranked in the World
#14
Median Internet Speed
73.21 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#55
United States of America
Mobile Phones
380,577,528
Ranked in the World
#4
90.9%
Ranked in the World
#25
Median Internet Speed
189.48 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#6
Venezuela
Mobile Phones
32,019,086
Ranked in the World
#36
Median Internet Speed
14.49 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#138
Vietnam
Mobile Phones
72,300,000
Ranked in the World
#18
70.3%
Ranked in the World
#82
Median Internet Speed
80.27 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#47
Zimbabwe
Mobile Phones
13,518,887
Ranked in the World
#51
29.3%
Ranked in the World
#125
Median Internet Speed
8.52 Mbps
Ranked in the World
#157
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