{"id":2373,"date":"2018-07-10T17:43:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T17:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/?p=2373"},"modified":"2025-01-04T17:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T17:13:11","slug":"how-many-phones-are-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/how-many-phones-are-in-the-world","title":{"rendered":"Report: How Many People Have Smartphones Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How Many Smartphones Are In The World? (2026)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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In 2024, the number of smartphone users in the world today is 4.88 Billion, which translates to 60.42% of the world\u2019s population owning a smartphone.<\/strong> In terms of the number of phones (where users can have one or more phones), the number of active subscriptions for smartphones is 7.21 billion<\/strong>. When including feature phones, this number reaches 8.31 Billion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out the full breakdown and the sources BankMyCell<\/a> used below.<\/p>\n

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