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% of adults who own a smartphone\n(Countries surveyed in Africa are highlighted in green<\/strong><\/span>)<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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United States<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greece<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hungary<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Netherlands<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poland<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spain<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweden<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Kingdom<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russia<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
China<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippines<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Korea<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vietnam<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Israel<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lebanon<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tunisia<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghana<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n35<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n32<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senegal<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n34<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/strong><\/td>\n33<\/strong><\/td>\n34<\/strong><\/td>\n37<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n51<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tanzania<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Argentina<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazil<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chile<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colombia<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peru<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venezuela<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Note: \u201c–\u201d indicates data not available for this year. Internet use is based on individuals who report either using the internet occasionally or owning a smartphone. Percentages are based on total sample.\nSource: Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey. Q63, Q64, Q65 & Q71. U.S. data from a Pew Research Center survey conducted Jan. 3-10, 2018. China data from Spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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