We are just getting into reporting season, where some (but not all) handset makers tell us how many handsets they've sold in the last three months, but Strategy Analytics has taken a punt to say that Q3 will be the quarter that we have hit a major milestone: there are now more than 1 billion smartphones in use worldwide -- 1.038 billion, to be exact. It's taken 16 years to pass 1 billion, but the analysts believe it will only take three years for the next billion smartphone users to come online.
Mobile Milestone: The Number Of Smartphones In Use Passed 1 Billion In Q3, Says Strategy Analytics
TechCrunch - 17 Oct 2012 02:07
We are just getting into reporting season, where some (but not all) handset makers tell us how many handsets they've sold in the last three months, but Strategy Analytics has taken a punt to say that Q3 will be the quarter that we have hit a major milestone: there are now more than 1 billion smartphones in use worldwide -- 1.038 billion, to be exact. It's taken 16 years to pass 1 billion, but the analysts believe it will only take three years for the next billion smartphone users to come online.
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