Dive Summary:
- A new report out from Strategy Analytics finds that worldwide users surpassed the 1 billion mark in Q3 of 2012.
- That number is up from 959 million users in Q3 of 2012 and 708 million in Q3 of 2012.
- "The first billion smartphones in use worldwide took 16 years to reach, but we forecast the next billion to be achieved in less than three years by 2015," Neil Mawston, Strategy Analytics' executive director, said in a press release.
From the article:
"... During the third quarter, the total installed base for smartphones worldwide hit 1.04 billion, jumping from the 959 million smartphones in use during the second quarter, research firm Strategy Analytics announced today. Just a year ago, the total worldwide smartphone installed base was 708 million.
It took 16 years for smartphones to reach the 1 billion mark. The Nokia Communicator, a device that first launched in 1996, is widely viewed as the first smartphone to hit store shelves. Since then, a host of smartphone makers have jumped into the fray. ..."
