A survey conducted in India in 2021 found that that 83 percent of the male adult population had a phone, while only 71 percent of the female population did. Among which, the biggest gap was between male and female smartphone owners: while 49 percent of Indian adult men had smartphones, only 26 percent of Indian adult women did.
Share of mobile phone owners in India in 2021, by gender and type
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Specific date of survey was not mentioned by the source.
Respondents are categorized according to their most advanced device owned, and can only be included in one category. Smartphone owners that also own a basic or feature phone are counted only as smartphone owners. Device owners included only if they have an active SIM, or a mobile phone that functions without a SIM.
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GSMA . (June 22, 2022). Share of mobile phone owners in India in 2021, by gender and type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211677/india-share-of-mobile-phone-owners-by-gender-and-type/
GSMA . "Share of mobile phone owners in India in 2021, by gender and type." Chart. June 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211677/india-share-of-mobile-phone-owners-by-gender-and-type/
GSMA . (2022). Share of mobile phone owners in India in 2021, by gender and type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211677/india-share-of-mobile-phone-owners-by-gender-and-type/
GSMA . "Share of Mobile Phone Owners in India in 2021, by Gender and Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211677/india-share-of-mobile-phone-owners-by-gender-and-type/
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Share of mobile phone owners in India in 2021, by gender and type [Graph], GSMA , June 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1211677/india-share-of-mobile-phone-owners-by-gender-and-type/
