Mobile image recognition tools enable devices' camera systems to recognize specific images. These tools are extensively used in many programs and applications, including translation apps and image content search. As of the third quarter of 2023, Mexico recorded the highest reach of mobile image recognition tools, with close to 48 percent of its internet population reporting using such tools. Brazil followed in second place, with 47.6 percent of internet users reporting using image recognition tools on mobile on a monthly basis.
Share of internet users worldwide who use image recognition tools on mobile as of 3rd quarter 2023, by region
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Mexico
47.7%
Brazil
47.6%
Colombia
47.4%
Chile
46.6%
Indonesia
41.3%
Argentina
41%
Portugal
33.9%
India
33.6%
Philippines
32.3%
Taiwan
31.7%
Thailand
31.5%
Vietnam
30.2%
Malaysia
30%
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DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater. (January 31, 2024). Share of internet users worldwide who use image recognition tools on mobile as of 3rd quarter 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254646/using-mobile-image-recognition-tools-by-region/
DataReportal, und We Are Social, und Meltwater. "Share of internet users worldwide who use image recognition tools on mobile as of 3rd quarter 2023, by region." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254646/using-mobile-image-recognition-tools-by-region/
DataReportal, We Are Social, Meltwater. (2024). Share of internet users worldwide who use image recognition tools on mobile as of 3rd quarter 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254646/using-mobile-image-recognition-tools-by-region/
DataReportal, and We Are Social, and Meltwater. "Share of Internet Users Worldwide Who Use Image Recognition Tools on Mobile as of 3rd Quarter 2023, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254646/using-mobile-image-recognition-tools-by-region/
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