As of the fourth quarter of 2023, around 96.3 percent of global users accessed the internet via mobile phones, while 94 percent reported doing so via smartphones. By comparison, internet access via laptop or desktop was reported by almost 62.2 percent of respondents. Additionally, almost 54 percent of global internet users reported going online with their personal laptop or desktop device, while 28 percent reported connecting the internet with a work laptop.
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The source adds the following information: "Mobile phone (any)" includes users who access via a smartphone or a feature phone. "Laptop or desktop (any)" includes users who access via their own computer or a computer provided by their employer."
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DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater. (April 24, 2024). Share of users worldwide accessing the internet in 4th quarter 2023, by device [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289755/internet-access-by-device-worldwide/
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DataReportal, We Are Social, Meltwater. (2024). Share of users worldwide accessing the internet in 4th quarter 2023, by device. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289755/internet-access-by-device-worldwide/
DataReportal, and We Are Social, and Meltwater. "Share of Users Worldwide Accessing The Internet in 4th Quarter 2023, by Device." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289755/internet-access-by-device-worldwide/
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