According to a survey of smartphone users conducted between July 2022 and June 2023 in selected countries worldwide, an average of 75 percent of smartphone users reported using their smartphone to chat and send messages, while around seven in 10 reported sending e-mails. Accessing their online banking was the third most popular activity on average for global respondents, while around 62 percent of respondents reported listening to music on their mobile devices. Watching videos was also among the most popular activities on the smartphone, with 61 percent of respondents reporting consuming video content using their mobile devices.
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