This statistic shows a forecast for the installed base of Bluetooth-enabled devices worldwide in 2012 and 2018, in billions. The source estimates that the number of devices will increase to almost 10 billion by 2018.
Installed base of bluetooth-enabled devices worldwide in 2012 and 2018
(in billions)
Characteristic
Installed base in billions
2018
10
2012
3.5
024681012
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ABI Research. (August 6, 2013). Installed base of bluetooth-enabled devices worldwide in 2012 and 2018 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283638/installed-base-forecast-bluetooth-enabled-devices-2012-2018/
ABI Research. "Installed base of bluetooth-enabled devices worldwide in 2012 and 2018 (in billions)." Chart. August 6, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283638/installed-base-forecast-bluetooth-enabled-devices-2012-2018/
ABI Research. (2013). Installed base of bluetooth-enabled devices worldwide in 2012 and 2018 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283638/installed-base-forecast-bluetooth-enabled-devices-2012-2018/
ABI Research. "Installed Base of Bluetooth-enabled Devices Worldwide in 2012 and 2018 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283638/installed-base-forecast-bluetooth-enabled-devices-2012-2018/
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Installed base of bluetooth-enabled devices worldwide in 2012 and 2018 (in billions) [Graph], ABI Research, August 6, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283638/installed-base-forecast-bluetooth-enabled-devices-2012-2018/
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