Mobile phones, smartphones: users in Germany 2016

This statistic shows the number of mobile phone or smartphone users in Germany from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, roughly 43.05 million mobile devices users among the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older used a smartphone.

Number of mobile phone or smartphone users in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions)

Characteristic	Mobile phone users	Smartphone users
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Release date

November 2016

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2013 to 2016

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking population

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Information on base:
German-speaking population ages 14 and over, in private households, at main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Information on random sample:
2013: 8,702 respondents, projected base of 70.33 million persons
2014: 8,156 respondents, projected base of 70.52 million persons
2015: 7,009 respondents, projected base of 69.24 million persons
2016: 7,026 respondents, projected base of 69.56 million persons

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you have a mobile phone, or do you have a smartphone, i.e. a device with a particularly large display, that can be used not only for phone calls, but also for e-mails, internet and apps, or do you not have a mobile phone or a smartphone?"
(Original German question: "Haben Sie selbst ein Handy zur Verfügung, oder haben Sie ein Smartphone, also ein Gerät mit einem besonders großen Display, das neben dem Telefonieren gleichermaßen auch für E-Mails, Internet und Apps genutzt werden kann, oder haben Sie kein Handy bzw. Smartphone?")

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