The top 50 countries by smartphone users have a combined total of 2.7 billion smartphone users or 42.33% of their combined population.
Africa's top 3 countries by smartphone users are :
Compare Africa's top two nations with most smartphone users - Egypt and Nigeria
Compare the smartphone user base and populations of Nigeria and South Africa
This data is derived from Newzoo's 2018 study of the top 50 countries/markets by smartphone users and penetration (refer to URL below). According to Newzoo, a smartphone user is defined as anyone using a smartphone at least once a month. These numbers come from Newzoo's annual Global Mobile Market Report and are derived based on considerations of a country's economic progression, demography, online population and inequality.
Video introduction of NewZoo's global mobile market research for 2019:
View our breakdown of countries with the most smartphone users by region below: