Communications Stats and Figures

Monthly Application Download Statistics (Admob)

Adam Somer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:25:02 +0000

From: http://metrics.admob.com/2010/02/january-2010-mobile-metrics-report/ and http://metrics.admob.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/AdMob-Mobile-Metrics-Jan-10.pdf

What are Adults Users Doing with thier Cell Phones

Adam Somer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:08:36 +0000

From: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-barely-a-quarter-of-cellphone-owners-use-the-mobile-web-2010-2

Smartphone Sales and Market Share

Adam Somer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:04:52 +0000

From: http://jkontherun.com/2010/02/23/why-worldwide-smartphone-sales-figures-matter-to-you/

Number Of Smartphone Users Downloading Paid-App

Adam Somer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:06 +0000

Here are the average percentage of users who download at least one paid app per month

iPhone : 50%
iPod touch : 35%
Android : 21%
webOS : 24%

From: http://techcrunchies.com/smartphone-paid-app-download/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunchies+(TechCrunchies)

Average Number Of App Downloads Per Month

Adam Somer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:29:11 +0000

Here are the number of free and paid apps downloaded on an average from these different platforms

Free app downloads
iPhone : 7
iPod touch : 10.5
Android : 7.6
webOS : 5.1

Paid app downloads
iPhone : 1.8
iPod touch : 1.6
Android : 1.1
webOS : 0.6

From: http://techcrunchies.com/average-number-of-apps-downloaded/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunchies+(TechCrunchies)

App Stores Compared

Adam Somer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:28:24 +0000

From: http://www.dailywireless.org/2010/02/22/app-stores-compared/

Average Monthly Smartphone Data Consumption

Adam Somer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:19:57 +0000

Here is the projected average data consumption over smartphone devices on a per subscriber basis over the next few years for the US market according to a study by Rysavy research:

2010 : 0.3 GB
2011 : 0.7 GB
2012 : 1.0 GB
2013 : 1.6 GB
2014 : 2.7 GB
2015 : 4.2 GB
2016 : 6.7 GB

From: http://techcrunchies.com/smartphone-bandwidth-usage/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunchies+(TechCrunchies)

US Mobile Network Operators Market Share

Adam Somer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:17:52 +0000

1. Verizon : 31.2%
2. AT&T : 25.0%
3. T-Mobile : 12.1%
4. Sprint : 12.1%
5. Tracfone : 4.8%
6. MetroPCS : 2.3%
7. US Cellular : 2.2%
8. Boost Mobile : 2.1%
9. Cricket : 1.7%
10. Virgin Mobile : 1.7%
Others : 5.0%

From: http://techcrunchies.com/mobile-carriers-market-share-usa/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunchies+(TechCrunchies)

Mobile Apps Usage Frequency

Adam Somer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:39:36 +0000

How frequently do iPhone and Android users make use of the various apps they have installed? All percentages are approximations

iPhone
Entertainment : 3 times (per month)
Games : 5 times
Lifestyle : 3 times
News : 8 times
Social Networking : 18.5

Android
Entertainment : 7.5 times (per month)
Games : 5.5 times
Lifestyle : 4 times
News : 10.5 times
Social Networking : 20.5 times

From: http://techcrunchies.com/mobile-apps-usage-frequency/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunchies+(TechCrunchies)

Ads in Exchange for Free Wi-Fi

Adam Somer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:37:28 +0000

According to San Bruno, Calif.-based startup Devicescape, nearly 68 percent of 3,000 people surveyed said they’d watch ads in exchange for free Wi-Fi. About 16 percent, however, want nothing to do with ads and are happy to pay for their access. Nearly 25 percent said that they are willing to pay up to $3 an hour for Wi-Fi.

From: http://gigaom.com/2010/02/12/wifi-free-ads/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+OmMalik+(GigaOM)