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United Arab Emirates Named Amongst Ccountries Using Mobile Phones For Internet Usage The Most, According To Study

Top 10 countries using mobile phones for internet usage the most 

RankCountryShare of Daily Internet Time For Mobile Phones (%)
1Indonesia63.4%
2Thailand62.8%
3India61.4%
4China60.3%
5Turkey59.9%
6Philippines59.7%
7Romania58.6%
8United Arab Emirates57.5%
8Saudi Arabia57.5%
10Brazil57.3%

 United Arab Emirates has scored an overall screen time score of 8.37 / 10, ranking 1st in the study. Around 99% of the population use the internet, spending an average of 7hrs 29mins online daily.  The research revealed:

  • Indonesia has been named the country using mobile phones for internet usage the most, with 63.4% of all internet usage being carried out on these devices. Following behind in second and third place are Thailand and India at 62.8% and 61.4% respectively. 

Further findings also revealed:

  • United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, and Norway all have the highest percentage of internet users, with 99% of their populations using the internet. 
  • South Africa spends more time on the internet than any other country, averaging 9 hours and 38 minutes per day. 
  • India uses the most social media platforms each month, with an average of 8.7 platforms used. 

You can view the full study again here.

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