List of countries by number of mobile phones in use

CA Manish K Dhoot (CA, B. Com, NCFM, CPCM) (5015 Points)

05 June 2010  

List

Rank↓

Country or region↓

Number of mobile phones↓

Population↓

 % of population↓

Last updated↓

 World

4,600,000,000

6,797,100,000

60.6

2009

1

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png China

786,500,000

1,335,330,000

56.3

Apr. 2010

2

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/22px-Flag_of_India.svg.png India

601,223,402

1,178,071,000

54.1

Apr 2010

3

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States

285,610,580

308,505,000

91.0

Dec. 2009

4

Russia Russia

208,330,000

141,927,297

146.8

Jan. 2010

5

Brazil Brazil

180,765,438

191,480,630

94.40

Apr. 2010 

6

Indonesia Indonesia

140,200,000

231,369,500

60.53

Dec. 2008

7

Japan Japan

107,490,000

127,530,000

84.11

Mar. 2009

8

Germany Germany

107,000,000

81,882,342

130.15

2009

9

Pakistan Pakistan

97,579,940

168,500,500

59.60

Dec.2008

10

Italy Italy

88,580,000

60,090,400

147.41

Dec.2008

11

Mexico Mexico

83,500,000

111,212,000

75.08

Apr.2010

12

United Kingdom United Kingdom

75,750,000

61,612,300

122.95

Dec. 2008

13

Vietnam Vietnam

70,000,000

87,375,000

80.11

2009

14

Philippines Philippines

67,900,000

92,226,600

73.62

Dec. 2008

15

Turkey Turkey

66,000,000

71,517,100

92.29

2009

16

Nigeria Nigeria

64,000,000

154,729,000

41.36

Dec. 2009

17

France France

58,730,000

65,073,842

90.25

Dec. 2008

18

Ukraine Ukraine

55,170,908

46,143,700

119.56

April. 2009

19

Thailand Thailand

51,377,000

65,000,000

79.0

2008

20

Spain Spain

50,890,000

45,828,172

111.05

Dec. 2008

21

Bangladesh Bangladesh

50,400,000

162,221,000

31.11

Aug 2009

22

South Korea South Korea

47,000,000

48,333,000

97.24

2009

23

Argentina Argentina

40,402,000

40,482,000

99.8

2007

24

South Africa South Africa

42,300,000

47,850,700

82.9

2007

25

Iran Iran

39,400,000

71,208,000

54.2

2008

26

Poland Poland

36,746,000

38,115,967

96.4

2006

27

Colombia Colombia

29,763,000

44,068,000

67.5

2006

28

Egypt Egypt

30,065,000

75,498,000

23.8

2007

29

Algeria Algeria

28,500,000

33,858,000

92

2006

30

Venezuela Venezuela

27,400,000

28,200,000

98.0

2008

31

Republic of China Taiwan

23,249,000

22,958,000

101.3

2006

32

Romania Romania

22,800,000

21,438,000

108.5

March 2008

33

Peru Peru

24,650,000

29,000,000

85.0

Dec. 2009

34

Canada Canada

21,455,000

33,487,208

64.2

2008

35

Morocco Morocco

20,029,000

34,343,000

58.4

2007

36

Australia Australia

19,760,000

21,179,211

93.3

2006

37

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

19,663,000

24,735,000

79.5

2006

38

Malaysia Malaysia

19,464,000

27,484,000

70.8

2006

39

Netherlands Netherlands

18,914,000

16,402,414

115.3

Sept. 2007

40

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/22px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png Chile

15,768,000

16,598,074

95

July 2008

41

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/22px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png Portugal

14,500,000

10,632,000

137

2008

42

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png Hungary

11,732,000

10,020,000

115.1

Dec. 2009

43

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png Hong Kong

10,550,000

7,008,900

150.5

2009

44

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

7,000,000

8,900,000

31.4

November 2009 

45

Jordan Jordan

6,010,000

5,950,000

101

March 2010 

45

Singapore Singapore

4,770,000

6,400,000

74.5

November 2009

46

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png New Zealand

4,245,000

4,173,460

101.7

2006

47

Estonia Estonia

1,982,000

1,340,602

147.8

April 2009

48

Lebanon Lebanon

1,260,000

4,017,095

31.4

2009

49

Lithuania Lithuania

4,960,000

3,341,966

148.4

February 2010