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MOST PHONES ARE OWNED BY PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW-INCOME REGIONS GROWTH OF GLOBAL MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS THE DEVELOPING WORLD IS NOW MORE MOBILE THAN THE DEVELOPED WORLD RISE OF NON-VOICE MOBILE USAGE Send text messages Take pictures or video with a mobile Use mobile internet PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION WITH MOBILE CELL SIGNAL OVER ACCESS TO A RANGE OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY THROUGHOUT THE LAST DECADE M a x i m i z i n g M o b i l e Fo r D e ve l o p m e n t 2003 61% 2010 90% GLOBAL POPULATION FIXED-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS 2002 There are over 1 billion mobile subscriptions, passing fixed-line users. 0.7 BILLION SUBSCRIPTIONS 5.9 BILLION SUBSCRIPTIONS High-income countries 29% 71% 23% 77% Developing countries 1961 85 years later, fixed-line subscriptions reach 100 million. 1978 First commercial cellular mobile services established. 1 2 3 5 4 % National Population ARAB REP.
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Page 1: InfoDev IC4D Infographic FINAL · ecosystem for mobile application development 2 74 mobile applications not only empower individual users, they enrich their lifestyles and livelihoods,

MOST PHONES ARE OWNED BY PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW-INCOME REGIONS

GROWTH OF GLOBAL MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS

THE DEVELOPING WORLD IS NOWMORE MOBILE THAN THE DEVELOPED WORLD

RISE OF NON-VOICE MOBILE USAGESend text messages

Take pictures or video with a mobile

Use mobileinternet

PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION WITH MOBILE CELL SIGNAL

OVER

ACCESS TO A RANGE OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY THROUGHOUT THE LAST DECADE

M a x i m i z i n g M o b i l e F o r D e v e l o p m e n t

200361%

201090%

GLOBAL POPULATION FIXED-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS

2002There are over 1 billion mobile subscriptions, passing fixed-line users.

0.7 BILLION SUBSCRIPTIONS 5.9 BILLION SUBSCRIPTIONS

High-income countries29%

71% 23%

77%

Developing countries

196185 years later, fixed-line subscriptions reach 100 million.

1978First commercial cellular mobile services established.

1

2

3

5

4

% NationalPopulation

ARAB REP.

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MOBILE HEALTH

Number of countries using at least one mHealth application

ECOSYSTEM FOR MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

2 74

MOBILE APPLICATIONS NOT ONLY EMPOWER

INDIVIDUAL USERS, THEY ENRICH THEIR

LIFESTYLES AND LIVELIHOODS, AND

BOOST THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.

INCOME GROWTH OF FARMERS + TRADERS WITH MOBILE APPLICATION USAGE

Number of countries using at least onemobile money application

ENGAGING MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES AN ENABLING ECOSYSTEM

FROM SMS TO SMARTPHONE APPS, VIRTUALLY ENDLESS APPLICATIONS

ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO USERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

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12

LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

MIDDLE EAST &NORTH AFRICA

EAST ASIA & PACIFIC

SOUTH ASIA

EUROPE &CENTRAL ASIA

3

6

7

9

14

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

29

NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITH 1+ MHEALTH APPLICATIONREGION

Making a development

impact requires collaboration.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT

GOVERNANCE

Third-party Content and Service Providers

Network Operators

Agents

Civil Society

Donors

IndustryAssociations

Regulators Policy-makers

EquipmentManufacturers

USER & APPLICATION

36%29%

INDIA UGANDANIGER

19%

potato farmers

banana farmers

graintraders

NEAR UBIQUITY BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Mobile devices are becoming cheaper and more powerful, while networks are doubling in bandwidth

roughly every 18 months and expanding into rural areas.

6

7

8

GLOBAL FORECAST FOR MOBILE DATA TRAFFIC

20

11

20

16

92 MB/user

1.2 GB/user

20

12

20

13

20

14

20

15

2

4

6

8

AVERAGE MONTHLY MEDIA USAGE

PER USER

50 10 15

AUDIO TRACKS APPSVIDEOS

5 5 3 TOTAL TERABYTES per MONTH (MILLIONS)

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1. ITU estimates; UN, 2010. 2. ITU, 2012. 3. World Bank estimate.4. ITU estimates. 5. Pew Research Center, 2011.6. GSMA Mobile Money Tracker, 2012.7. Adapted from GSMA mHealth Tracker, 2012.8. Dixie and Jayaraman, 2011. 9. Cisco, 2012. FULL REFERENCES AVAILABLE AT w w w . w o r l d b a n k . o r g / i c t / I C 4 D 2 0 1 2

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