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56% Smartphone users in India access Internet multiple times a day

February 28th, 2012 | Add a Comment

56% Smartphone users in India access Internet multiple times a day

The next BIG revolution in India and as per a study conducted by Google India and IPSOS, around 94% Indian smartphone users have used their smart device to access Internet from their phone. - 56% of smartphone users in the country access the Internet multiple times a day (in US, the number stands at 53%).* - 40% surf the Net at least once a day. - only 6% never use their phone for connecting to the Web (11% … Read entire article »

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