By the end of last year smartphone penetration in the UK passed 50% and more than half the owners are accessing the web every day from their device, mobile has become deeply embedded in our daily lives. Whilst the growth of mobile might have shock and awed many marketing folks, consumers are engaging in a way that has never been seen before. Did you know more Android devices (700K) are activated each day than babies born?
By the end of this year, more people will access the web through a mobile device than through a computer
Smartphone users are multi-tasking with 80% using their phone while doing other things such as watching TV. A staggering one third of smartphone users have made a purchase on their phone. It’s also giving rise to innovative new applications based around geo-location, local search, video, in-car applications and social networks – all areas that the traditional PC failed to make any impact.
It really is a brave new world. Below is a great infographic courtesy of Google Insights.
