Indians at the forefront of wasting time on mobile phones, behind America-China

New Delhi, Dt
The cheapest internet data in the world is available in India. For the same reason, Indians are at the top of the world in wasting time on mobile phones. India has also overtaken the US and China in spending time on mobile. In India, 1 GB of data costs less than 1 kg of flour. That is why Indians are using internet and mobile indiscriminately. In the year 2021, the proportion of online gaming, OTT view on mobile has increased significantly among Indians.
In 2021, telecom companies in India are charging Rs 10.2 per 1 GB of data, which is less than any other country in the world. By the year 2014, Indians have paid an average of Rs. I had to spend Rs. In the last six years, the price of internet data in India has come down by about 3%.
According to Mobile Data Analytics Platform App Annie's Mobile Market Spotlight Report 2021, due to the cheapest mobile internet data and calling, more and more Indians are connecting with mobile internet connectivity and spending their time haphazardly on mobile. In this regard, India has overtaken countries like USA and China.
According to the report, in the third quarter of 2021, every person in India spent an average of 2.5 hours a day on their smartphone. By 2016, an average Indian wasted 2.5 hours a day on a mobile phone, an increase of 3% in the last one year. Indians use YouTube, WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook social media the most. In the year 2020, Indians spent 2.1 billion hours on mobile apps and online gaming.
According to a report by Ericsson Mobility, the average monthly data usage in India was 16 GB in 2016, which increased to 12.5 GB per month in 2020. India has the highest number of gaming app downloads in the first six months of 2021. In this regard too, India has lagged behind the rest of the world. An estimated 300 million gaming apps were downloaded in India during this time. However, in 2021, online school and work from home were also the main reasons for the increase in mobile usage.
This is at a time when India, the world's second most populous country, is still using feature phones and 4G services. The fall in smartphone prices in India is likely to lead to a significant increase in the number of smartphone users. At the same time, the average hour of mobile usage per day is also increasing significantly. 4G service is expected to be launched in India by next year. It also hopes to increase data usage.
Gaming app download in the first six months of 2021
India 50 crores
US 200 million
Brazil 210 crores
Indonesia 150 crore
Russia 120 crore