Recently, according to the “Korean Herald” report, a new report released this month by the US’s Pew Research Center shows that South Korea ranks first in terms of smartphone penetration rate, with a penetration rate of 94%, that is, 10 Nine of the Koreans use smart phones. China's smartphone penetration rate is 68%, which is in the middle reaches.
According to reports, the research center surveyed 40,448 respondents from 37 countries from February 16 to May 8, 2017. The survey results showed that the penetration rate of smart phones in Korea reached 94%, ranking second. Israel (83%), followed by Australia (82%), Sweden, Netherlands and Lebanon (80% each), Spain (79%), United States (77%), Jordan (76%), Chile, United Kingdom and Germany (each accounted for 72%).
In addition, in terms of Internet penetration, Korea is also ranked first in the world, and its Internet penetration rate is 96% (this is inferred from the number of adults who at least occasionally surf the Internet or claim to have a smart phone). Netherlands and Australia (93% each), followed by Sweden (92%), Canada (91%), United States (89%), United Kingdom and Israel (88% each), France, Germany and Spain (87% each) .
In contrast, South Korea's social networking sites are relatively low in usage, tied for third with the United States and Australia (69% each), ranking first and second respectively in Jordan (75%) and Lebanon (72%).
