Summary Findings wrt India:
- Mobile ownership:
- 61% of Indians aged 15-65 own mobile phones.
- Only 43 % of women own mobile phones compared to 80% males.
- There is a 22% gap between urban and rural populations in mobile ownership.
- Handset type: Indian mobile market still predominantly comprises basic phones, with no, or limited Internet Capability. Just 28% of mobile phone owners have smartphones.
- Internet awareness and use: 65% of Indian surveyed still don’t know what the Internet is and 81% do not to use it.
- App Use:
- Use of social networking apps such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, etc is very high.
- Use of more ‘utilitarian’ apps (e.g., education, transportation, etc.) was less frequent.
- Online harassment:
- 19% reported some kind of online harassment with most common form being called offensive names.
- Interestingly, men experienced more online harassment compared to women; Rural users experienced more online harassment than urban ones.
- Common perceived motivations for harassment were gender, religion/race and politics.
- Mobile money: The use of mobile money by mobile phone owners is very low. Just 4% use mobile banking, 1% use mobile money and a further 1% use both.
