Some of the latest statistics and facts about mobile phones and users. If this doesn't convince you of the need to incorporate mobile marketing in your business, I don't know what will.

1. 25Amazing
Mobile Phone
Statistics
And Facts

2. 89% of all smartphone users use theirs
consistently throughout the day
Source: AnsonAlex

3. 9 out of every 10 smart phone owners
use their phones every single day
Source: Anson Alex

4. Source: Anson Alex
iPhone users download the most
apps out of any OS group

5. Source: Anson Alex
Android users download
approximately 36
apps per month

6. Source: Anson Alex
More Android users are below the
age of 34 than iPhone users

7. Source: Anson Alex
4 out 5 people have a
cellphone worldwide

8. Source: AnsonAlex
The majority of people from the ages
between 18 to 34 have smartphones

9. Source: Gartner and Digital Trend
Both Android and Windows 7 Phone operating
systems are expected to overcome Apple's
iOS operating system by 2016

10. Source: Forbes
13% of all internet traffic is
received from a mobile phone

11. Source: Communities Dominate
As of 2013, approximate 4.3 billion
people will own a cellphone

12. Source: Communities Dominate
The mobile phone industry is worth $1.45 trillion

13. Source: Google Mobile Planet via SmartInsights
Mobile web traffic is very hot –
it increased 27% in 2012 alone

14. Source: AnchorMobile
70% of all mobile searches result in
action (buying, calling) within one hour

15. Source: Microsoft Tag Via SmartInsights
About ½ of all local searches are
done via mobile phone

16. Source: Communities Dominate
The use of search engines via mobile devices
has grown over 500% since the year 2011

17. Source: AnchorMobile
Mobile coupons get 10 times the redemption
rate of a traditional clip-out coupon

18. Source: AnchorMobile
The average text message is answered
within 90 seconds of being sent out

19. Source: National Retail Federation Via Digby
Last year's Cyber Monday generated over $750
million in sales through mobile devices

20. Source: AnchorMobile
Mentioning your location in mobile ads can
increase your reply rate by a stunning 200%

21. Source: Communities Dominate
There are about 6.7 BILLION mobile
accounts in existence

22. Source: Communities Dominate
60% of all people who are alive on this planet right now
have a mobile account and own at least one phone

23. Source: Communities Dominate
83% of all phones currently in use
have cameras in them

24. Source: Communities Dominate
There are 5 cellphones for every DVD
player in existence

25. Source: Communities Dominate
The average person looks at their
phone's news alerts 6 times per day

26. Source: Communities Dominate
100% of all phones have text messaging
built into them