How are people engaging with their mobile devices? How effective are mobile ads? The results from our global research study with InMobi on Mobile Media Consumption was officially released at this year's World Mobile Congress last week. In this second wave of research, we tracked how mobile devices have changed they way media is consumed across 14 countries. This report summarizes the findings for the APAC region.

1. Region: APAC.
Media Consumption
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5 ways mobile devices have changed
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the way people consume media
1. Media Consumption Habits.
Mobile
The average mobile web user in APAC 100 min
consumes 6.6 hours of media daily.
Mobile devices represent 25% of this
time.
Online
100 min
HOURS
OF MEDIA PER
6.5 Apps Actively used
in last 30 days.
DAY Television
85 min
Tablet
Magazines 41 min
32 min
Radio
39 min
2. Mobile Media Activities.
20% 19% 18% 14% 12% 10% 8%
Entertainment Games Social Media General Info E-Mail Shopping Local Search
& Search
GROWTH
Growth in mobile usage in the next year is likely to come from social media, followed
by apps download and entertainment (games and videos/music).
3. Receptive and Responsive Towards Mobile Ads.
85% noticed mobile ads on their
smartphones.
Mobile Ads noticed via following channels
55% 50% In an app
37% On a search engine
of mobile users
are as comfortable
25% On a retailer website
with mobile
advertising as they Only 12% of mobile web users
20% On a video website
are with TV or frequently click on mobile
online advertising. 16% Others ads unintentionally
4. Mobile Media Ads & its Impact Throughout the Purchase Funnel.
Which forms of media most impact your Has mobile advertising ever:
purchasing decisions?
Awareness 71% Introduced you to something new.
Mobile
37%
Television Favorable opinion 64% Provided you with better options.
Helped you find something nearby.
Consideration 68% / 53%
46%
Caused you to reconsider a product.
Online Shopping 45% Influenced your in-store purchase.
Sale 44% Influenced you to buy via your mobile.
51%
Has mobile ads ever influenced you to:
Download an application. Visit the website of an advertiser. Visit advertiser site to get additional info.
78% 64% 50%
Locate the advertiser on a map. Buy something via mobile. Call the advertiser.
45% 45% 35%
5. M-Commerce & Shopping.
66% 80%
are expected to spend money
have spent money on an GROWTH
on an activity via mobile in the
activity via mobile.
next 12 months.
Digital goods (e.g. apps, games, e-books, music, videos, ringtones) 40%
Physical goods (e.g. electronics, clothes) 29%
Financial (e.g. bill payments, peer-to-peer payments) 26%
Entertainment (e.g. movie tickets) 24%
Travel (e.g. train tickets) 18%
TM InMobi & Decision Fuel, Mobile Media
Research Partner: Source: Consumption Research, Wave 2:
www.inmobi.com / insights@inmobi.com / @InMobi Aug - Nov 2012. N= 8,924.