As of October 2012, Vietnam's population is approximately 91.5 million, with internet penetration around 34% and social media usage on the rise, particularly on Facebook, which has quickly become the top social network. A significant portion of the population is under 30 years old, and 95% of internet users aged 15-24 have online access, with users spending an average of 29 hours per month online. Mobile subscriptions are high, with over 127 million, and 35% of mobile users access social media via their phones.

1. SOCIAL, DIGITAL
AND MOBILE IN
VIETNAM
OCTOBER 2012
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3. OCT
2012 VIETNAM
91,519,000 31% 69%
TOTAL POPULATION URBAN RURAL
30,858,742 34%
INTERNET USERS INTERNET PENETRATION
8,525,000 9%
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORKING PENETRATION
127,318,045 139%
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS MOBILE PENETRATION
COMPILED BY @WEARESOCIALSG. FOR MORE SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS AND INSIGHTS, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEARESOCIAL.SG. SOURCES: POPULATION: BASED ON US CENSUS BUREAU (ACCESSED SEP 2012);
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URBANISATION: UN (2011); INTERNET: INTERNETWORLDSTATS (ACCESSED SEP 2012); SOCIAL NETWORKS: FACEBOOK (OCT 2012); MOBILE: ITU SUBSCRIBER FIGURES (LATEST AVAILABLE DATA, SEP 2012)

4. CURRENT POPULATION OF VIETNAM:
91,519,000
SOURCE: THE US CENSUS BUREAU (OCT 2012) 4

5. VIETNAM’S POPULATION
WILL GROW BY ALMOST
1,000,000
PEOPLE IN 2012 ALONE
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM THE US CENSUS BUREAU 5

6. 54%
OF VIETNAM’S POPULATION
IS UNDER THE AGE OF 30
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM THE US CENSUS BUREAU (OCT 2012) 6

7. 25%
OF VIETNAM’S POPULATION
IS BELOW THE AGE OF 15
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM THE US CENSUS BUREAU 7

8. 69%
OF VIETNAM’S POPULATION
LIVES IN RURAL AREAS
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM THE US CENSUS BUREAU (ACCESSED SEP 2012) AND THE UN DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS (2011) 8

9. INTERNET USERS IN VIETNAM:
30,858,742
SOURCE: INTERNETWORLDSTATS (SEP 2012) 9

10. INTERNET PENETRATION
IN VIETNAM IS AROUND
34%
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM INTERNETWORLDSTATS (OCT 2012) AND THE US CENSUS BUREAU (OCT 2012) 10

11. (!
THAT’S HIGHER THAN THE
GLOBAL AVERAGE OF 33% )!
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM INTERNETWORLDSTATS (OCT 2012) AND THE US CENSUS BUREAU (OCT 2012) 11

12. NEW INTERNET USERS
IN VIETNAM THIS YEAR:
1,590,000
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM INTERNETWORLDSTATS 12

13. GROWTH IN INTERNET
USERS IN VIETNAM IN 2012:
5%
SOURCES: BASED ON DATA FROM INTERNETWORLDSTATS 13

14. VIETNAM’S INTERNET
POPULATION IS THE
18TH LARGEST
IN THE WORLD
SOURCE: INTERNETWORLDSTATS (SEP 2012) 14

15. 95%
OF VIETNAMESE PEOPLE AGED
15-24 HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET
SOURCE: CIMIGO NETIZENS REPORT 2012 15

16. 73%
OF VIETNAM’S INTERNET
USERS ARE UNDER 35
SOURCE: COMSCORE (APR 2012) 16

17. 66%
OF VIETNAMESE NETIZENS
USE THE WEB EVERY DAY
SOURCE: CIMIGO NETIZENS REPORT 2012 17

18. VIETNAMESE NETIZENS
SPEND AN AVERAGE OF
29 HOURS
ON THE INTERNET EACH MONTH
SOURCE: COMSCORE (APR 2012) 18

19. DEVICES THAT VIETNAMESE
NETIZENS USE TO GO ONLINE:
81% 56% 47%
DESKTOPS MOBILES LAPTOPS
SOURCE: CIMIGO NETIZENS REPORT 2012 19

20. 75%
OF VIETNAMESE HOUSEHOLDS
HAVE A DESKTOP COMPUTER
SOURCE: NIELSENWIRE (NOV 2011) 20

21. WHERE ARE VIETNAM’S
NETIZENS GOING ONLINE?
VS
88% 36%
FROM HOME FROM WEBCAFÉS
SOURCE: YAHOO!-KANTAR MEDIA NET INDEX VIETNAM 2011 21

22. 95%
OF VIETNAM’S INTERNET USERS
VISIT ONLINE NEWS SITES
SOURCE: CIIMIGO NETIZENS REPORT 2012 22

23. 90%
OF VIETNAMESE NETIZENS
WATCH ONLINE VIDEO
SOURCE: COMSCORE VIDEO METRIX (AUG 2012) 23

24. (!
THE ASIAN AVERAGE
IS JUST 69% )!
SOURCE: GLOBAL WEB INDEX WAVE 6, AS CITED IN THE ADMA YEARBOOK 2012 24

25. UNIQUE VIEWERS OF ONLINE
VIDEO IN VIETNAM IN JUNE 2012:
13,050,000
SOURCE: COMSCORE VIDEO METRIX (AUG 2012) 25

26. THE AVERAGE NETIZEN
IN VIETNAM WATCHED
137 VIDEOS
IN JUNE 2012
SOURCE: COMSCORE VIDEO METRIX (AUG 2012) 26

27. NUMBER OF ONLINE VIDEOS WATCHED BY
NETIZENS IN VIETNAM IN JUNE 2012:
1,792,848,000
SOURCE: COMSCORE VIDEO METRIX (AUG 2012) 27

28. (!
THAT’S MORE THAN 691
VIDEOS EVERY SECOND )!
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM COMSCORE VIDEO METRIX (AUG 2012) 28

29. 79%
OF VIETNAM’S INTERNET USERS
VISIT ONLINE RETAIL SITES
SOURCE: COMSCORE MEDIA METRIX (APR 2012) 29

30. 61%
OF VIETNAM’S NETIZENS
MAKE ONLINE PURCHASES
SOURCE: MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE ONLINE SHOPPING SURVEY 2012, AS CITED IN TTR WEEKLY (MAY 2012) 30

31. 89%
OF VIETNAM’S NETIZENS INTEND TO MAKE
ONLINE PURCHASES IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS
SOURCE: MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE ONLINE SHOPPING SURVEY 2012, AS CITED IN TTR WEEKLY (MAY 2012) 31

32. 55%
OF VIETNAMESE NETIZENS BELIEVE THE INTERNET
HAS HELPED IMPROVE THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE
SOURCE: ADMA YEARBOOK 2012 32

33. 86%
OF VIETNAMESE INTERNET USERS
VISIT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
SOURCE: COMSCORE MEDIA METRIX, APR 2012 33

34. SOCIAL NETWORK USERS IN VIETNAM:
8,525,000
SOURCES: FACEBOOK (OCT 2012) 34

35. NEW SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
IN VIETNAM THIS YEAR:
1,723,000
SOURCES: BASED ON FIGURES FROM FACEBOOK (OCT 2012) AND ZING.ME (NOV 2011) 35

36. 19%
OF VIETNAMESE NETIZENS USE
SOCIAL NETWORKS EVERY DAY
SOURCE: CIMIGO NETIZENS REPORT 2012 36

37. 79%
OF VIETNAM’S SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
HAVE LIKED OR FOLLOWED A BRAND
SOURCE: NIELSENWIRE (AUG 2011) 37

38. 81%
OF VIETNAMESE NETIZENS USE SOCIAL
MEDIA TO INFORM PURCHASE DECISIONS
SOURCE: NIELSEN (MAR 2012) 38

39. (! )!
THAT’S SIGNIFICANTLY
HIGHER THAN THE ASIAN
REGIONAL AVERAGE OF 60%
SOURCE: NIELSEN (MAR 2012), AS CITED IN THE ADMA YEARBOOK 2012 39

40. IN OCTOBER 2012, FACEBOOK
OVERTOOK ZING TO BECOME
VIETNAM’S TOP SOCIAL NETWORK
SOURCE: BASED ON THE LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES FOR BOTH NETWORKS, AS OF OCT 2012 40

41. USERS ON TOP SOCIAL
NETWORKS IN VIETNAM
VS
8.5 M 8.2 M
FACEBOOK ZING
SOURCE: LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES FROM EACH NETWORK, AS AT OCT 2012 41

42. THE NUMBER OF FACEBOOK USERS IN
VIETNAM HAS GROWN BY MORE THAN
500,000
IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS ALONE
SOURCE: SOCIALBAKERS (OCT 2012) 42

43. JUN
2012 SOCIAL NETWORK VISITORS
8.2 M
6.8 M
1.9 M
FACEBOOK ZING YUME
SOURCE: DOUBLECLICK ADPLANNER (JUN 2012, AS CITED IN VIETNAMNET BRIDGE) 43

44. 28%
OF VIETNAMESE NETIZENS
HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM FACEBOOK (OCT 2012) AND INTERNETWORLDSTATS (SEP 2012) 44

45. GLOBALLY,
VIETNAM IS FACEBOOK’S
FASTEST GROWING COUNTRY, GROWING
146%
IN THE PAST
6 MONTHS ALONE
SOURCE: SOCIALBAKERS (OCT 2012) 45

46. A NEW USER FROM VIETNAM
JOINS FACEBOOK EVERY
3 SECONDS
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM SOCIALBAKERS (OCT 2012) 46

47. 94%
OF VIETNAM’S FACEBOOK
USERS ARE UNDER 35
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM FACEBOOK AD PLANNER (OCT 2012) 47

48. OCT
2012 FACEBOOK IN VIETNAM
45-54: 55-64:
1% <1%
35--44: 65+:
3% <1%
13-17:
17%
25-34:
23%
FEMALE:
44%
MALE:
56%
18-24:
54%
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM FACEBOOK AD PLANNER (OCT 2012) 48

49. OCT
2012 TOP FACEBOOK PAGES IN VIETNAM
# FACEBOOK PAGE ‘LIKES’
01 EWAY.VN 928,991
02 CHONMUA 741,178
03 APPSTORE.VN 228,756
04 MUACHUNG 225,949
05 KFC VIETNAM 222,281
SOURCE: SOCIALBAKERS (OCT 2012) 49

50. 27%
OF VIETNAMESE NETIZENS
HAVE A ZING ACCOUNT
SOURCE: BASED ON THE LATEST AVAILABLE FIGURES FROM ZING.ME (AS AT OCT 2012), AND INTERNETWORLDSTATS (OCT 2012) 50

51. ZING’S REACH ACROSS
VIETNAM’S NETIZENS:
59%
SOURCE: COMSCORE MEDIA METRIX (APR 2012) 51

52. 77%
OF ZING’S USERS
ARE UNDER 25
SOURCE: ZING (MAR 2012) 52

53. MAR
2012 ZING’S USER BASE BY AGE
36+:
11%
25-35:
12% 13-17:
38%
18-24
39%
SOURCE: ZING (MAR 2012) 53

54. 8,000,000
CHAT MESSAGES ARE
SENT ON ZING EVERY DAY
SOURCE: ZING (MAR 2012) 54

55. 24%
OF VIETNAM’S NETIZENS
HAVE A YOUTUBE ACCOUNT
SOURCE: NIELSEN, AS CITED IN THE ADMA YEARBOOK 2012 55

56. 9%
OF VIETNAMESE NETIZENS HAVE
USED TWITTER IN THE PAST MONTH
SOURCE: GLOBAL WEB INDEX WAVE 7 (SEP 2012) 56

57. UNIQUE VISITORS TO PINTEREST
FROM VIETNAM IN Q1 2012:
45,000
SOURCE: COMSCORE MEDIA METRIX (APR 2012) 57

58. 35%
OF VIETNAM’S MOBILE INTERNET USERS
ACCESS SOCIAL MEDIA ON THEIR PHONE
SOURCE: CIMIGO NETIZENS REPORT 2012 58

59. MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIPTIONS IN VIETNAM:
127,318,045
SOURCES: BASED ON ITU SUBSCRIBER FIGURES (LATEST AVAILABLE DATA, SEP 2012) 59

60. (! )!
THE NUMBER OF MOBILE
SUBSCRIPTIONS IN VIETNAM HAS
DECLINED BY 2% THIS YEAR
SOURCE: BASED ON ITU SUBSCRIBER FIGURES (NOV 2011 AND SEP 2012) 60

61. ON AVERAGE, EVERYONE
IN VIETNAM HAS AROUND
1.4
MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS
SOURCE: BASED ON ITU SUBSCRIBER FIGURES (SEP 2012) AND DATA FROM THE US CENSUS BUREAU (OCT 2012) 61

62. 2,100,000,000
ADVERTS ARE SERVED TO MOBILE
DEVICES IN VIETNAM EVERY MONTH
SOURCE: INMOBI VIETNAM MARKET OVERVIEW, Q1 2012 62

63. (!
THAT’S MORE THAN 805
ADVERTS EVERY SECOND )!
SOURCE: BASED ON INMOBI VIETNAM MARKET OVERVIEW, Q1 2012 63

64. Q1
2012 SHARE OF MOBILE AD IMPRESSIONS
59%
22%
5% 3%
NOKIA SAMSUNG LG APPLE
SOURCE: INMOBI VIETNAM MARKET OVERVIEW, Q1 2012 64

65. 93%
OF MOBILE ADVERTS IN VIETNAM
ARE DELIVERED TO FEATURE PHONES
SOURCE: INMOBI VIETNAM MARKET OVERVIEW, Q4 2011 65

66. TOP HANDSET BY SHARE
OF AD IMPRESSIONS:
NOKIA 3110
SOURCE: BASED ON INMOBI VIETNAM MARKET OVERVIEW, Q1 2012 66

67. 62%
OF VIETNAM’S INTERNET USERS
ACCESS VIA MOBILE DEVICES
SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM BUZZCITY, AS CITED BY MOBILE DAY VIETNAM 2012 (MAY 2012), AND INTERNETWORLDSTATS (OCT 2012) 67

68. MOBILE INTERNET USERS IN VIETNAM:
19,000,000
SOURCE: BUZZCITY, AS CITED BY MOBILE DAY VIETNAM 2012 (MAY 2012) 68

69. 38%
OF MOBILE USERS IN VIETNAM
GO ONLINE VIA THEIR PHONES
SOURCE: CIMIGO NETIZENS REPORT 2012 69

70. SMARTPHONE
PENETRATION IN VIETNAM:
16%
SOURCE: ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB (AUG 2012) 70

71. 35%
OF VIETNAM’S MOBILE
USERS USE MOBILE APPS
SOURCE: ERICSSON CONSUMERLAB (AUG 2012) 71

72. 32%
OF VIETNAM’S NETIZENS WOULD MAKE
ONLINE PURCHASES VIA THEIR PHONE
SOURCE: MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE ONLINE SHOPPING SURVEY 2012, AS CITED IN TTR WEEKLY (MAY 2012) 72

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