ASIA
SOCIAL, DIGITAL
AND MOBILE IN
DECEMBER 2011
we are social
we are social
COUNTRIES COVERED IN THIS REPORT
BANGLADESH
BRUNEI
BHUTAN
CAMBODIA
CHINA
HONG KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
LAOS
MACAU
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
MONGOLIA
MYANMAR
NEPAL
PAKISTAN
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
SRI LANKA
TAIWAN
THAILAND
VIETNAM
we are social
THE REGIONAL PICTURE
ASIA-WIDE DATA AND STATISTICS
we are social
3,715,000,O00
CURRENT POPULATION OF ASIA:
SOURCE: UN, JUNE 2011
we are social
53%
OF THE TOTAL
WORLD POPULATION
ASIAN COUNTRIES
ACCOUNT FOR
SOURCE: UN, JUNE 2011
we are social
58%
OF ITS POPULATION
LIVING IN RURAL AREAS
ASIA’S POPULATION IS STILL
MOSTLY RURAL, WITH AROUND
SOURCE: UN DATA, JUNE 2011
we are social
25%
OF PEOPLE LIVING IN ASIA
ARE BELOW THE AGE OF 15
SOURCE: UN DATA, JUNE 2011
we are social
74%
THE REGIONAL ASIAN PICTURE
750,463,600
2,767,417,932
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
909,180,759
INTERNET USERS
3,714,544,017
ASIA’S TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
75%
24%
USERS OF TOP SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
URBAN
42% 58%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
20%
we are social
909,000,000
INTERNET USERS ACROSS ASIA:
SOURCE: INTERNETWORLDSTATS.COM, NOVEMBER 2011
we are social
24%
INTERNET PENETRATION
ACROSS ASIA IS ROUGHLY
SOURCE: INTERNETWORLDSTATS.COM, NOVEMBER 2011 COMPARED TO UN DATA, JUNE 2011
we are social
INTERNET PENETRATION BY ASIAN COUNTRY
82%
79% 78%
72%
70% 69%
59%
50%
36%
34% 34%
32%
27%
24%
17%
12% 11%
9% 8% 8% 8%
4%
2% 1% 0%
SOUTHKOREA
BRUNEI
JAPAN
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
HONGKONG
MALAYSIA
MACAU
CHINA
VIETNAM
MALDIVES
PHILIPPINES
THAILAND
[AVERAGE]
INDONESIA
MONGOLIA
PAKISTAN
SRILANKA
LAOS
INDIA
BHUTAN
NEPAL
CAMBODIA
BANGLADESH
MYANMAR
SOURCE: INTERNETWORLDSTATS.COM, NOVEMBER 2011
GLOBAL!
AVERAGE!
we are social
44%
OF THE WORLD’S
INTERNET USERS
PEOPLE IN ASIA
ACCOUNT FOR
SOURCE: INTERNETWORLDSTATS.COM, NOVEMBER 2011
we are social
16.5 HOURS
PER MONTH USING THE INTERNET
WEB USERS IN ASIA SPEND AN AVERAGE OF
SOURCE: COMSCORE, AS CITED IN THE ADMA SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA YEARBOOK 2011
we are social
$89%
OF INTERNET USERS IN ASIA INTEND TO MAKE
ONLINE PURCHASES IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS
SOURCE: NIELSEN, AS CITED IN THE ADMA SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA YEARBOOK 2011
we are social
$65%
OF INTERNET USERS IN ASIA USE
ONLINE PRICE COMPARISON SERVICES
SOURCE: MICROSOFT ADVERTISING / AEGIS MEDIA, AS CITED IN THE ADMA SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA YEARBOOK 2011
we are social
750,000,000
SOCIAL MEDIA USERS ACROSS ASIA:
SOURCE: BASED ON LATEST SITE-REPORTED REGISTERED USER NUMBERS FOR THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORK IN EACH COUNTRY, NOVEMBER 2011
we are social
GLOBAL!
AVERAGE!
SOCIAL NETWORKING PENETRATION BY ASIAN COUNTRY
55%
54%
52% 51%
42% 41%
40%
37%
36%
28%
20% 19% 19%
17%
9% 8% 8%
5% 5%
3% 3% 3%
2% 1%
BRUNEI
HONGKONG
SOUTHKOREA
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
MALAYSIA
CHINA
MACAU
MALDIVES
PHILIPPINES
[AVERAGE]
JAPAN
THAILAND
INDONESIA
BHUTAN
MONGOLIA
VIETNAM
SRILANKA
NEPAL
INDIA
PAKISTAN
CAMBODIA
LAOS
BANGLADESH
MYANMAR
SOURCE: BASED ON LATEST SITE-REPORTED REGISTERED USER NUMBERS FOR THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORK IN EACH COUNTRY, NOVEMBER 2011
N/A
we are social
LARGEST SOCIAL NETWORKS IN ASIA
SOURCE: LATEST SITE-REPORTED REGISTERED USER NUMBERS, NOVEMBER 2011
SINA
WEIBO
TENCENT
WEIBO
FACEBOOK
QZONE
250 M
172 M
536 M
310 M
we are social
3 TIMES
BIGGER THAN FACEBOOK
ACROSS ASIA
QZONE IS MORE THAN
SOURCE: BASED ON LATEST SITE-REPORTED REGISTERED USER NUMBERS
we are social
THE ‘MOST SOCIAL’ COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD ARE IN ASIA
SOURCE: GLOBAL WEB INDEX, JUNE 2011
RUSSIAMALAYSIA BRAZILPHILIPPINES
75 %
INDONESIA
75 %
68 %
64 % 64 %
we are social
81%
OF ASIA’S TOP BRANDS
USE SOCIAL MEDIA
SOURCE: BURSON MARSTELLER
we are social
2,767,417,932
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS ACROSS ASIA:
SOURCE: LATEST CARRIER-REPORTED REGISTERED SUBSCRIBERS, AS CITED IN WIKIPEDIA, NOVEMBER 2011
we are social
THREE QUARTERS
OF ASIA’S POPULATION HAS A MOBILE PHONE
SOURCE: LATEST CARRIER-REPORTED REGISTERED SUBSCRIBERS, AS CITED IN WIKIPEDIA, NOVEMBER 2011; COMPARED TO UN DATA, JUNE 2011
we are social
MOBILE SUBSCRIPTION PENETRATION BY ASIAN COUNTRY
SOURCE: LATEST CARRIER-REPORTED RESITERED SUBSCRIBER NUMBERS AS CITED IN WIKIPEDIA, NOVEMBER 2011 COMPARED TO UN DATA, JUNE 2011
GLOBAL!
AVERAGE!
161% 158%
151%
147% 144%
113% 110% 109% 108% 107%
100%
94%
89% 88% 87%
76% 75% 71% 68%
61% 60% 57% 56%
42%
2%
MACAU
HONGKONG
VIETNAM
MALDIVES
SINGAPORE
MALAYSIA
TAIWAN
SOUTHKOREA
BRUNEI
THAILAND
JAPAN
PHILIPPINES
INDONESIA
MONGOLIA
SRILANKA
CAMBODIA
[ASIANAVERAGE]
INDIA
CHINA
PAKISTAN
LAOS
BHUTAN
BANGLADESH
NEPAL
MYANMAR
we are social
55%
OF THE WORLD’S
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
PEOPLE IN ASIA
ACCOUNT FOR
SOURCE: LATEST CARRIER-REPORTED REGISTERED SUBSCRIBERS, AS CITED IN WIKIPEDIA, NOVEMBER 2011
we are social
623,000,000
MOBILE INTERNET USERS ACROSS ASIA:
SOURCE: EMARKETER, MAY 2011
we are social
69%
OF ASIA’S INTERNET USERS
ACCESS VIA MOBILE DEVICES
SOURCE: NIELSEN
we are social
$!
US$ 139 BILLION
THE VALUE OF MOBILE COMMERCE IN
ASIA IN 2012 IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED
SOURCE: ZDNET ASIA, AS CITED IN THE ADMA SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA YEARBOOK 2011
we are social
COUNTRY BY COUNTRY
A CLOSER LOOK AT EACH ASIAN MARKET
we are social
BANGLADESH
2,110,720
79,677,000
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
1,735,020
INTERNET USERS
142,319,000
TOTAL POPULATION URBAN
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
56 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
1 %
1 %
25% 75%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
BHUTAN
62,680
400,183
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
53,280
INTERNET USERS
708,265
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
57 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
8 %
9 %
URBAN
33% 67%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
224,240
437,932
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
318,900
INTERNET USERS
406,000
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
79 %
55 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
100+ %
URBAN
72% 28%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
CAMBODIA
412,360
10,189,746
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
329,680
INTERNET USERS
13,395,682
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
76 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
2 %
3 %
URBAN
20% 80%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
CHINA
536,000,000
916,500,000
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
485,000,000
INTERNET USERS
1,339,724,852
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
67%
40%
36%
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
URBAN
50% 50%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
HONG KONG
3,828,000
11,231,419
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
4,878,713
INTERNET USERS
7,108,100
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
69 %
54 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
100+ %
URBAN
100%
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
INDIA
38,045,000
858,370,000
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
100,000,000
INTERNET USERS
1,210,193,422
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
71 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
8 %
3 %
URBAN
29% 71%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
INDONESIA
40,829,720
210,391,300
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
39,600,000
INTERNET USERS
237,556,363
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
89 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
17 %
17 %
URBAN
43% 57%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
JAPAN
24,700,000
127,280,000
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
99,182,000
INTERNET USERS
127,720,000
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
78 %
100 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
19 %
URBAN
86%
RURAL
14%
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
LAOS
109,180
3,819,929
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
527,400
INTERNET USERS
6,348,800
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
60%
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
8 %
2 %
URBAN
27% 73%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; LAOS NATIONAL AUTHORITY OF POST AND TELECOMS, NOVEMBER 2010
we are social
MACAU
208,580
900,000
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
280,900
INTERNET USERS
558,100
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
50 %
37 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
100+ %
URBAN
100%
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
MALAYSIA
11,816,200
32,411,937
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
16,902,600
INTERNET USERS
28,656,000
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
59 %
41 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
100+ %
URBAN
64% 36%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
MALDIVES
114,320
465,824
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
107,460
INTERNET USERS
317,280
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
34 %
36 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
100+ %
URBAN
35% 65%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
MONGOLIA
236,520
2,483,720
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
350,000
INTERNET USERS
2,826,500
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
88 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
12 %
8 %
URBAN
61% 39%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
MYANMAR (BURMA)
N/A
850,500
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
110,000
INTERNET USERS
48,337,000
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
N/A
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
0.23 %
2 %
URBAN
31% 69%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
THERE ARE NO OFFICIAL REPORTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USER NUMBERS FOR MYANMAR; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
NEPAL
1,296,600
11,056,830
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
1,072,900
INTERNET USERS
26,620,809
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
42!%
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
4 %
5 %
URBAN
17% 83%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
PAKISTAN
5,506,740
107,900,000
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
20,431,000
INTERNET USERS
177,671,000
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
61 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
12 %
3 %
URBAN
35% 65%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
THE PHILIPPINES
26,752,000
88,119,840
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
29,700,000
INTERNET USERS
94,013,200
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
32 %
28 %
94 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
URBAN
63% 37%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
SINGAPORE
2,602,920
7,322,553
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
3,658,400
INTERNET USERS
5,076,700
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
72 %
51 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
100+ %
URBAN
100%
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
SOUTH KOREA
25,000,000
52,600,000
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
39,440,000
INTERNET USERS
48,219,000
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
82 %
52 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
100+ %
URBAN
82% 18%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
SRI LANKA
1,126,020
18,013,623
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
1,776,900
INTERNET USERS
20,653,000
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
87 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
9 %
5 %
URBAN
85%
RURAL
15%
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
TAIWAN
11,163,900
25,412,000
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
16,147,000
INTERNET USERS
23,197,947
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
70 %
48 %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
100+ %
URBAN
78% 22%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
THAILAND
12,881,800
71,824,561
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
18,310,000
INTERNET USERS
67,070,000
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
27 %
100+ %
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
19 %
URBAN
31% 69%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
we are social
VIETNAM
6,800,000
USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK
129,729,035
MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS
29,268,606
INTERNET USERS
85,846,997
TOTAL POPULATION
INTERNET PENETRATION
SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION
MOBILE PENETRATION
34 %
8 %
100+ %
URBAN
30% 70%
RURAL
SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011;
LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
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Digital 2011 Asia (December 2011)

  • 1.
    ASIA SOCIAL, DIGITAL AND MOBILEIN DECEMBER 2011 we are social
  • 2.
    we are social COUNTRIESCOVERED IN THIS REPORT BANGLADESH BRUNEI BHUTAN CAMBODIA CHINA HONG KONG INDIA INDONESIA JAPAN SOUTH KOREA LAOS MACAU MALAYSIA MALDIVES MONGOLIA MYANMAR NEPAL PAKISTAN PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE SRI LANKA TAIWAN THAILAND VIETNAM
  • 3.
    we are social THEREGIONAL PICTURE ASIA-WIDE DATA AND STATISTICS
  • 4.
    we are social 3,715,000,O00 CURRENTPOPULATION OF ASIA: SOURCE: UN, JUNE 2011
  • 5.
    we are social 53% OFTHE TOTAL WORLD POPULATION ASIAN COUNTRIES ACCOUNT FOR SOURCE: UN, JUNE 2011
  • 6.
    we are social 58% OFITS POPULATION LIVING IN RURAL AREAS ASIA’S POPULATION IS STILL MOSTLY RURAL, WITH AROUND SOURCE: UN DATA, JUNE 2011
  • 7.
    we are social 25% OFPEOPLE LIVING IN ASIA ARE BELOW THE AGE OF 15 SOURCE: UN DATA, JUNE 2011
  • 8.
    we are social 74% THEREGIONAL ASIAN PICTURE 750,463,600 2,767,417,932 MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS 909,180,759 INTERNET USERS 3,714,544,017 ASIA’S TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 75% 24% USERS OF TOP SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION URBAN 42% 58% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011 20%
  • 9.
    we are social 909,000,000 INTERNETUSERS ACROSS ASIA: SOURCE: INTERNETWORLDSTATS.COM, NOVEMBER 2011
  • 10.
    we are social 24% INTERNETPENETRATION ACROSS ASIA IS ROUGHLY SOURCE: INTERNETWORLDSTATS.COM, NOVEMBER 2011 COMPARED TO UN DATA, JUNE 2011
  • 11.
    we are social INTERNETPENETRATION BY ASIAN COUNTRY 82% 79% 78% 72% 70% 69% 59% 50% 36% 34% 34% 32% 27% 24% 17% 12% 11% 9% 8% 8% 8% 4% 2% 1% 0% SOUTHKOREA BRUNEI JAPAN SINGAPORE TAIWAN HONGKONG MALAYSIA MACAU CHINA VIETNAM MALDIVES PHILIPPINES THAILAND [AVERAGE] INDONESIA MONGOLIA PAKISTAN SRILANKA LAOS INDIA BHUTAN NEPAL CAMBODIA BANGLADESH MYANMAR SOURCE: INTERNETWORLDSTATS.COM, NOVEMBER 2011 GLOBAL! AVERAGE!
  • 12.
    we are social 44% OFTHE WORLD’S INTERNET USERS PEOPLE IN ASIA ACCOUNT FOR SOURCE: INTERNETWORLDSTATS.COM, NOVEMBER 2011
  • 13.
    we are social 16.5HOURS PER MONTH USING THE INTERNET WEB USERS IN ASIA SPEND AN AVERAGE OF SOURCE: COMSCORE, AS CITED IN THE ADMA SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA YEARBOOK 2011
  • 14.
    we are social $89% OFINTERNET USERS IN ASIA INTEND TO MAKE ONLINE PURCHASES IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS SOURCE: NIELSEN, AS CITED IN THE ADMA SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA YEARBOOK 2011
  • 15.
    we are social $65% OFINTERNET USERS IN ASIA USE ONLINE PRICE COMPARISON SERVICES SOURCE: MICROSOFT ADVERTISING / AEGIS MEDIA, AS CITED IN THE ADMA SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA YEARBOOK 2011
  • 16.
    we are social 750,000,000 SOCIALMEDIA USERS ACROSS ASIA: SOURCE: BASED ON LATEST SITE-REPORTED REGISTERED USER NUMBERS FOR THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORK IN EACH COUNTRY, NOVEMBER 2011
  • 17.
    we are social GLOBAL! AVERAGE! SOCIALNETWORKING PENETRATION BY ASIAN COUNTRY 55% 54% 52% 51% 42% 41% 40% 37% 36% 28% 20% 19% 19% 17% 9% 8% 8% 5% 5% 3% 3% 3% 2% 1% BRUNEI HONGKONG SOUTHKOREA SINGAPORE TAIWAN MALAYSIA CHINA MACAU MALDIVES PHILIPPINES [AVERAGE] JAPAN THAILAND INDONESIA BHUTAN MONGOLIA VIETNAM SRILANKA NEPAL INDIA PAKISTAN CAMBODIA LAOS BANGLADESH MYANMAR SOURCE: BASED ON LATEST SITE-REPORTED REGISTERED USER NUMBERS FOR THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORK IN EACH COUNTRY, NOVEMBER 2011 N/A
  • 18.
    we are social LARGESTSOCIAL NETWORKS IN ASIA SOURCE: LATEST SITE-REPORTED REGISTERED USER NUMBERS, NOVEMBER 2011 SINA WEIBO TENCENT WEIBO FACEBOOK QZONE 250 M 172 M 536 M 310 M
  • 19.
    we are social 3TIMES BIGGER THAN FACEBOOK ACROSS ASIA QZONE IS MORE THAN SOURCE: BASED ON LATEST SITE-REPORTED REGISTERED USER NUMBERS
  • 20.
    we are social THE‘MOST SOCIAL’ COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD ARE IN ASIA SOURCE: GLOBAL WEB INDEX, JUNE 2011 RUSSIAMALAYSIA BRAZILPHILIPPINES 75 % INDONESIA 75 % 68 % 64 % 64 %
  • 21.
    we are social 81% OFASIA’S TOP BRANDS USE SOCIAL MEDIA SOURCE: BURSON MARSTELLER
  • 22.
    we are social 2,767,417,932 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS ACROSS ASIA: SOURCE: LATEST CARRIER-REPORTED REGISTERED SUBSCRIBERS, AS CITED IN WIKIPEDIA, NOVEMBER 2011
  • 23.
    we are social THREEQUARTERS OF ASIA’S POPULATION HAS A MOBILE PHONE SOURCE: LATEST CARRIER-REPORTED REGISTERED SUBSCRIBERS, AS CITED IN WIKIPEDIA, NOVEMBER 2011; COMPARED TO UN DATA, JUNE 2011
  • 24.
    we are social MOBILESUBSCRIPTION PENETRATION BY ASIAN COUNTRY SOURCE: LATEST CARRIER-REPORTED RESITERED SUBSCRIBER NUMBERS AS CITED IN WIKIPEDIA, NOVEMBER 2011 COMPARED TO UN DATA, JUNE 2011 GLOBAL! AVERAGE! 161% 158% 151% 147% 144% 113% 110% 109% 108% 107% 100% 94% 89% 88% 87% 76% 75% 71% 68% 61% 60% 57% 56% 42% 2% MACAU HONGKONG VIETNAM MALDIVES SINGAPORE MALAYSIA TAIWAN SOUTHKOREA BRUNEI THAILAND JAPAN PHILIPPINES INDONESIA MONGOLIA SRILANKA CAMBODIA [ASIANAVERAGE] INDIA CHINA PAKISTAN LAOS BHUTAN BANGLADESH NEPAL MYANMAR
  • 25.
    we are social 55% OFTHE WORLD’S MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS PEOPLE IN ASIA ACCOUNT FOR SOURCE: LATEST CARRIER-REPORTED REGISTERED SUBSCRIBERS, AS CITED IN WIKIPEDIA, NOVEMBER 2011
  • 26.
    we are social 623,000,000 MOBILEINTERNET USERS ACROSS ASIA: SOURCE: EMARKETER, MAY 2011
  • 27.
    we are social 69% OFASIA’S INTERNET USERS ACCESS VIA MOBILE DEVICES SOURCE: NIELSEN
  • 28.
    we are social $! US$139 BILLION THE VALUE OF MOBILE COMMERCE IN ASIA IN 2012 IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED SOURCE: ZDNET ASIA, AS CITED IN THE ADMA SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA YEARBOOK 2011
  • 29.
    we are social COUNTRYBY COUNTRY A CLOSER LOOK AT EACH ASIAN MARKET
  • 30.
    we are social BANGLADESH 2,110,720 79,677,000 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 1,735,020 INTERNET USERS 142,319,000 TOTAL POPULATION URBAN INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 56 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 1 % 1 % 25% 75% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 31.
    we are social BHUTAN 62,680 400,183 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 53,280 INTERNET USERS 708,265 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 57 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 8 % 9 % URBAN 33% 67% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 32.
    we are social BRUNEIDARUSSALAM 224,240 437,932 MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS 318,900 INTERNET USERS 406,000 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 79 % 55 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 100+ % URBAN 72% 28% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 33.
    we are social CAMBODIA 412,360 10,189,746 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 329,680 INTERNET USERS 13,395,682 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 76 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 2 % 3 % URBAN 20% 80% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 34.
    we are social CHINA 536,000,000 916,500,000 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 485,000,000 INTERNET USERS 1,339,724,852 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 67% 40% 36% USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION URBAN 50% 50% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 35.
    we are social HONGKONG 3,828,000 11,231,419 MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS 4,878,713 INTERNET USERS 7,108,100 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 69 % 54 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 100+ % URBAN 100% SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 36.
    we are social INDIA 38,045,000 858,370,000 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 100,000,000 INTERNET USERS 1,210,193,422 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 71 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 8 % 3 % URBAN 29% 71% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 37.
    we are social INDONESIA 40,829,720 210,391,300 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 39,600,000 INTERNET USERS 237,556,363 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 89 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 17 % 17 % URBAN 43% 57% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 38.
    we are social JAPAN 24,700,000 127,280,000 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 99,182,000 INTERNET USERS 127,720,000 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 78 % 100 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 19 % URBAN 86% RURAL 14% SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 39.
    we are social LAOS 109,180 3,819,929 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 527,400 INTERNET USERS 6,348,800 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 60% USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 8 % 2 % URBAN 27% 73% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; LAOS NATIONAL AUTHORITY OF POST AND TELECOMS, NOVEMBER 2010
  • 40.
    we are social MACAU 208,580 900,000 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 280,900 INTERNET USERS 558,100 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 50 % 37 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 100+ % URBAN 100% SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 41.
    we are social MALAYSIA 11,816,200 32,411,937 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 16,902,600 INTERNET USERS 28,656,000 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 59 % 41 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 100+ % URBAN 64% 36% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 42.
    we are social MALDIVES 114,320 465,824 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 107,460 INTERNET USERS 317,280 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 34 % 36 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 100+ % URBAN 35% 65% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 43.
    we are social MONGOLIA 236,520 2,483,720 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 350,000 INTERNET USERS 2,826,500 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 88 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 12 % 8 % URBAN 61% 39% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 44.
    we are social MYANMAR(BURMA) N/A 850,500 MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS 110,000 INTERNET USERS 48,337,000 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION N/A USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 0.23 % 2 % URBAN 31% 69% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; THERE ARE NO OFFICIAL REPORTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USER NUMBERS FOR MYANMAR; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 45.
    we are social NEPAL 1,296,600 11,056,830 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 1,072,900 INTERNET USERS 26,620,809 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 42!% USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 4 % 5 % URBAN 17% 83% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 46.
    we are social PAKISTAN 5,506,740 107,900,000 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 20,431,000 INTERNET USERS 177,671,000 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 61 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 12 % 3 % URBAN 35% 65% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 47.
    we are social THEPHILIPPINES 26,752,000 88,119,840 MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS 29,700,000 INTERNET USERS 94,013,200 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 32 % 28 % 94 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION URBAN 63% 37% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 48.
    we are social SINGAPORE 2,602,920 7,322,553 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 3,658,400 INTERNET USERS 5,076,700 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 72 % 51 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 100+ % URBAN 100% SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 49.
    we are social SOUTHKOREA 25,000,000 52,600,000 MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS 39,440,000 INTERNET USERS 48,219,000 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 82 % 52 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 100+ % URBAN 82% 18% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 50.
    we are social SRILANKA 1,126,020 18,013,623 MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS 1,776,900 INTERNET USERS 20,653,000 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 87 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 9 % 5 % URBAN 85% RURAL 15% SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 51.
    we are social TAIWAN 11,163,900 25,412,000 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 16,147,000 INTERNET USERS 23,197,947 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 70 % 48 % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 100+ % URBAN 78% 22% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 52.
    we are social THAILAND 12,881,800 71,824,561 MOBILESUBSCRIBERS 18,310,000 INTERNET USERS 67,070,000 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 27 % 100+ % USERS ON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION 19 % URBAN 31% 69% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
  • 53.
    we are social VIETNAM 6,800,000 USERSON TOP SOCIAL NETWORK 129,729,035 MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS 29,268,606 INTERNET USERS 85,846,997 TOTAL POPULATION INTERNET PENETRATION SOCIAL NETWORK PENETRATION MOBILE PENETRATION 34 % 8 % 100+ % URBAN 30% 70% RURAL SOURCES: UN DATA ACCESSED NOV 2011; INTERNET WORLD STATS ACCESSED NOV 2011; LATEST SITE-REPORTED FIGURES AS AT NOV 2011; OPERATOR-REPORTED FIGURES AS CITED ON WIKIPEDIA, ACCESSED NOV 2011
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