Short information regarding the Thai Mobile Market 2013 including Subscriber growth, Penetration growth, ARPU, Churn, Thai user data consumption and more.
2. Thailand Demographic
Source: Worldbank | Gini
Population: 67,373,000 (est. 2012)
Growth rate: 1.4%
Capitol: Bangkok: 9,300,000 (est. 2012)
Urban: 31%
Rural: 69%
Gini Index: Although Bangkok and its surrounding areas
play a dominant role in the economy; the Gini Index shows
that Thailand has a relatively equal income distribution,
greater than that of Malaysia or the Philippines and
slightly less than Singapore’s.
9. DTAC Highlights from Q1 2013
Source: dtac Q1 2013
Postpaid Prepaid Total
Q1 2013 3,021,714 23,586,844 26,608,558
Net Additions 205,762 84,537 290,299
ARPU in THB 727 201 258
10. Blended ARPU (average revenue per user)
Source: ITU | NBTC | National Statistical Office of Thailand
207 THB
(~$7.13)
11. 60 percent of Thai internet users use a mobile device to access the web
Only 6 million of the 22 million Thai households own computers
Mobile Internet usage in Thailand
Source: Yozzo.com | National Statistical Office of Thailand
12. Time spent on the internet via mobile phones accounted for 49 percent of
all media use, edging out time spent watching TV at 36 percent
49%
36%
Mobile Internet usage in Thailand – Media
Source: Nielsen Thailand Study 2013
13. 72% of Thailand’s mobile users are below the age of 24
72%
28%
Below the age
of 24-years
Above the age
of 24-years
Thailand’s Mobile users age pattern
Source: Yozzo.com | National Statistical Office of Thailand
15. Over 2.87 million smartphones sold in the first four months of 2013
Mobile Devices
Source: GfK Thailand
2.87 million
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