During a survey conducted in India in September 2021, more than ** percent of respondents stated that they had social media applications such as Facebook and Instagram installed on their smartphones. Trailing close behind were messaging apps such as WhatsApp which were installed on over ** percent respondents' smartphones during the survey period.
Female respondents = 14,785; male respondents = 25,707
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question asked during the survey was: "Which of the following categories of mobile apps do you currently have installed on your smartphone? (choose all that apply)"
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