The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) reports that mobile phone usage has doubled worldwide since 2000 and reached 2.6 billion, with developing countries leading the surge.
The bulk of the growth in mobile phone usage came from large developing countries, in particular China, India, and Russia. Such countries now account for 56% of all mobile phone users and 79% of the growth since 2000. China alone is now reporting 310 million users, one quarter its population yet larger than the population of the United States. India claims 44.5 million mobile phone subscribers, a 25% increase in 2004 alone. Russia, meanwhile, jumped from 36.5 million subscribers a year ago to 60 million as of September 2004.
According to reports 4 billion people use landline and mobile phone services. ITU stated that 1 billion mobile phones started to serve n only two years from last of 2004 to last of 2006. 200 milion mobile pshones were sold in first six months of 2006 in India and China.
The bulk of the growth in mobile phone usage came from large developing countries, in particular China, India, and Russia. Such countries now account for 56% of all mobile phone users and 79% of the growth since 2000. China alone is now reporting 310 million users, one quarter its population yet larger than the population of the United States. India claims 44.5 million mobile phone subscribers, a 25% increase in 2004 alone. Russia, meanwhile, jumped from 36.5 million subscribers a year ago to 60 million as of September 2004.
