February 13, 2005
90% of US College Students own a cell phone and other Mobile Stats
To file under random stats.
In 2000, just over 33% of US college students had cell phones on campus, according to a national survey by Student Monitor. In the fall of 2004, nearly 90% did. [via ItFacts]
On this same page from ItFacts is a mile long list of "Mobile usage statistics" from around the world. Here are just a few:
-- $3.5 bln ringtones sold worldwide
-- 16% of teenagers received SMS threats
-- 171.2 million Americans have cell phones
-- 300 million cell phone subscribers in China by the end of 2004
-- 36% of personal calls are made from cellphones
-- 40% of businesses have a policy on cell phone usage
-- 6% of Americans cut the landline in favor of wireless
-- 735 mln mobile phones to sell in 2005
-- 75.5 Americans to use SMS by 2007
-- 8 mln 3G users in Europe by 2005
-- 90% of Germans turn off their cell phones in the movies
-- Americans send 2.5 bln text messages a month
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