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In 2025, the share of monthly active smartphone users is projected to reach percent of the total population. This would be an increase of around *** percent from percent in 2020. For comparison, the share of smartphone users in 2015 was **** percent lower than in 2020.

Smartphone users

In 2020, there were almost ** million smartphone users in Poland, twice as many as in 2015. Moreover, the number of smartphone users is expected to grow to over ** million by 2025. Depending on age, the number of smartphone users varies. In 2017 in Poland, up to ** percent of people under 25 years old used a smartphone, while only ** percent over 55 years old. Besides, children are increasingly using smartphones at an earlier age. In 2019 in Poland, almost ** percent of children aged seven to eight have already started using smartphones. Differences in the use of a smartphone are also visible by gender. In 2017, in Poland, the percentage difference between male and female users was **** percent, with ** percent for men.

Mobile usage

Today, fewer and fewer people are sending classic SMS. Over the last seven years the number of SMSs sent in Poland has decreased to ** billion in 2019 from ** billion in 2012. While, in recent years, mobile messenger applications have gained popularity. In 2019, more than ** percent of the Poles surveyed used a messenger application, and almost ** percent used WhatsApp. An essential aspect of using a smartphone is the possibility to use the Internet on it. In 2019, almost ** percent of Poles used the Internet on the phone to browse the websites, and almost ** percent used it to scroll through social media.