Lionel Sujay Vailshery
Research expert covering cloud computing and emerging tech industries
Mobile apps in Asia - statistics & facts
Messaging, food delivery, ride-hailing, digital payments, entertainment – the ever-increasing range of mobile applications gives anyone who owns a smartphone access to a sheer endless number of services. With smartphone adoption in Asia set to reach over 90 percent by 2030, mobile apps will play a significant role in better integrating users regardless of their educational or financial background and place of residence. This positive impact can already be observed across the region, with telehealth apps giving people living in rural areas better access to healthcare services and banking apps empowering users to get more actively involved in their own finances. One such example is Bangladesh's first unicorn, mobile financial service bKash.
