9 Out 10 People Connected To The Internet In Latin America Have A Smartphone

A new report released today by comScore Inc and IMS Internet Media Services reveals that 9 out of 10 Latin Americans connect to the Internet with a smartphone and 81 percent of them prefer Android devices

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) and IMS Internet Media Services (IMS) today released the second edition of IMS Mobile in LatAm, a joint report on trends in digital consumption and mobile apps usage in six countries in the region (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia,Peru and Chile).The report was based on results from an online survey of smartphone and tablet users aged 15 or older. The main objective was to measure the size of the audiences for specific mobile apps that generate impact in the region.The principal findings are  :

• 9 out 10 people connected to internet in Latin America have a Smartphone.
• The survey concludes that sites within the IMS portfolio have a combined potential reach of 76% of mobile users, representing the third largest digital advertising audience in the region after Google and Facebook

• Android is the leading brand of smartphones in the region, with 81% of respondents owning an Android smartphone. It also accounts for more than 70% of tablet users.
• 66% of the smartphone users made a purchase from their devices within the past six months.
• Chile and Brazil are the two countries with the largest number of purchases made from tablets.
• A third of tablet users in Mexico have an iPad – the highest of all countries measured.
• Nearly three quarters of mobile users in Colombia have Twitter installed on their smartphone or tablet.
• Mobile users in Brazil, Colombia and Chile spend the most time connected on their smartphones per week.
• 85% of users in Argentina use their mobile devices for going to social networks sites on a regular basis.
• Video, social media and messaging apps were the most popular among consumers with WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Google Maps, Instagram and Twitter topping the list.
• Snapchat and Spotify in particular saw strong engagement among Millennials compared to the majority of other apps measured.
• Smartphone consumption is highest amongst Millennials.