The smart phones They are gaining more and more presence in Peruvian homes. Thus, at the end of 2022, 91.9% of these had a smartphonesurpassing for the first time the ownership of televisions (90.6%), as revealed by the Residential Survey of Telecommunications Services (Erestel) 2022, commissioned by the Supervisory Body for Private Investment in Telecommunications (Osiptel).
According to the study, The presence of these mobile devices in Peruvian homes increased from 88.4% in 2021 to 91.9% in 2022, which represented an increase of 3.5 percentage points. With this result, 9 million 373,552 have this device.
Where did the presence of smartphones grow the most?
The largest increase in possession of smartphones was recorded in rural homes, reaching 79.4% in 2022, compared to 70.3% in 2021.
Metropolitan Lima, for its part, reached 96.7% of the homes, which meant an increase of 2.1 percentage points from the previous year (94.6%). In the rest of urban areas, smartphone ownership grew from 90.9% to 93.3% between 2021 and 2022.
Erestel 2022 also revealed that the increase in smartphone ownership was more pronounced in the D/E sector (65.4%) compared to the figure obtained in 2021 (62.0%); followed by C, in which it went from 80.2% to 82.4% between 2021 and 2022. In A/B (90.8%), a slight increase was observed compared to 2021 (90.6% ).
What is the population with the most smartphones?
In the analysis by age groups, the growth related to smartphone ownership was notable among people between 36 and 45 years old (86.6%), exceeding the figure achieved in 2021 (81.5%).
Another group in which the presence of smartphones was consolidated was among people between 46 and 50 years old, which increased from 76.6% in 2021 to 81.6% in 2022.
Regarding gender, greater progress was reported in the possession of these devices among men, with an increase from 72.3% in 2021 to 75.8% in 2022. In the case of women, the possession of these devices It reached 71.8%, also showing an increase compared to the 69.0% registered at the end of 2021.
What is its main use?
84.1% of Peruvian families own at least one mobile device to connect to the internet, which means that 4 out of every 5 homes have a smartphone, laptop or tablet. This result also represents an increase of 1.9 percentage points compared to the previous year (82.2%).
According to the results of the survey at the end of 2022, 14.0% of households had 3 mobile devices, 36.5% had 2 and 33.6% had one. Meanwhile, 7% lacked a cell phone.
Source: Larepublica
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