---
title: "Appendix B: Compiled usage figures"
description: "  A note on the table above: Respondents who did not know if their phone was a smartphone or if it was capable of connecting to the internet were classified as basic phone users. Respondents who did not know if their phone was a smartphone but knew it connected to the internet were classified as […]"
date: "2019-03-07"
authors:
  - name: "Laura Silver"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/laura-silver/"
  - name: "Aaron Smith"
    job_title: "Director, Data Labs"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/aaron-smith/"
  - name: "Courtney Johnson"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/courtney-johnson/"
  - name: "Jingjing Jiang"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jingjing-jiang/"
  - name: "Monica Anderson"
    job_title: "Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/monica-anderson/"
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/03/07/mobile-connectivity-in-emerging-economies-appendix-b-compiled-usage-figures/"
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# Appendix B: Compiled usage figures

[![Phone type](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2019/03/PI_2019.03.07_global-mobile_-B-01.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/03/07/mobile-connectivity-in-emerging-economies-appendix-b-compiled-usage-figures/pi_2019-03-07_global-mobile_-b-01/)

A note on the table above: Respondents who did not know if their phone was a smartphone or if it was capable of connecting to the internet were classified as basic phone users. Respondents who did not know if their phone was a smartphone but knew it connected to the internet were classified as feature phone users.

[![Internet use](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2019/03/PI_2019.03.07_global-mobile_-B-02.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/03/07/mobile-connectivity-in-emerging-economies-appendix-b-compiled-usage-figures/pi_2019-03-07_global-mobile_-b-02/)

[![Social media platform and messaging app use](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2019/03/PI_2019.03.07_global-mobile_-B-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/03/07/mobile-connectivity-in-emerging-economies-appendix-b-compiled-usage-figures/pi_2019-03-07_global-mobile_-b-03/)

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**Next:** [Appendix C: Detailed tables](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/03/07/mobile-connectivity-in-emerging-economies-appendix-c-detailed-tables.md)