UK households: ownership of mobile telephones 1996-2022

Mobile telephones have become increasingly relevant to many aspects of modern life, a phenomenon that is evidenced by the development in the rate of households owning a mobile telephone. Currently, approximately 93 percent of households in the United Kingdom (UK) own a mobile phone. That sits in stark contrast with 2000-2001, when less than half of all households in the UK reported owning a mobile telephone. Smartphones leading the charge   Given their role as the digital swiss army knife of modern tech, it is no surprise that smartphones are behind much of the growth in this space. Smartphone adoption reached 78 percent during the first half of 2018, up from 29 percent at the beginning of 2011. Smartphone ownership drops off steeply for users aged 55 or older, with just 55 percent of residents in that age group reporting that they own a smartphone compared with 95 percent of people aged from 16 to 24 and 25 to 34 years of age.   Apple on top     The smartphone market is mostly split between iOS and Android, with Apple emerging as the UK’s preferred smartphone manufacturer. In April 2023, the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, and the iPhone 14 Pro Max claimed 41 percent of the market, taking each of the top three positions.

移动电话在现代生活的诸多方面日益显得至关重要，这一现象可通过拥有移动电话的家庭比率增长得到证实。目前，英国（UK）约93%的家庭拥有移动电话。这一比例与2000-2001年形成鲜明对比，当时英国仅有不到一半的家庭报告称拥有移动电话。智能手机引领潮流——鉴于其在现代技术中扮演的数字瑞士军刀的角色，智能手机是推动该领域增长的主要力量。智能手机的普及率在2018年上半年度达到了78%，而2011年初仅为29%。对于55岁及以上的用户，智能手机的拥有率急剧下降，该年龄段的居民中仅有55%表示拥有智能手机，相比之下，16至24岁以及25至34岁的年龄段人群的拥有率分别为95%。苹果独占鳌头——智能手机市场主要由iOS和Android两大平台构成，苹果成为英国最受欢迎的智能手机制造商。截至2023年4月，iPhone 14、iPhone 14 Pro以及iPhone 14 Pro Max占据了41%的市场份额，分别占据了市场排名的前三位。