Growth of the Mobile Gaming Market
Telephia reports that mobile game sales continue to show strong performance during the first quarter of 2006, with wireless consumers buying more than 8.2 million games on their phones in March, up 53% from since January 2006. The number of unique mobile game buyers also jumped significantly, surging 44% from nearly 3.5 million in January to 5 million in March, despite other recent reports that show idle growth.
Nearly 12% of all game downloads were free during the first quarter of the year. Audience and revenue measurements for this study were collected directly from the bills of an opt-in panel of nearly 35,000 mobile consumers. “Purchase behavior from consumer bills (vs. respondent recall) is essential for accurate measurement”.
The top 5 mobile game titles In terms of revenue share:
Tetris (5.2%)
Tetris Deluxe (3.6%)
Bejeweled (2.6%)
JAMDAT Mahjong (2.2%)
Ms. Pac-Man (2.0%)
Mobile Statistics
1.5 bln mobile subscriptions in Asia-Pacific by 2010
10.8 mln mobile subscribers in Bangladesh
11 mln mobile subscribers in Bangladesh
11 mln mobile subscribers in Pakistan
125.8 mln mobile subscribers in Russia
13% of US wireless customers consider their service excellent
15% of US mobile users use mobile Web
2.5 bln mobile subscribers by the end of 2006
2.7% of Americans downloaded a mobile game
2.75% of mobile subscribers use virtual operators
20% of Australian phone users ready to cut the cord
207.9 mln wireless users in the US in 2005, 69% penetration
226.7 mln cell phones sold in Q1 2006 globally
24% of cell phone users feel they have to answer a call no matter what
27% of Europeans buy a new cell phone every year
27% of Japanese mobile consumer use bar code readers
3.8 mln of British mobile users had some SMS-related injury
33.32% of US mobile users sent or received text messages
34.8 mln mobile phones sold in the US in Q1 2006
36% of US wireless customers have been shocked by their wireless bills
37% of mobile households have checked e-mail on their phones
41% of Americans fill in their free time with calling someone on their wireless phone
41% of mobile phone owners are interested in videos
420 mln mobile users in China
44 mln cell phones sold in Japan in 2005
50% of US mobile subscribers own a cameraphone
54.1 mln Americans use Cingular, 51.3 mln - Verizon
58% of teens have cell phones
6% of US households rely exclusively on cell phones
610 mln mobile subscribers in China by 2009
7.8% of US households use cell phones instead of land lines
825.5 mln mobile phones sold in 2005, 16.7% growth
86.2 mln Brazilians have mobile phones
9.32 mln mobile subscribers in Hungary
90 mln mobile subscribers in India
930 mln mobile phones to sell in 2006
Average cell phone conversation lasts 3 minutes 15 seconds
Cell phone exam cheating in England up 27%
Cell phone penetration in Mexico reached 46% in 2005
Central and Eastern European mobile subscription revenues up 13.5% in 2005
Ireland is at 100% mobile penetration
Japanese cell phone market up 11.4% in January 2006
Japanese kids generated $275 mln for wireless industry in 2005
Men more likely than women to drive and talk on cell phones
Mobile phone market share for Q1 2006: Nokia - 33.1%, Motorola - 20.3%, Samsung - 12.8%, LG Electronics - 6.9%, Sony Ericsson - 5.9%
PIM freaks spend 13% more on wireless bills than average cellular users
Revenues per mobile user down by 11% in Finland in 2005
Top mobile vendors in Western Europe in Q1 2006: Nokia, RIM, HP, Palm
UK mobile services industry to generate $100 mln by 2008
US is at 70% wireless penetration
US SMBs to spend $18 bln on wireless bills in 2006
US wireless penetration reaches 70%, 200 mln subscribers
Verizon and Cingular both added 1.7 mln customers in Q1 2006
Wireless revenue from US businesses will grow to $52 bln in 2010
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