Growth in smartphone ownership, mobile internet user stalled in 2021: GSMA

Growth in smartphone ownership and mobile internet use among women in India has stalled in 2021, after a steady rise the year before, even as the same has grown steadily for men since 2019, according to a report by GSMA.

India has a 14% gender gap in mobile ownership but a striking 41% gap in mobile internet use, lower only after Bangladesh, finds a mobile gender gap report by GSMA.