Smartphone ownership is growing rapidly around the world, but not always equally

By Kyle Taylor, L. Silver. 2019

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Gamification in mobile-assisted language learning: a systematic review of Duolingo literature from public release of 2012 to early 2020 (2021, background): “As smartphones, tablets, and similar devices become more widespread and powerful (Silver, 2019), at times rivaling computers, and gamified MALL platforms see more popularity and acceptance, understanding the effectiveness, impact, and guidelines for implementation of such MALL applications is…”
Adolescent Mental Health in the Digital Age: Facts, Fears and Future Directions (2020, unknown): “…one in three users of the Internet worldwide are under the age of 18 (Keeley & Little, 2017) and across both advanced and emerging economies younger (under the age of 35) versus older people (Taylor & Silver, 2018) are more likely to have access to the Internet, smartphones and social media.”
The growing field of digital psychiatry: current evidence and the future of apps, social media, chatbots, and virtual reality (2021, methodology): “According to 2018 survey data, 76% of people in advanced economies and 45% in emerging economies owned a smart phone 9 , with recent data from the US showing that ownership rates may be as high as 70% even among people with severe mental illness 1012 .”