Stat Spot: Male versus female mobile phone ownership worldwide

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There are 300m fewer female mobile phone owners than male around the world, according to a February 2010 report by the GSM Association and Cherie Blair Foundation. If this metric was resolved to parity, it would add USD 13 billion to operator revenues worldwide. Source: GSMA/Cherie Blair Foundation (PDF Link)

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February 24, 2010. Posted by Marek Pawlowski in the 'Stat Spot' category. 1 comment - join the debate below.

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