Got these global Facebook users statistics through a friend. Released in March 31, 2010.

See how much the Philippines has grown in terms of Facebook usage.

11Million Pinoys are on Facebook.
At this growth rate (1,000% +), we’ll have 11Billion Pinoys on Facebook by March 2011.
But wait, we don’t have 11 Billion Pinoys! LOL!
At wala pa akong nako-contribute sa population natin!

More Facebook statistics here.

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Philippines Facebook user growth, global statistics

I got this information via email on how Pinoys use mobile apps and online apps. I made sure from the source whether I could share the information. Glad to pass on the information to help readers understand where the Mobile Apps market is like and where it’s headed. There are two studies in the files below. 

The first is how Pinoys use Mobile Apps. The second is What Pinoys do Online. 

How Pinoys use mobile Apps 

Among the top usage of Mobile Apps are m-commerce, MMS, ringtones, gaming and infotainment. Of course Txt Messaging is used by many more subscribers, it’s included in the table further below just for comparison. Other items in the list are Graphics, Music, Email Msg, Mobile TV/ video, Mobile IM, 3G Sub (just for comparison). 

Philippine Mobile Apps Users 2009 (click to see full image)

Philippine Mobile Apps Users 2009 - figures (click to see full image)

Philippine Mobile Apps User 2003-2013 (click to see full image)

The second study is What Pinoys do online. On the top of the list is email, chatrooms and playing games. This information is rather dated (2008). 

Other items on the list include: Playing games, Download pictures, Download games, Academic study/research, General browsing, Download music/ MP3, Video conferencing, Listening to online radio, Download videos, Sports 

What Filipinos do online 2008 (click to see full image)

What Filipinos do online 2008 - figures (click to see full image)

Here’s a link to the excel file: How Pinoys Use Mobile and online Apps on Google Docs. It includes information for neighboring countries Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Got this through the email vine. It’s a Yahoo-Nielsen study of Philippine internet users. I publish here a few excerpts and end with a few quick thoughts on the study.

Yahoo-Nielsen Study on Urban Philippines Internet users: Key Highlights

• 28% of Filipinos in National Urban Philippines have accessed the Internet in the past month. 5% access the Internet everyday.
• Filipino internet users are likely to be below 29 years old, single and are better educated.
• Internet use is not restricted just to the big cities like Metro Manila. Other cities are experiencing internet growth. For example, 35% of Filipinos in Cagayan de Oro have accessed the internet in the past month.
• Filipino Internet users are more likely to be opinion leaders and early adopters compared to traditional media consumers. They are likely to be individualistic, trend conscious, willing to pay for quality products and are tech-enthusiasts.
• Internet usage is particularly higher amongst the younger segments. 50% of those below 20 years old have accessed the internet in the past month
• Internet Cafes are an important internet access point. 71% have accessed the internet from internet cafes in the past 3 months. 47% of all internet time are spent in internet cafes. Internet cafes are also a dominant access point fo ruser from the lower socio-economic classes.
• Email, Instant messaging and Search are the most common online activities for Filipino internet users. Yahoo! is the dominant web-based email, instant messaging and search service in the Philippines.
• Social networking is a key online activity. 51% claimed to have visited a social networking site in the past month. 1 in 3 Filipino internet users have a blog. Friendster is the leading social network in the Philippines.

Online Activities

• Used email (63%)
• Used instant messengers (63%)
• Used search (58%)
• Played games online (53%)
• Visited a social networking site (51%)
• Read blogs (42%)
• Down-/uploaded digital photos on photo sharing sites (33%)
• Worked on personal blog (32%)
• Listened to internet radio (28%)
• Down-/uploaded music files online (25%)
• Reads news online on internal portals or other news sites (24%)
• Internet SMS (23%)
• Conducted online banking transactions (3%)
• Purchased products online (3%)

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More details, see here: Yahoo Nielsen Study on Urban Philippines Internet users

Ka Edong’s thoughts:

• It’s quite remarkable that internet users are “opinion leaders” in their circle. Once upon a time, it was the person in the barrio who owned a transistor radio who would be an “opinion leader”. That’s why taxi drivers are so “opinionated” — because they’re tuned in to the radio and they echo what they hear.
• “opinion leaders” — I would also say that internet users are very vocal online. One reason is the relative low-risk of giving a strong opinion online (compared to giving a strong opinion in a real-life setting). The relative anonymity of the internet gives them less risk.
• On the other hand, it has become important as well for the internet savvy users to build and protect their online “brand”. Gone are the days when the internet savvy user hides in anonymity. Now with twitter, plurk, facebook, friendster and blogging, people are extending their *real* identities online. Gone are the days of creating “false online identities”.
• Email, IM and search are still leading activities in Internet. No surprise.
• I’m surprised Social networks is down at rank 5 below online gaming (rank 4). I think one reason is that internet cafes are still dominated by the young males with preference for gaming; Contrast that to the young females who are more likely to do social networking.
• I wonder if there are internet cafes that are built to be “female friendly”.
• Internet cafes are truly important for internet access. But hey, we’re changing the game here .
• Photos, read/write blogs — no surprise
• Internet radio — really? 28%? (not really remarkably high or anything).
• And, oh yes, there is an internet activitythat is obviously missing in the list — viewing porn! If that were included in the survey, I would expect it to be among the top 5.

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internet user since 1996

• China has 431 million users, making it the largest cellphone market in the world.
• The number of cellphone users increased by a monthly average of 5.5 million during the first seven months of 2006.
• The average cellphone user spends about 6 yuan per month on music including for different types of ring tones.
• Ring tones took off in 2005, with revenue from them more than quadrupling from 2004.
  Sources: BDA China; China Ministry of Information Industry
  Quoted from: Asian Walstreet Journal, Nov10-12, 2006 issue
  

5.5 Million additional cellphone users per month?!

Why aren’t our Filipino Technopreneurs penetrating the China market, what with our expertise in mobile app and content development?!

One in Three (34% of the 80 million) Filipinos uses cell phones
63% of the upper middle to upper classes own cell phones
17% of the poorest sector have cell phones.
Reference: Pulse Asia’s March-April 2003

94% of Filipino cell phone users send SMS
70% of them sending as many as 10 messages a day
Primarily P2P
57% use it to send messages concerning family or relatives
52% to send greetings

Reference:
Powerpoint presentation of Emmanuel Lallana, Commissioner – Commission for Information and Communications Technology

“There are currently 35 million cellular phone subscribers in the country: 20.8 million for Smart, 12.4 million for Globe and 1.8 million for Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc.’s Sun Cellular.”

Source:
3G, smartphones to usher in need for antivirus solutions
Erwin Oliva, Inq7.net

The Philippines has beenconsistently referred to as the texting capital of the world, and has especially taken tothis technology in a big way. It is estimated that around 200 million text messages a day are sent in the country!

Reference:
The Viability of Mobile SMS TEchnologies for Non-Formal Distance Learning In Asia
Angelo Juan O. Ramos, M.D.