Mobile Social Networking to Reach 800 Million in 2012

Mobile social network users is growing quickly.

According to a study conducted by The Kelsey Group and ConStat, the percentage of mobile phone users who said they accessed social networks from their handset jumped 182% from September 2007 to October 2008.

Mobile Content Used by US Adult Mobile Phone Users, September 2007 & October 2008 (% of respondents)<

eMarketer predcits that by 2012 over 800 million users worldwide will access and participate in social networks via their mobile device. The number was  82 million in 2007.

The total mobile social network user base in 2012 will be under 20% of the worldwide mobile user population.  However,  it is likely that these users will have a strong mpact on marketing, media and mobile communications because creating and sharing digital content (user-generated and professional) forms much of the social networking experience.

Mobile Social Network Users Worldwide, 2007-2012 (millions)

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