The online population of Myanmar is growing at a rapid pace, with Telenor claiming 13.7m subscribers in a recent release. 52% of customers are active data users.
This matches MPT’s 14 million subscribers, and dwarfs Ooredoo’s reported 5 million subscribers.
Myanmar now has at least 33 million active mobile subscriptions in a country with an official population of 53 million. Smartphone usage rate is reported at 80%.
Viber estimates that it has 18 million active users in the country – meaning that almost 1 in 2 of all active cell phones in the country have Viber installed on them.
Myanmar Digital Future – Telenor [Infographic]
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