Shocking! Only 1% of people above 50 use Internet on mobilephones

It seems that people over 50 years of age are not making use of present day technology. As per the data released by Telenor Group, 6% of mobile users in India are over 50 years.

Moreover, only 1% of total mobile internet users in India are over 50 years.

Telenor Group released data from four Asian markets that indicated that senior citizens were not fully receiving the benefits of the mobile Internet.

The research by the Group in four of its regional markets suggested that not all citizens in these societies were receiving benefits of connectivity.

The study-‘The unconnected senior citizens of Asia’-drew customer data from four Telenor markets: India, Thailand, Bangladesh and Malaysia. The findings suggested that the senior segment in some of these markets represent as little as 2% of active mobile users, with still fewer using smartphones.

A demographic breakdown showed that only 10% of Uninor’s subscribers in India were above 45 years.

Meanwhile, of the total mobile phone users in India, only 6% are over 50 years of age.

Sigve Brekke, Executive Vice President and Head of Asia operations, Telenor Group, said that it was matter of concern for Telenor as senior citizens were not availing services in their Asian markets.

“The Internet can be a vital way of maintaining civic participation and even receiving basic citizen services in the near future, and thus the findings should be of interest to multiple stakeholders, from policy makers to corporations, families, and individuals. This is particularly true as several Asian societies anticipate increasingly aging populations: we must work to achieve connectivity for all, not just the young,” he said.