How many telephones are there in the world

The education gaps in emerging economies are especially wide. In contrast, gender plays only a limited role in explaining differences in technological use in most countries.

Whether in advanced or emerging economies, men and women generally use technology — including smartphones, the internet and social media — at similar rates. For example, the gender gap in smartphone ownership is usually in the mid-single digits, where gaps exist at all. And, in most countries, men and women have largely obtained smartphones at similar rates in recent years, meaning that the gender gap in usage has remained constant. These are among the major findings from a Pew Research Center survey conducted among 30, people in 27 countries from May 14 to Aug.

It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. Even in a polarized era, the survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions.

Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics. Pew Research Center now uses as the last birth year for Millennials in our work. President Michael Dimock explains why.

About Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. For the first time ever there are more gadgets in the world than there are people, including a growing number that only communicate with other machines, according to data from digital analysts at GSMA Intelligence.

The number of active mobile devices and human beings crossed over somewhere around the 7. Gadgets like tablets, smartphones and not-so-smart phones are multiplying five times faster than we are, with our population growing at a rate of about two people per second, or 1. It's the fastest growing manmade phenomenon ever -- from zero to 7.

The firm pointed out that these figures, whatever they say about the proliferation of handheld technology, should be contextualised. More from Quartz About Quartz. Follow Quartz. These are some of our most ambitious editorial projects. From our Obsession. By Mike Murphy Technology editor. Published April 29, This article is more than 2 years old.