Bango confirmed that mobile Web usage is not only gaining traction in the United States but soon will surpass the United Kingdom, where consumers have accessed the Internet from phones for years.
According to Bango data, the top five countries accessing the mobile Web via Bango in July 2008 are the United Kingdom at 19.35%; the United States at 18.88%; India at 10.82%; South Africa at 8.82%; and Indonesia at 4.08%. Bango identifies users by country and network of origin. The ranking is produced by measuring the number of user visits to mobile Websites from each country.
“The USA share of the browsing market has grown as an increasing number of phones come with bigger screens and service contracts that include unlimited Internet access,” said Adam Kerr, vice president of Bango North America, in a press release. “We fully expect the U.S. will overtake the U.K. in this ranking as early as this month.”