When it comes to accessing emails and social networking sites on their smart phones Indians core higher. The survey says compared to 54 per cent in the US, 76 percent of smartphone users in India access social networking sites on their devices.

Lalitesh Katragadda, Country Head, India Product, Google India has stated to Business Line that “The survey reiterates our belief in ‘mobile first'. Culturally, even beyond the well-educated, mainstream Indians are technology curious and device savvy. We believe that the Internet-like telephony did, is making the leap from wired Internet to mobile, and hundreds of millions of Indians will go online on their mobile devices,” said.

“At Google, we are building a powerful, simple, personable mobile ecosystem that helps every user be connected as they want and when they want to,” he has added.

The significant increase in the smartphone by the age group of 18 to 29 is the highest in the country. While only 17 percent are in the 30 to 49 age group, surprisingly 36 per cent of all smartphone owners in India are in the age group of 18 to 29.