Study shows 80 percent of adult internet users own smartphones

Washington: A new research has revealed that around 80 percent of adult internet users own a smartphone.

According to Tech Crunch, the research out from the GlobalWebIndex indicates that in a survey of 170,000 adult internet users across 32 markets, only 9 percent report having a smartwatch, and 7 percent said they owned smart wristbands.

However, statistics suggest that the usage of PCs is still high with 91 percent of all online adult using computers.

Males aged between 25-34 in the Asia-Pacific region accounted for the majority of adults using wearables.