Entry-level handset cost as share of income (poorest quintile)

By the end of 2025 an entry-level internet-enabled handset cost the poorest 20% of people in LMICs the equivalent of 44% of their average monthly income, rising to 76% in Sub-Saharan Africa with these costs expected to dramatically rise due to increases in memory costs.

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GSMA. (2025). GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_RNF94XD3DCDSR0VANHA3GJ832Z

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GSMA. "GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar." 2025, https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_RNF94XD3DCDSR0VANHA3GJ832Z.

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GSMA. "GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar." 2025. https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_RNF94XD3DCDSR0VANHA3GJ832Z.

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@misc{gsma2025entrygj832z, author = {{GSMA}}, title = {GSMA warns of emerging global AI divide as three billion people remain offline and smartphone component costs soar}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_RNF94XD3DCDSR0VANHA3GJ832Z}, note = {Original source: https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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