Find out which type of apps Singaporeans use most on their smartphones

87% access the internet daily on their phones.

Surfing the net via smartphones for Singaporeans have slowly overtaking accessing the internet through PCs, as 87% admit that it has become a daily activity.

According to a study by GfK, messaging apps are also used more than any other smartphone apps across most Asian countries, with Singapore taking the lead along with Indonesia and India.

“Over 80 percent of users in each of the respective countries say they use it at least once weekly,” the study noted.

Meanwhile, Singaporeans have also adapted to shopping through their phones while connecting both online and offline to reap rewards.

“Consumers in Singapore and Indonesia also reported fairly high usage incidence (37 and 35 percent). Only the developed markets of Australia and Japan are still very much conducting their online shopping activities on their PCs,” the study added.