Netherlands the leader in tablet penetration in Europe: Study

Tablet use penetrations are much lower than smartphones in many developed countries in Europe, according to Deloitte’s Global Mobile Consumer Survey. In 2013, the 42 percent of people in the Netherlands used tablets, the highest number in Europe, while Spain followed with 39 percent; the United Kingdom with 36 percent; and Belgium and France each with 30 percent, according to the study.

World Newsmedia Network has published Global Digital Media Trendbook each year since 2006. The 2014 trendbook contains 500 data sets and 230 pages of analysis about digital media usage and revenue patterns, including this data set. To download the GDMT free executive summary, go to www.wnmn.org