{"id":1487,"date":"2013-08-26T12:16:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T05:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.appota.com\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2021-04-22T16:21:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T09:21:29","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-mobile-market-in-vietnam-in-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.appota.com\/en_US\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-mobile-market-in-vietnam-in-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about the mobile market in Vietnam in 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of you may already know\u00a0Appota<\/a>, one of Vietnam\u2019s rising startup stars from Hanoi. It\u2019s a mobile content platform that helps distribute apps, games, and general content to users while also doing the good work of getting developers paid. Well, every few months Appota compiles all the data it has on mobile in Vietnam. This time it\u2019s got a comprehensive report of the latest figures and a nice slideshare you can check out at the bottom. The report frames the landscapes in three ways: the good, the bad, and the ugly.<\/p>\n

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But before we get into the mobile insights, it\u2019s worth noting some key stats on Vietnam. The majority of the population, about 70 percent, are under 35. That makes for a very young population, 30 percent of which live in the cities. More than 17 million people live in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam\u2019s two biggest cities and places where more than 70 percent of the population have access to the internet.<\/p>\n

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The good<\/h2>\n

Last year, we reported\u00a0IDC data<\/a>\u00a0that Vietnam\u2019s smartphone sales totaled around four million total units. This year, it\u2019s projected to hit well over six million.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s get into Appota\u2019s insights:<\/p>\n