India Didn’t Track Smartphone Ownership Until 2025 — Most Homes Already Had One

DATA · INDIA, BY STATE, 2000–2026 India Didn’t Track Smartphone Ownership Until 2025 — Most Homes Already Had One 2000 2010 2020 2026 Delhi: 96% of households own a smartphone (2026) % OF HOUSEHOLDS OWNING ONE 0% 100% No data NSS CMS:T 2025 (NSO/MoSPI), Jan–Mar 2025 — the first Indian government survey to isolate smartphone ownership by state; the surveying agency itself cautions it "was not designed for state-level estimates." 2010/2020 are genuine, confirmed gaps, not oversights.