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Mobile Apps in Vietnam 2020 2025 Statista
Mobile Apps in Vietnam 2020 2025 Statista
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CHAPTER 01
Mobile internet
Forecast of the number of internet users in Vietnam from 2010 to 2025 (in
millions)
Internet users in Vietnam 2010-2025
60 55.97
49.61
50
42.08
38.32
40 36.05
34.32
32.01
30 27.85
24.35
20
10
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
4 Description: In 2021, the number of internet users in Vietnam amount to an estimated 72.53 million. The online audience is projected to reach 82.25 million users by 2025.Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; 2010-2019; All values are estimates.
Source(s): Statista
Forecast of the number of mobile internet users in Vietnam from 2010 to
2025 (in millions)
Mobile internet users in Vietnam 2010-2025
60
50
44.48
40
29.17
30
20 14.5
10 6.21
0.88 2.39
0.03 0.1 0.31
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
5 Description: In 2021, the number of mobile internet users in Vietnam amounts to an estimated 71.54 million. They are projected to reach 82.15 million users by 2025.Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; 2010-2019; All values are estimates.
Source(s): Statista
Forecast of the number of mobile broadband connections per 100
inhabitants in Vietnam from 2010 to 2025
Mobile broadband penetration forecast in Vietnam 2010-2025
98.18
100 95.24
91.87
88.02
83.64
78.65
Number of subscriptions
80
71.89 72.46
60
46.9 47.41
38.61
40
31.33
17.07 18.97
20 14.4
7.99
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
6 Description: In 2021, the number of mobile broadband connections per 100 inhabitants in Vietnam amount to approximately 83.64. Mobile broadband penetration in Vietnam is projected to reach 98.18 connections per 100 inhabitants by 2025. Mobile broadband
connections include cellular connections with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s (without satellite or fixed-wireless connections). Cellular Internet-of-Things (IoT) or machine-to-machine (M2M) connections are excluded.Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; 2010-2019; All values are estimates.
Source(s): Statista
Market share of mobile operating systems in Vietnam from 2009 to 2021
Market share of mobile operating systems Vietnam 2009-2021
Android iOS Windows Unknown BlackBerry OS Series 40 Nokia Unknown Samsung SymbianOS LG Sony Ericsson Other MeeGo
120%
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100%
80%
Market share
60%
40%
20%
0%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
7 Description: In 2021, Android held a share of around 66 percent of the mobile operating system market in Vietnam, making it the mobile operating system with the largest market share. iOS ranked second with almost 34 percent share of the market, followed by
Samsung. Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; 2009 to 2021
Source(s): StatCounter
Market share of leading mobile vendors across Vietnam as in 2021
Market share of mobile vendors in Vietnam 2021
Market share
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Apple 33.85%
Samsung 30.63%
Oppo 14.55%
Xiaomi 7.84%
Vivo 3.88%
Huawei 2.09%
Realme 1.68%
Unknown 1.51%
Nokia 1.03%
Sony 0.56%
Other 2.38%
App overview
Total consumer spending on mobile apps in Vietnam in 2018 and 2021 (in
million U.S. dollars)
Consumer expenditures on mobile apps Vietnam 2018-2021
400
Consumer spending in million U.S. dollars
350
290
300
250
200
161.6
150
100
50
0
2018 2020 2021
10 Description: In 2021, the value of consumer spending on mobile apps in Vietnam amounted to 416 million U.S. dollars, more than double the spending amount reported in 2018. In that year, Vietnamese consumers downloaded over three billion mobile apps in total.
Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; 2018 to 2021
Source(s): Data.ai; DataReportal; Hootsuite; We Are Social
Total number of mobile apps downloaded in Vietnam in 2018 and 2021 (in
billion)
Number of mobile apps downloaded Vietnam 2018-2021
3.5 3.37
3.0 2.78
Number of downloaded apps
2.74
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
2018 2020 2021
11 Description: In 2021, the number of mobile apps downloaded in Vietnam reached approximately 3.4 billion, indicating an increase from 2020. In that year, the total consumer spending on mobile apps amounted to around 416 million U.S. dollars.Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; 2018 to 2021
Source(s): Data.ai; DataReportal; Hootsuite; We Are Social
Most downloaded mobile apps categories on Android in Vietnam in 2020
Leading Android mobile apps categories based on downloads Vietnam 2020
Share of downloads
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Games 64.5%
Tools 5.5%
Photo 4.9%
Entertainment 3.8%
Other 16.9%
Total downloads
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
9xgeneration 77.4
VinSmart 72.33
Games 27%
Share of downloads
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
Games 41.2%
Utilities 6.7%
Finance 5.8%
Entertainment 5.3%
Business 4.9%
Education 4.9%
Other 23.1%
Facebook 20%
YouTube 10%
TikTok 9%
Zalo 8%
Messenger 8%
Shopee 5%
Others 46%
User behavior
Share of mobile apps usage among internet users in Vietnam in 3rd quarter
2020, by category
Mobile apps usage among Vietnamese internet users Q3-2020, by category
Share of respondents
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Map 72.4%
Shopping 68.5%
Music 58%
Game 57.2%
25.67
25
22.1
Number of mobile apps
20
16.8
15
10
0
2019 2020 2021
19 Description: In 2021, the number of mobile apps used in a week reached 25.67 among respondents who used the iOS operating system in Vietnam. In that year, on average, a Vietnamese iOS user spent over six hours using mobile apps per day.Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; December 2021; 105 respondents; 15-45 years; among iOS device users in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City
Source(s): Q&Me
Average time spent using mobile apps per day among iOS users in Vietnam in
2020
Daily average time spent using apps among iOS users Vietnam 2020
Share of respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
6-7 hours 8%
Video/movie 21%
Game 11%
Searching 8%
Shopping 6%
Others 13%
Share of respondents
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Facebook 94%
Zalo 89%
Youtube 85%
Tiktok 58%
Instagram 49%
Twitter 26%
Pinterest 19%
LinkedIn 10%
Share of respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Facebook 47%
Zalo 24%
Youtube 18%
TikTok 5%
Others/Don't care 3%
Instagram 3%
Share of respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55%
Facebook 48%
YouTube 15%
TikTok 13%
25 Description: According to a survey among internet users conducted in Vietnam by Decision Lab in the first quarter of 2022, the most popular platform for browsing mindlessly among Vietnamese respondents was Facebook, as stated by 48 percent of them. Facebook
was also the leading platform based on usage that year in Vietnam. Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; Q1 2022; 1455 respondents; 16-61 years; among internet users nationwide
Source(s): Decision Lab
Leading social media apps for watching short videos among internet users in
Vietnam as of 1st quarter of 2022
Leading social media apps to watch short videos in Vietnam in Q1 2022
Share of respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
TikTok 37%
Facebook 28%
YouTube 25%
212
200
Number of newly released mobile games
200
171
150
123
100
50
0
2018 2019 2020 2021*
28 Description: In 2020, there were 212 newly released mobile games in Vietnam, indicating an increase from the previous year. According to the forecast, the number of new mobile games released in 2021 will reach 200.Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; 2018 to 2020; * Forecasted. Read more
Source(s): Appota
Number of mobile games downloads in Vietnam from 2017 to 2020 with a
forecast for 2021 (in billion)
Number of mobile games downloads Vietnam 2017-2021
1.6 1.55
1.5
1.39 1.38
Number of mobile games downloads
1.4 1.35
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021*
29 Description: In 2020, the number of mobile games downloads in Vietnam reached 1.5 billion, indicating a steady increase from previous years. According to the forecast, the number of mobile games downloads in the country will be approximately 1.55 billion in 2021.
Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; 2017 to 2020; * Forecasted. Read more
Source(s): Appota
Average weekly time gamers spent playing video games in Vietnam as of
January 2021
Time gamers spent playing video games each week Vietnam 2021
Share of respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
Scale
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
Computer 2.1
Tablet 1.6
Number of downloads
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Dating apps
Share of people who used mobile dating apps in Vietnam as of September
2020
Penetration rate of mobile dating apps in Vietnam 2020
50%
46%
40%
Share of respondents
30%
20%
10%
0%
Yes No
34 Description: According to a survey on mobile dating apps conducted by Rakuten Insight in September 2020, approximately 54 percent of respondents in Vietnam stated that they had not used mobile dating apps. The same survey found that the main reason why they
had not used mobile dating apps was because they thought that such apps were not suited to Vietnamese culture.Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; September 9 to 30, 2020; 3,160 respondents; 16 years and older; among 1,709 female and 1,451 male respondents
Source(s): Rakuten Insight
Frequency of using mobile dating apps in Vietnam as of September 2020
Frequency of using mobile dating apps in Vietnam 2020
Share of respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Daily 22.2%
Rarely 7.92%
Never 1.09%
Share of respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%
Others 1.37%
36 Description: According to a survey on mobile dating apps conducted by Rakuten Insight in September 2020, approximately 36 percent of respondents in Vietnam stated that they primarily used mobile dating apps for finding a long-term romantic partner or
relationship. The same survey found that around 46 percent of respondents in Vietnam used mobile dating apps.Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; September 9 to 30, 2020; 1,464 respondents; 16 years and older; among respondents who used mobile dating apps
Source(s): Rakuten Insight
Leading mobile dating apps in Vietnam as of September 2020
Most used mobile dating apps in Vietnam 2020
Share of respondents
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Tinder 62.02%
Others 17.28%
OKCupid 15.37%
YmeetMe 15.37%
Grindr 10.72%
Bumble 9.9%
Tantan 8.47%
Paktor 6.35%
37 Description: According to a survey on mobile dating apps conducted by Rakuten Insight in September 2020, approximately 60 percent of Vietnamese respondents who used mobile dating apps stated that they used Tinder. The same survey found that around 46
percent of respondents in Vietnam used mobile dating apps. Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; September 9 to 30, 2020; 1,464 respondents; 16 years and older; among respondents who used mobile dating apps
Source(s): Rakuten Insight
CHAPTER 07
GOjek 3%
Baemin 15%
ShopeeFood (previously Now)
41%
GrabFood 41%
39 Description: In 2021, ShopeeFood and GrabFood were the leading food delivery service in Vietnam, holding 41 percent of the market share in this segment each. ShopeeFood was previously called Now and rebranded to its current name after being acquired by Sea
Group in 2017. Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; 2021
Source(s): Momentum Works
Market share of leading ride-hailing platforms in Vietnam in 2019
Leading ride-hailing services based on market share Vietnam 2019
Market share
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Grab 73%
Be 16%
Gojek 10%
40 Description: In 2019, Grab was the leading ride-sharing platform in Vietnam with 73 percent of the market share. Founded in Singapore in 2012, Grab offers transportation, food delivery, and digital payment services via its mobile app.Read more
Note(s): Vietnam; 2019
Source(s): VnExpress
Most used car ride-hailing platforms in Vietnam as of May 2021
Most popular car ride-hailing services based on usage Vietnam 2021
Share of respondents
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Grab 66%
Be 22%
FastGo 8%
MyGo 8%
VATO 4%
Others 2%
Share of respondents
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Grab 60%
Gojek 19%
Be 18%
MyGO 4%
FastGo 4%
VATO 2%
42matters
Appota
Data.ai
DataReportal
Decision Lab
GWI
Hootsuite
ITU
Limelight Networks
Momentum Works
OECD
Q&Me
Rakuten Insight
StatCounter
Statista
VnExpress
We Are Social
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