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by defrost 473 days ago
Don't confuse penetration and ownership:

  As of 2024, there are approximately 4.88 billion smartphone users worldwide, accounting for about 60.42% of the global population. The number of smartphones in use globally is around 7.21 billion.
and

   The global smartphone penetration rate was estimated at 69 percent in 2023, up from 2022. This is based on an estimated 6.7 billion smartphone subscriptions worldwide and a global...
( various conflicting sources ).

A number of people have more than a single phone.