The number of cell phones in South Korea and the population is almost equal.

South Korean mobile phone is more than 93 percent of the population, AP reported, citing data on the South Korean Communications Commission. On average, one family account for 2.75 South Korean mobile phone.
There are currently living in South Korea 48.6 million. They are in the hands of 45.6 million mobile phones. In terms of the number of cellular phones per capita, South Korea is one of the world leaders.
Representatives of the South Korean authorities believe that the number of cellular phones in the country will continue to grow despite the economic crisis. The Koreans are using mobile phone for calls and sending SMS, as well as for web surfing, listening to music and make purchases.
The best-known South Korean manufacturers of mobile phones are Samsung and LG. At the end of 2008, they took second and third places on the number of telephones in the world.
Representatives of the South Korean Communications Commission reported that 15.4 million people in South Korea enjoyed high-speed Internet. This is slightly less than one third of the population.