the line graph depicts the proportion of people gaining access to the internet via desktop computers, smartphones, laptops and tablets in ten years from 2010 to 2020.
overall, it is clear that there were various levels of increase in the percentage of people using smartphones, tablets and smartphones to go online over the given period, while the opposite trend can be seen regarding desktop computers.
smartphones and tablets both started at 10 percent in 2010. from 2010 to 2015, the proportion of people who accessed the internet through tablets doubled to 20%, whereas the number for smartphones increased more than one-fold, reaching approximately 35%。over the following five years, the number for smartphones rose to 60%, which was sixfold of its initial percent, and there was no change in the percentage of people going online via tablets.
by contrast, desktop computers, which began with 50% of people using it for the internet, declined dramatically to reach 20% in 2020. smartphones had the least change in its number, growing from 30% in 2010 to peak at 40% in 2015. subsequently, it declined to 35% in 2020.