BuzzCity, which provides wireless communities and consumer services, has announced the results of its quarterly Global Mobile Advertising Index. According to BuzzCity, the results show that the global recession is having little to no effect on mobile advertisers or user habits. The Index documents the growth of mobile Internet advertising and represents inventory sold across the BuzzCity Mobile Advertising Network in more than 200 countries globally. It indicates growth in the number of users accessing the mobile Internet, in spite of declining public confidence in the economy and security in the job market.   
In the first three months of 2009, the BuzzCity Advertising Network delivered 8.5 billion paid advertising banners, an increase of 11% over the previous quarter. The top 10 countries by the number of paid advertising banners delivered in each are:

1. Indonesia: 4.4 billion (23% growth)
2. India: 842 million (+16%)
3. United States: 527 million (+38%)
4. South Africa: 428 million (-8 %)
5. Egypt: 162 million (+8 %)
6. Romania: 161 million (+9 %)
7. China: 130 million (+67% )
8. Philippines: 125 million (+8 %)
9. United Kingdom: 113 million (+54 %)
10. Bangladesh: 112 million (-16 %)

 

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