# Misplaced Mobiles Statistics The World of Lost Smartphones Infographic Shows the Real Deal By Kevin Young | Published 2012-05-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lost-smartphone-infographic References: [holykaw.alltop](http://holykaw.alltop.com/the-world-of-lost-smartphones-infographic) & [mylookout](https://www.mylookout.com/) Mobile security firm 'Lookout' created this lost smartphone infographic called 'The World of Lost Smart Phones.' Many people lose their phones and it's always frustrating when you can't restore your contacts. Photos, videos and text messages are just a few of the important features that people want to retrieve when a phone is lost. This lost smartphone infographic provides statistics on information about how often people lose their phones and what's the most likely place to lose it and more. During New Years celebration alone there was $14 million worth of phones that were lost. In Niagara Falls, there is a minimum of four [phones lost each day](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lost-and-found-id-tag) and around the world there's $7 million worth of smart phones that are lost. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Mobile Phone Loss Prevention:** Opportunities for development of loss prevention technologies and services for mobile phones. - **Data Backup Solutions:** Emerging market for innovative data backup solutions for smartphones to help retrieve lost data. - **Smartphone Insurance:** Increased demand for policies that cover damages or loss of expensive smartphones. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile Technology:** Innovative technologies aimed at preventing the loss of smartphones offer a disruptive opportunity within the mobile technology space. - **Data Storage and Backup Solutions:** Emerging solutions that provide easy data backup and retrieval for mobile devices offer opportunities within the data storage and backup industries. - **Insurance:** Smartphone loss and damage insurance policies offer growth opportunities for the insurance industry that is looking to diversify its offerings and market. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Anti-Theft Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unsnatchable-phone-case.md) - [Phone Recovery Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/getmobi.md) - [Anti-Phone Theft Festival Pins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/block-pin.md) - [Phone Locator Alerts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fingerfind.md) - [Economical New Years Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobileklinik.md) - [Smartphone Retail Security Tags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/safe-tag.md) - [Clapping Missing Device Locators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antilost-clap-to-find-phone.md) - [Stolen Art-Tracking Mobile Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/national-stolen-art-file.md) - [Location-Aware Security Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/revolut-street-mode.md)