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The History of Telephones

By chalundquist

  • The First Telephone Made

    The First Telephone Made
    The first telephone made was made and developed by Antonio Meucci in 1849

  • First U.S. Patent for the Telephone

    First U.S. Patent for the Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell won the first patent for the telephone in 1876

  • 600,000 Total Used Phones

    600,000 Total Used Phones
    In 1900, there were 600,000 phones under Bell's system.

  • 5.8 Million Used Phones

    5.8 Million Used Phones
    In 1910, the number shot up to 5.8 million.

  • First Rotary Dial Handset Made

    First Rotary Dial Handset Made
    First Rotary Dial was made in 1927 by Almon Brown Strowger.

  • First Portable Cell Phone

    First Portable Cell Phone
    In 1972 the first cell phone was made by Martin Cooper

  • 24 Million Used Cell Phones

    24 Million Used Cell Phones
    In 1992 there were 24 Million cell phones

  • 100 Million Phones Used

    100 Million Phones Used
    In 2000, there were 100 Million phones used

  • First iPhone

    First iPhone
    The first iPhone was made in 2007 by Apple Inc.

  • 1.76 Billion Phones

    1.76 Billion Phones
    There were 1.76 billion phones in 2014

  • 6.92 Billion Smartphones

    6.92 Billion Smartphones
    In 2023 the total number of smartphones is at 6.92 Billion