Mumbaikars No. 2 in forgetting mobiles

Mumbai ranks second only to London when it comes to forgetful travellers. In the past six months Mumbaites have forgotten a staggering 32,970 mobile phones, 349 laptops and 349 USB sticks/thumb drives in taxis. These are just the ones that have been reported as lost.

A survey of taxi drivers from 11 major cities across the world conducted by Pointsec Mobile Technologies reveals that thousands of mobile phones, hand-held devices, laptops and USB sticks are forgotten in taxis every day. The city is not alone when it comes to forgetful travellers.

The story of lost and forgotten mobiles echoes around the world with the same fate afflicting London, Sydney, Stockholm, San Francisco, Washington, Helsinki, Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin and Oslo. Of all cities, London emerges at the top with the most forgetful population, losing 54,872 mobile phones.

In case of handheld devices such as pocket PCs being lost, London (4,718) ranked highest once again, followed by Washington (2,260), Munich (1902) and Berlin (1125). The number of lost laptops was also the highest in London (3,179) with Munich in the second place (355) followed by Mumbai in the third spot (349).

Source:ISource updates