A survey of online users in the United States revealed that 49 percent of respondents felt that social media and messaging apps were among the three types of apps that they spent the most time on. During the third quarter 2019 survey, 26 percent of respondents stated the same about gaming apps.
App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019
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AudienceProject. (October 3, 2019). App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/
AudienceProject. "App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019." Chart. October 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/
AudienceProject. (2019). App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/
AudienceProject. "App Categories That Mobile Users in The United States Spend The Most Time on as of 3rd Quarter 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/
AudienceProject, App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019 [Graph], AudienceProject, October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/