In 2023, 35 percent of the time users worldwide spent an mobile devices were spent on social media apps. Entertainment apps represented the second most engaging category for mobile users with a share of 31.4 percent of the total time spent on mobile apps. Utility and productivity apps were the third most engaging apps for global users, with 14 percent of the total time spent on mobiles being spent on apps in this category.
Distribution of the time spent using mobile apps worldwide in 2023, by category
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DataReportal, & Meltwater, & We Are Social. (February 22, 2024). Distribution of the time spent using mobile apps worldwide in 2023, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465726/global-daily-time-spent-mobile-usage/
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DataReportal, Meltwater, We Are Social. (2024). Distribution of the time spent using mobile apps worldwide in 2023, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465726/global-daily-time-spent-mobile-usage/
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