The statistic shows which mobile phone applications are used most frequently by consumers in the United States in 2009. 72 percent of the cell phone owners used text messaging most frequently on their phones in 2009.
Thinking about the features included on your cell phone, please check the answer that best describes your usage of each cell phone feature.
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Text messaging
72%
Internet access
42%
E-mail
39%
Mobile online search
30%
Download applications to my phone
27%
GPS (global positioning service)
26%
Update social networking page
25%
Receive news, sports, weather and traffic updates through text messaging
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Deloitte. (September 1, 2010). Thinking about the features included on your cell phone, please check the answer that best describes your usage of each cell phone feature. [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/200069/mobile-phone-applications-used-most-frequently-in-the-us/
Deloitte. "Thinking about the features included on your cell phone, please check the answer that best describes your usage of each cell phone feature.." Chart. September 1, 2010. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200069/mobile-phone-applications-used-most-frequently-in-the-us/
Deloitte. (2010). Thinking about the features included on your cell phone, please check the answer that best describes your usage of each cell phone feature.. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200069/mobile-phone-applications-used-most-frequently-in-the-us/
Deloitte. "Thinking about The Features Included on Your Cell Phone, Please Check The Answer That Best Describes Your Usage of Each Cell Phone Feature.." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/200069/mobile-phone-applications-used-most-frequently-in-the-us/
Deloitte, Thinking about the features included on your cell phone, please check the answer that best describes your usage of each cell phone feature. Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/200069/mobile-phone-applications-used-most-frequently-in-the-us/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Thinking about the features included on your cell phone, please check the answer that best describes your usage of each cell phone feature. [Graph], Deloitte, September 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/200069/mobile-phone-applications-used-most-frequently-in-the-us/
