The statistic presents the frequency of using smartphones to get news in the United States. In 2012, 36 percent of smartphone users stated they used their smartphone for that purpose at least daily.
How often do you use your smartphone to get news?*
* The original question posed by the source was: "How often do you use your smartphone to get news, including everything from the latest headlines to in-depth articles and commentary?"
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Pew Research Center, & The Economist. (October 1, 2012). How often do you use your smartphone to get news?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248893/frequency-of-using-smartphones-to-get-news-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, und The Economist. "How often do you use your smartphone to get news?*." Chart. October 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248893/frequency-of-using-smartphones-to-get-news-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, The Economist. (2012). How often do you use your smartphone to get news?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248893/frequency-of-using-smartphones-to-get-news-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, and The Economist. "How Often Do You Use Your Smartphone to Get News?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248893/frequency-of-using-smartphones-to-get-news-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center & The Economist, How often do you use your smartphone to get news?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248893/frequency-of-using-smartphones-to-get-news-in-the-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
How often do you use your smartphone to get news?* [Graph], Pew Research Center, & The Economist, October 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248893/frequency-of-using-smartphones-to-get-news-in-the-us/
