The graph shows data on the use of social networks via mobile browsers. Mobile social networks are mainly used by smartphone owners. About 30 percent of smartphone users in the U.S. access social networks on their device.
Most popular mobile browser activities according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Search/browse the internet
57%
Shop (browsing or buying)
26%
Check the weather
20%
Watch/read news (other than sports)
20%
Listen to music
16%
Communicate with people
13%
Watch TV/videos
12%
Play games
12%
Read/watch sports news/analysis
12%
Manage finances
11%
Take/edit/share photos or videos
9%
Stay organized
7%
Watch sports games
5%
Read magazines
5%
Organize transport
4%
Play fantasy sports
3%
Track your own physical activity (fitness tracker)
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Ipsos MORI. (August 1, 2017). Most popular mobile browser activities according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267348/mobile-browser-activities-usa/
Ipsos MORI. "Most popular mobile browser activities according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017." Chart. August 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267348/mobile-browser-activities-usa/
Ipsos MORI. (2017). Most popular mobile browser activities according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267348/mobile-browser-activities-usa/
Ipsos MORI. "Most Popular Mobile Browser Activities According to Smartphone Users in The United States as of May 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267348/mobile-browser-activities-usa/
Ipsos MORI, Most popular mobile browser activities according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267348/mobile-browser-activities-usa/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Most popular mobile browser activities according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017 [Graph], Ipsos MORI, August 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267348/mobile-browser-activities-usa/
