U.S. location-based services categories 2015

Published by Statista Research Department, May 4, 2016
This statistic ranks the leading app categories for which mobile app users in the United States have enabled location services as of July 2015. During the survey period, 65 percent of respondents stated that they had turned on location services for weather apps.

Leading app categories for which mobile app users in the United States have enabled location services as of July 2015

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Weather 65%
Social networking 38%
Travel 23%
Photo & video 18%
News 16%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents65%65%38%38%23%23%18%18%16%16%WeatherSocial networkingTravelPhoto & videoNews
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%

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May 2016

Region

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Survey time period

July 2015

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