This statistic presents the mobile device ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) in August 2013, by device type. In 2013, 72 percent of the UK population owned a laptop. eReader penetration is at 28 percent amongst the British adult population. Smartphone ownership, which overtook feature phones in summer 2012, has continued to increase to 67 percent in the United Kingdom.
Mobile device ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) in August 2013, by device type
*According to the source: "This research comes from YouGov Technology and Telecoms’ August Tablet Track, which interviewed 3,824 GB Adults (of which 2,063 were nationally representative and 1,761 were a targetted sample of tablet owners; total tablet owners 2,352), and its Gaming Report, which interviewed 2,047 GB Adults in June 2013 (of which 1,021 were nationally representative and 1,026 were a targetted sample of gamers)."
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YouGov. (September 5, 2013). Mobile device ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) in August 2013, by device type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271695/mobile-device-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-device-typ/
YouGov. "Mobile device ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) in August 2013, by device type." Chart. September 5, 2013. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271695/mobile-device-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-device-typ/
YouGov. (2013). Mobile device ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) in August 2013, by device type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271695/mobile-device-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-device-typ/
YouGov. "Mobile Device Ownership in The United Kingdom (Uk) in August 2013, by Device Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271695/mobile-device-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-device-typ/
YouGov, Mobile device ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) in August 2013, by device type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271695/mobile-device-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-device-typ/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Mobile device ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) in August 2013, by device type [Graph], YouGov, September 5, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/271695/mobile-device-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-device-typ/