This statistic displays the mean number of apps used regularly and owned on smartphones in the United Kingdom in 2013, by operating system. In 2013, 86 percent of Android users, and 81 percent of Apple iOS users reported using 1 to 20 apps on their device regularly.
How many apps do you have on your smartphone and how many do you use regularly at the moment?*
adult internet users aged 16+ whose main device for using apps is a smartphone
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* The original survey question was "How many apps do you have on your smartphone at the moment? Please include any that came already loaded plus any you have added, whether you use them or not./And how many apps would you say you use regularly on your smartphone?" (Prompted responses) ** n (Apple iOS) = 293; n (Android) = 224. Range of scores shown is from those that gave either a spontaneous or prompted response.
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