This statistic shows the reach of common smartphone news and entertainment activities in selected countries as of July 2015. During the survey period it was found that 24 percent of respondents from the United States had streamed music via smartphone.
Reach of mobile news and entertainment activities via smartphone in selected countries as of October 2015
Characteristic
UK
France
Germany
Italy
United States
Japan
Australia
Spain
Read the news
42%
42%
54%
53%
38%
58%
35%
50%
Watch short videos
37%
34%
39%
50%
46%
44%
36%
51%
Stream music
14%
17%
13%
19%
24%
9%
12%
17%
Watch video news stories on news apps
14%
11%
11%
16%
16%
20%
9%
18%
Listen to online radio
13%
15%
18%
19%
30%
12%
12%
23%
Watch TV programmes via catch-up services
9%
6%
6%
7%
7%
4%
6%
6%
Watch live TV
6%
10%
4%
7%
8%
8%
3%
7%
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Q- For which, if any, of the following do you typically use your phone for?
Q- And for which, if any, of the following do you typically use your phone for while out and about?
Base: All adults who own a smartphone, UK=3039, FRA=1407, GER=1491, ITA=1589, USA=1458, JPN=952, AUS=1582, ESP=1755
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Ofcom. (December 10, 2015). Reach of mobile news and entertainment activities via smartphone in selected countries as of October 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374894/mobile-phone-internet-activities/
Ofcom. "Reach of mobile news and entertainment activities via smartphone in selected countries as of October 2015." Chart. December 10, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374894/mobile-phone-internet-activities/
Ofcom. (2015). Reach of mobile news and entertainment activities via smartphone in selected countries as of October 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374894/mobile-phone-internet-activities/
Ofcom. "Reach of Mobile News and Entertainment Activities via Smartphone in Selected Countries as of October 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374894/mobile-phone-internet-activities/
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Reach of mobile news and entertainment activities via smartphone in selected countries as of October 2015 [Graph], Ofcom, December 10, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374894/mobile-phone-internet-activities/
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