This statistic presents a selection of reasons why U.S. smartphone users preferred to browse the mobile internet via mobile browsers instead of mobile apps. During the December 2014 survey, 49 percent of respondents stated that they didn't like spending money on mobile apps.
Reasons why U.S. smartphone users preferred to use mobile browsers to access mobile internet services as of December 2014
n=938 U.S. smartphone owners who used mobile internet. Survey respondents who browsed mobile websites more than used apps n = 277. Multiple answeres were possible.
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IAB (U.S.). (December 16, 2014). Reasons why U.S. smartphone users preferred to use mobile browsers to access mobile internet services as of December 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/413015/us-smartphone-mobile-browser-preference/
IAB (U.S.). "Reasons why U.S. smartphone users preferred to use mobile browsers to access mobile internet services as of December 2014." Chart. December 16, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/413015/us-smartphone-mobile-browser-preference/
IAB (U.S.). (2014). Reasons why U.S. smartphone users preferred to use mobile browsers to access mobile internet services as of December 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/413015/us-smartphone-mobile-browser-preference/
IAB (U.S.). "Reasons Why U.S. Smartphone Users Preferred to Use Mobile Browsers to Access Mobile Internet Services as of December 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/413015/us-smartphone-mobile-browser-preference/
IAB (U.S.), Reasons why U.S. smartphone users preferred to use mobile browsers to access mobile internet services as of December 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/413015/us-smartphone-mobile-browser-preference/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Reasons why U.S. smartphone users preferred to use mobile browsers to access mobile internet services as of December 2014 [Graph], IAB (U.S.), December 16, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/413015/us-smartphone-mobile-browser-preference/
