Smartphone adoption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2018

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Jan 18, 2023
This statistic shows the smartphone adoption in the United Kingdom (UK) from the first quarter of 2010 to the first half of 2018. In the first half of 2018, 78 percent of the UK population used a smartphone. Larger screens, optimized browser software, 3G connections, and the ability to run applications which connect to the internet are features which facilitate accessing the internet on a mobile device and may have encouraged smartphone take-up.

Smartphone adoption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018

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Statistic: Smartphone adoption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018

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Release date

August 2018

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2011 to 2018**

Number of respondents

3,743*

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

*Number of respondents of 2017 only.
**Data from Q1 of each year 2006-2014, then H1 2015-2018.

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