U.S. smartphone use while watching TV 2019

This statistic ranks the most popular smartphone activities of second screen users in the United States while watching TV as of January 2019. During the survey period, it was found that 55 percent of respondents who used their smartphone while watching TV played games while doing so. Checking and responding to e-mails media was the most popular smartphone second screen activity.

Most popular smartphone activities of second screen users in the United States while watching TV as of January 2019

Characteristic	Share of respondents [NET often/sometimes]
Check/respond to e-mails	76%
Use social media	71%
Look up information about what you're watching on TV	68%
Play games	55%
Do online shopping	54%
Do online banking	44%
Watch videos	43%
Read the news	40%
Take pictures / selfies	33%
Order food	33%
Listen to music or podcasts	31%

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Release date

January 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 15-16, 2019

Number of respondents

940 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

U.S. adults who use their smartphone while watching TV

Method of interview

Online omnibus survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "How often, if ever, do you do the following activities on your smartphone while simultaneously watching television on a separate device? Please select one option on each row."
Total survey n=1,220

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