This statistic presents the smartphone content categories with the highest share of mobile app minutes as of June 2017. During that month, 84 percent of digital weather service minutes were via app. In contrast, portal sites were accessed through mobile apps only 19 percent of the time.
Mobile app share of total digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States in June 2017
Characteristic
Share of digital time
Maps
96%
Instant messengers
96%
Music
96%
Photos
95%
Weather
84%
Games
81%
Personals
79%
Social networking
70%
Retail
47%
News/information
41%
Sports
34%
Portals
19%
Politics
5%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of digital time96%96%96%96%96%96%95%95%84%84%81%81%79%79%70%70%47%47%41%41%34%34%19%19%5%5%MapsInstant messengersMusicPhotosWeatherGamesPersonalsSocial networkingRetailNews/informationSportsPortalsPolitics
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comScore. (August 24, 2017). Mobile app share of total digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States in June 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/466874/us-mobile-content-categories-browser/
comScore. "Mobile app share of total digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States in June 2017." Chart. August 24, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/466874/us-mobile-content-categories-browser/
comScore. (2017). Mobile app share of total digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States in June 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/466874/us-mobile-content-categories-browser/
comScore. "Mobile App Share of Total Digital Time Spent on Selected Content Categories in The United States in June 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/466874/us-mobile-content-categories-browser/
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Mobile app share of total digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States in June 2017 [Graph], comScore, August 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/466874/us-mobile-content-categories-browser/
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