This statistic displays the reasons for using different mobile messenger apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2015. During the survey period, nine percent of responding smartphone users stated that they used one messenger for family and friends and one messenger for people they don't know well.
Why did you chose to use different messenger apps?**
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Different friends use different apps
63%
Because of different features
29%
It used to be free, it's not anymore
9%
One for people I don't know well, other for friends/family
* Number of all survey respondents. Numbers for the UK differ. The source adds the following information: "Working together with a large number of mobile publishers we recruit a sample that is representative of the mobile internet users in a given country."
** The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
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On Device Research. (March 18, 2015). Why did you chose to use different messenger apps?** [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483150/reasons-for-using-different-mobile-messenger-apps-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
On Device Research. "Why did you chose to use different messenger apps?**." Chart. March 18, 2015. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483150/reasons-for-using-different-mobile-messenger-apps-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
On Device Research. (2015). Why did you chose to use different messenger apps?**. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483150/reasons-for-using-different-mobile-messenger-apps-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
On Device Research. "Why Did You Chose to Use Different Messenger Apps?**." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483150/reasons-for-using-different-mobile-messenger-apps-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
On Device Research, Why did you chose to use different messenger apps?** Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483150/reasons-for-using-different-mobile-messenger-apps-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Why did you chose to use different messenger apps?** [Graph], On Device Research, March 18, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/483150/reasons-for-using-different-mobile-messenger-apps-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
