This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the share of mobile phone users who used instant messengers on their devices at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015, by age group. During the survey period in 2014, it was found that 64 percent of responding mobile phone users aged between 25 and 34 years reported using instant messengers on their devices at least weekly.
Share of mobile phone users who use instant messengers on their devices at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015, by age group*
* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"M7 – Please tell me from this list the types of things you use your mobile phone for, and how often you do each?
(...) such as Apple iMessage, WhatsApp, Facebook Chat, BlackBerry Messenger/BBM."
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Ofcom. (April 21, 2016). Share of mobile phone users who use instant messengers on their devices at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506437/instant-messengers-use-on-mobile-phones-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. "Share of mobile phone users who use instant messengers on their devices at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015, by age group*." Chart. April 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506437/instant-messengers-use-on-mobile-phones-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. (2016). Share of mobile phone users who use instant messengers on their devices at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506437/instant-messengers-use-on-mobile-phones-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. "Share of Mobile Phone Users Who Use Instant Messengers on Their Devices at Least Weekly in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2014 and 2015, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506437/instant-messengers-use-on-mobile-phones-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom, Share of mobile phone users who use instant messengers on their devices at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506437/instant-messengers-use-on-mobile-phones-in-the-uk-by-age/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of mobile phone users who use instant messengers on their devices at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015, by age group* [Graph], Ofcom, April 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/506437/instant-messengers-use-on-mobile-phones-in-the-uk-by-age/
