The statistics shows the share of Americans who used advanced features (e.g. mobile email, internet) on their mobile phone in 2018. The results were sorted by income tier. In 2018, 83.72 percent of respondents who stated their income was high said they used advanced features.
Share of Americans who used advanced features (e.g. mobile email, internet) on their mobile phone 2018, by income
Adjust the presentation of the statistic and data points.
Share the statistic on social media channels or embed the statistic in your
website using "Embed Code", where available.
Cite this statistic and select one of the following formats: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA & Bluebook.
Print the statistic including description and metadata.
Chart type
Share of Americans who used advanced features (e.g. mobile email, internet) on their mobile phone 2018, by income
Share this statistic
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
November 22 to December 27, 2017 and April11 to May 28 2018
Number of respondents
20,409 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
residential online population
Supplementary notes
The original question was "Which of the following features do you use on your mobile phone?"
Multiple picks were possible.
High income : top 33 percent of households
Medium income: mid 33 percent of all households
Low income; bottom 33 percent of all households.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Statista Survey. (June 30, 2018). Share of Americans who used advanced features (e.g. mobile email, internet) on their mobile phone 2018, by income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/512912/what-affluent-americans-use-the-internet-for-on-a-smartphone-cell-phone/
Statista Survey. "Share of Americans who used advanced features (e.g. mobile email, internet) on their mobile phone 2018, by income." Chart. June 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512912/what-affluent-americans-use-the-internet-for-on-a-smartphone-cell-phone/
Statista Survey. (2018). Share of Americans who used advanced features (e.g. mobile email, internet) on their mobile phone 2018, by income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512912/what-affluent-americans-use-the-internet-for-on-a-smartphone-cell-phone/
Statista Survey. "Share of Americans Who Used Advanced Features (E.G. Mobile Email, Internet) on Their Mobile Phone 2018, by Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512912/what-affluent-americans-use-the-internet-for-on-a-smartphone-cell-phone/
Statista Survey, Share of Americans who used advanced features (e.g. mobile email, internet) on their mobile phone 2018, by income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512912/what-affluent-americans-use-the-internet-for-on-a-smartphone-cell-phone/ (last visited April 23, 2025)
Share of Americans who used advanced features (e.g. mobile email, internet) on their mobile phone 2018, by income [Graph], Statista Survey, June 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/512912/what-affluent-americans-use-the-internet-for-on-a-smartphone-cell-phone/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
