The statistics shows the share of Americans who read news pages on their smartphone in the last month in 2022. The results were sorted by income tier. In 2022, 44 percent of respondents who stated their income was high said they read news pages on their smartphone.
Share of household members in the United States who read news pages on their smartphone in the past month in 2022, by income
four waves from 03 January 2022 to 16 December 2022
Number of respondents
59,934 respondents
Age group
18-64 years
Special properties
residential online population
Supplementary notes
The original question was "Which of these things have you used a smartphone for in the past 4 weeks? "
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.
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Statista Survey. (April 21, 2023). Share of household members in the United States who read news pages on their smartphone in the past month in 2022, by income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/673155/affluent-americans-who-read-newspapers-on-their-smartphone-cell-phone/
Statista Survey. "Share of household members in the United States who read news pages on their smartphone in the past month in 2022, by income." Chart. April 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673155/affluent-americans-who-read-newspapers-on-their-smartphone-cell-phone/
Statista Survey. (2023). Share of household members in the United States who read news pages on their smartphone in the past month in 2022, by income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673155/affluent-americans-who-read-newspapers-on-their-smartphone-cell-phone/
Statista Survey. "Share of Household Members in The United States Who Read News Pages on Their Smartphone in The past Month in 2022, by Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673155/affluent-americans-who-read-newspapers-on-their-smartphone-cell-phone/
Statista Survey, Share of household members in the United States who read news pages on their smartphone in the past month in 2022, by income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673155/affluent-americans-who-read-newspapers-on-their-smartphone-cell-phone/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Share of household members in the United States who read news pages on their smartphone in the past month in 2022, by income [Graph], Statista Survey, April 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/673155/affluent-americans-who-read-newspapers-on-their-smartphone-cell-phone/
