This statistic illustrates the frequency of use of smartphone messenger applications in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. A total of 48 percent of respondents stated that they used messaging apps very often, whereas only one percent stated that they never use them. Another survey from 2015 looked at how frequently WhatsApp was used in the UK. In this survey more than 50 percent of respondents stated that they never used WhatsApp.
Frequency of use of smartphone messenger applications in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
respondents are English speaking residential population who own smartphone
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What functions/apps on your smartphone do you use most frequently? the duration of use is not relevant to this question - messages (e.g. text message, whatsapp, slack, etc)"
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Statista. (May 24, 2017). Frequency of use of smartphone messenger applications in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/717210/use-of-smartphone-message-app-in-the-uk/
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