This statistic illustrates the share of navigation application use on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. The highest share of respondents, which corresponded to 36 percent, used it occasionally, whereas 23 percent of respondents used it regularly. In Italy, a high share of respondents used Google maps, GPS or other navigation interactive tools to organize travels.
Share of navigation application use on smartphones 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 - navigation (e.g. Google maps, maps.me, etc.)"
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Statista. (May 24, 2017). Share of navigation application use on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/717382/use-of-smartphone-navigation-applications-in-the-uk/
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