U.S. internet users by device 2021

This statistic presents the number of internet users in the United States from 2015 to 2021, sorted by device. In 2016, 36.6 million online users in the United States accessed the internet exclusively via mobile devices. That year, the number of internet users with both desktop/laptop and mobile online access amounted to 210.4 million users.

Number of internet users in the United States from 2015 to 2021, by device (in millions)

Characteristic	Mobile-only internet users**	Desktop/laptop-only internet users	Dual desktop/laptop and mobile** internet users
2021*	52.3	10.7	223.5
2020*	49.8	11.5	222.6
2019*	47.2	12.9	221.1
2018*	44.5	15.2	218.3
2017*	40.7	17.9	214.6
2016	36.6	20.3	210.4
2015	32.1	24.7	204

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February 2017

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United States

Survey time period

2015 to 2016

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* Forecast
**includes feature phones, smartphones, and tablets

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