This statistic shows the usage frequency of intelligent assistant on smartphones by smartphone users in the United States, according to a survey conducted in January 2018. As of that time, 45 percent of smartphone users reportedly used their smartphone intelligent assistants at least sometimes.
Usage frequency of digital intelligence assistants on smartphones in the United States, as of January 2018*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
All the time
21%
Sometimes
24%
Rarely
19%
Never
23%
Don't know what that is
13%
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* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often do you use the intelligence assistant on your smartphone (Siri, Google Assistant, etc.)?"
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Fluent. (March 8, 2018). Usage frequency of digital intelligence assistants on smartphones in the United States, as of January 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/827635/united-states-smartphone-intelligence-assistant-usage-frequency/
Fluent. "Usage frequency of digital intelligence assistants on smartphones in the United States, as of January 2018*." Chart. March 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827635/united-states-smartphone-intelligence-assistant-usage-frequency/
Fluent. (2018). Usage frequency of digital intelligence assistants on smartphones in the United States, as of January 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827635/united-states-smartphone-intelligence-assistant-usage-frequency/
Fluent. "Usage Frequency of Digital Intelligence Assistants on Smartphones in The United States, as of January 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827635/united-states-smartphone-intelligence-assistant-usage-frequency/
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Usage frequency of digital intelligence assistants on smartphones in the United States, as of January 2018* [Graph], Fluent, March 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/827635/united-states-smartphone-intelligence-assistant-usage-frequency/
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