This statistic presents the frequency of smartphone social media usage while watching TV according to adult users in the United States as of January 2019. During the survey period, 41 percent of respondents stated that they often accessed social media on smartphone while watching TV.
Frequency of using social media via smartphone while watching TV on a separate device according to adult users in the United States as of January 2019
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Frequency of using social media via smartphone while watching TV on a separate device according to adult users in the United States as of January 2019
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Original question: How often, if ever, do you do the following activities on your smartphone while simultaneously watching television on a separate device? Please select one option on each row. - Use social media
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YouGov. (January 17, 2019). Frequency of using social media via smartphone while watching TV on a separate device according to adult users in the United States as of January 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/959448/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/
YouGov. "Frequency of using social media via smartphone while watching TV on a separate device according to adult users in the United States as of January 2019." Chart. January 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959448/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/
YouGov. (2019). Frequency of using social media via smartphone while watching TV on a separate device according to adult users in the United States as of January 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959448/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/
YouGov. "Frequency of Using Social Media via Smartphone While Watching Tv on a Separate Device According to Adult Users in The United States as of January 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959448/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/
YouGov, Frequency of using social media via smartphone while watching TV on a separate device according to adult users in the United States as of January 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959448/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
Frequency of using social media via smartphone while watching TV on a separate device according to adult users in the United States as of January 2019 [Graph], YouGov, January 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/959448/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/
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