This statistic shows the percentage of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2015, sorted by urbanity. During the survey period, it was found that 42 percent of U.S. smartphone users living in urban areas accessed chat apps to communicate via mobile device. In total, 36 percent of smartphone owners used messaging apps.
Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2015, by urbanity
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Pew Research Center. (August 19, 2015). Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2015, by urbanity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/458793/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-urbanity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2015, by urbanity." Chart. August 19, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/458793/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-urbanity/
Pew Research Center. (2015). Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2015, by urbanity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/458793/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-urbanity/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Smartphone Users in The United States Who Use Mobile Messaging Apps as of April 2015, by Urbanity." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/458793/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-urbanity/
Pew Research Center, Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2015, by urbanity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/458793/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-urbanity/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Share of smartphone users in the United States who use mobile messaging apps as of April 2015, by urbanity [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 19, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/458793/usa-mobile-messaging-app-reach-urbanity/