This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the leading app categories used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. During the survey period, it was found that 70 percent of respondents reported using social media apps on their smartphones.
Leading app categories used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015
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eDigitalResearch, & Interactive Media in Retail Group. (October 1, 2015). Leading app categories used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/501931/leading-smartphone-app-categories-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
eDigitalResearch, und Interactive Media in Retail Group. "Leading app categories used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015." Chart. October 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/501931/leading-smartphone-app-categories-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
eDigitalResearch, Interactive Media in Retail Group. (2015). Leading app categories used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/501931/leading-smartphone-app-categories-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
eDigitalResearch, and Interactive Media in Retail Group. "Leading App Categories Used on Smartphones in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/501931/leading-smartphone-app-categories-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
eDigitalResearch & Interactive Media in Retail Group, Leading app categories used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/501931/leading-smartphone-app-categories-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Leading app categories used on smartphones in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 [Graph], eDigitalResearch, & Interactive Media in Retail Group, October 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/501931/leading-smartphone-app-categories-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/