Popularity of virtual digital assistants in U.S. as of September 2016, by generation

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 18, 2016

The statistic shows the leading uses of or tasks performed by virtual digital assistants (VDAs) in the United States, as of September 2016, by generation. As of that time, 61 percent of Millenial-aged survey respondents had their digital assistant provide traffic updates.

Activities and tasks performed by virtual digital assistants (VDAs) in the United States, as of September 2016, by generation

Characteristic	Millennials	Gen X	Boomers	Retirees
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Release date

August 2016

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September 21, 2016

Number of respondents

243*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following activities does your digital assistant perform for you? Are there other activities that your digital assistant performs for you?"

* Millennials = 89;
Gen X = 63;
Boomers = 75;
Retirees = 16 (low base size, use caution when interpreting results).

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