This statistic displays the mobile app usage frequency according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017, sorted by type of app. During the survey period, it was found that 72 percent of respondents accessed news apps at least once a day. Gaming apps had the highest daily user engagement rate with 80 percent of respondents checking them at least once a day.
Mobile app usage frequency according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017, by type
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Ipsos MORI. (August 1, 2017). Mobile app usage frequency according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/739954/mobile-app-frequency-usa/
Ipsos MORI. "Mobile app usage frequency according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017, by type." Chart. August 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/739954/mobile-app-frequency-usa/
Ipsos MORI. (2017). Mobile app usage frequency according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/739954/mobile-app-frequency-usa/
Ipsos MORI. "Mobile App Usage Frequency According to Smartphone Users in The United States as of May 2017, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/739954/mobile-app-frequency-usa/
Ipsos MORI, Mobile app usage frequency according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/739954/mobile-app-frequency-usa/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Mobile app usage frequency according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017, by type [Graph], Ipsos MORI, August 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/739954/mobile-app-frequency-usa/