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Mobile phone ownership over time. The vast majority of Americans – 97% – now own a cellphone of some kind. Nine-in-ten own a smartphone, up from just 35% in Pew Research Center’s first survey of smartphone ownership conducted in 2011.
Playlist. The average American adult spends four or five hours a day on their phone. Is there a line where that much phone time crosses into addiction? The Indicator from Planet Money...
Our survey finds the public is far less supportive of a full-day ban on cellphone use than a classroom ban. About one-third (36%) support banning middle and high school students from using cellphones during the entire school day , including at lunch as well as during and between classes.
• Over 5 billion people worldwide use mobile phones. • The average daily time spent on smartphones by global users is 3 hours and 10 minutes. • 81% of Americans own a smartphone.
Pew Research Center reports that 81 percent of Americans now own smartphones — up from just 35 percent in 2011. And, over the past 5 years, Google Trends indicates that searches for “cell phone...
Cell phone statistics for 2024 include data about usage, ownership, and market performance, plus key insights on smartphone addictions and habits.
Phoning for help in an emergency can be lifesaving. Yet there are clearly downsides to cell phone use: distracted driving leading to automobile accidents may be the most obvious example, but as this new research shows, other injuries can be linked to cell phone use as well.
In 2023, Americans check their phones an average of 144 times a day, a 58% decrease since our last cell phone usage survey published in January 2022. Americans are driving safer — 27.1% say they use or look at their phone while driving, a 14.1% decrease since last year.
On average, smartphone users spend 4.37 hours per day using mobile apps. Time spent using smartphones among American adults grew from 3 hours 1.1 minutes in 2019 to 3 hours 54.8 minutes in 2024. That’s nearly an extra 1 hour of smartphone usage.
Scientific studies are under way to determine whether cell phone use may cause health effects. It is also important to consider the benefits of cell phones. Their use can be valuable in an urgent or emergency situation – and even save lives.