Smartphone Statistics

Try remembering the last time you spent a day without touching your phone? Seems like an eternity ago, right? Such is the necessity of this gizmo in every person’s life. Thus, it is of utmost importance to collect, analyze and study the diverse and loaded smartphone statistics of users worldwide.

It not only helps to maximize the benefits of this fantastic piece of technology but also to reduce the pressing ill-effects it has on the people using it.

On this page, you’ll find:

• Smartphone Demand Statistics
• Smartphone Usage Statistics
• Smartphone User Statistics
• Smartphone Market Statistics
• Smartphone Addiction Statistics

Key Smartphone Statistics

We did some stat hunting and here are the top 10 stats from loads of exciting figures we gathered for you, which follow below:

• There are more than 260 million smartphone users in the USA. (Statista)

• There were 3.5 billion smartphone users worldwide in 2020. (Statista)

• The average time spent on a smartphone by an average user is 2 hrs 5 1mins a day or 171 mins per day.

• 84% of men and 79% of females own a smartphone in the US. (Pew Research Center)

• 96% of people between 18-26 years of age own a smartphone in the US. (Pew Research Center)

• Apple and Samsung are the leaders in the U.S. smartphone market. Together they account for more than 60 percent of smartphone unit sales in the country. (Statista)

• Mobile vendor market share in US as in January 2021 : Apple 61.47%, Samsung 23.8%, LG 4.24%, Motorola 3.15%, Google 2.37%, Others 0.92% (GlobalStats)

• Android and iOS hold over 90 percent of the market sales in the U.S. since 2013. (Statista)

• 66% of smartphone users in the US claim they are a victim of smartphone addiction. (Rescue Time)

• 66% of the U.S population shows signs of nomophobia, which is the fear of being without your phone. (SlickText)

Smartphone Demand Statistics

The escalation in the demands of smartphones has been colossal. It is quite evident from the fact that in just under half a decade, the production frequency has increased manifolds. Earlier, people bought phones to use for at least a couple of years, but now due to a new model of some brand being released almost every month, people tend to change their phones more promptly. This has resulted in a huge increase in the demand in the smartphone markets. The stats below will give you an idea of how big this demand is:

• There are more than 260 million smartphone users in the USA. (Statista)

• The vast majority of Americans – 96% – now own a cellphone of some kind. The share of Americans that own smartphones are now 81%, up from just 35% in 2011. (Pew Research Center)

• There were 3.5 billion smartphone users worldwide in 2020. (Statista)

• 100 million people have started using smartphones in the past year. (Data Reportal)

• It is predicted that by 2025, 87.05% of the US population will use a smartphone. (Statista)

• The smartphone penetration rate in the United States has continuously risen over the past ten to fifteen years to more than 70 percent today. (Statista)

• There was an increase of 39% in daily smartphone use time in 2020. (SlickText)

• In 2018, Americans were spending 3.6 hours per day on mobile (12 times more than a decade prior) and just 2 hours per day on a desktop or laptop (which has stayed pretty consistent since 2008).  (Mindsea)

• During the third quarter of 2020, US smartphone sell-in fell 6% year-over-year due to continued COVID-19 impacts and seasonal demand drop ahead of the holiday quarter. (Counterpoint)

• In terms of quarter-on-quarter growth, the market had a healthy recovery, increasing 27% QoQ. (Counterpoint)

Smartphone Usage Statistics

Ever wondered how much of your time is gazing at your phone’s screen daily? Well, the stats say a lot! But you are not alone. People from across the world spend quite some time of their day looking at their phones, checking notifications, chatting with friends, going over the endless Instagram feed, etc. So, here are some interesting smartphone usage stats that we have dug up for you that will tell you how much and in what way people prefer using their phones:

• The average time spent on smartphones is 2 hrs 51 mins a day or 171 mins per day.

• Nearly 90% of mobile internet time is spent on apps. (Mindsea)

• Over 50% of smartphone owners never switch off their phones. (SlickText)

• Only 65% of smartphone users have game apps on their phones. (Blue Corona)

• Approximately 50% of smartphone users in the U.S. download a new app every month. (Data Reportal)

• The average user will tap, swipe, and click their phone 2,617 times a day.

• Most users have more than 10 apps installed on their phones. (Statista)

• Facebook Messenger is the top mobile app worldwide by download, and WhatsApp is the top mobile app worldwide by monthly active users. (App Annie)

• Smartphone users spend 50% of their mobile app time in social and communications apps. (App Annie)

• In 2019-20 consumers spent 25% more on mobile games than all other gaming combined. (App Annie)

Smartphone User Statistics

In order to target their buyers precisely, the marketing teams of these smartphone companies do rigorous research to get the data of who is using their products and how much. Thus, the user stats hold a critical position in the market analysis data of any smartphone brand. Here, we have compiled some of the stats that show the division of smartphone users over various categories like age, sex, residency, preferences, etc.:

• 84% of men and 79% of females own a smartphone in the US. (Pew Research Center)

• 96% of people between 18-26 years of age own a smartphone in the US. (Pew Research Center)

• In 2012, less than 41% of teens owned phones. Today, that number has risen to 89%. (USA Today)

• Only 46% of the 65+ group age are smartphone users. (Bank My Cell)

• 83% in urban areas and 71% people in rural areas own a smartphone in the US. (Pew Research Center)

• 91% of college graduates use a smartphone. (Bank My Cell)

• 35% of US smartphone users check their phones more than 50 times a day. (Pew Research Center)

• Today roughly one-in-five American adults are “smartphone-only” internet users – meaning they own a smartphone, but do not have traditional home broadband service. (Pew Research Center)

• 95% of US citizens having annual income greater than $75,000 and 71% of people who have income less than $30,000 own a smartphone. (Pew Research Center)

• 5.7 hours is the average time spent by millennials on phones each day, while baby boomers devote 5 hours to smartphone use. (KommandoTech)

Smartphone Market Statistics

Whenever we think of the USA’s smartphone market, one brand immediately pops up in our mind. Yes, it’s Apple, of course! Such is the dominance of Apple and its iPhone in the US. There is a regular tussle going on for maximum penetration percentage between all top brands globally, but only some make their mark as significantly as Apple has over the years. But is it the only company in the run, or are there others challenging its reign? Have a look at the stats below to find out:

• 57% of users refrain from recommending a business that has a poorly designed mobile site. (CIODive)

• Over 51% of smartphone users have discovered a new company or product while conducting a search on their smartphone. (Medium)

• 80% of smartphone users are more likely to purchase from companies that have mobile sites or apps. (Medium)

• Apple and Samsung are the leaders in the U.S. smartphone market. Together they account for more than 60 percent of smartphone unit sales in the country. (Statista)

• Revenue from smartphone sales has also grown over the decade with the annual sales amounting to more than 70 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. (Statista)

• Apple’s iPhone is the most popular smartphone in the U.S., with almost 50 percent of subscribers using an Apple device. (Statista)

• The 5G smartphone market is relatively small right now, with less than two million 5G smartphones sold in the United States overall in 2019-20 which is around one percent of total smartphone sales. (Statista)

• Huawei and Xiaomi increased their market share by 40.9% and 48.8%. (Business Tech)

• Mobile vendor market share in US as in January 2021 : Apple 61.47%, Samsung 23.8%, LG 4.24%, Motorola 3.15%, Google 2.37%, Others 0.92% (GlobalStats)

• Android and iOS hold over 90 percent of the market sales in the U.S. since 2013. (Statista)

Smartphone Addiction Statistics

Remember that dismal feeling when you are out, and you suddenly realize that you’ve left your phone at home? Yes! All of us have experienced this at some point in our lives, and this feeling of unrest is a piece of striking evidence that proves how much we have become dependent on our smartphones for our social and mental well-being. But this dependence is harming our health a lot. Addiction of any kind is bad and getting addicted to your smartphone is no different. Here are some stats that give an idea about the extent of this addiction in the smartphone users of today:

• 66% of smartphone users in the US claim they are a victim of smartphone addiction. (Rescue Time)

• Teens who spend five or more hours a day on smartphones are 71% more likely to exhibit suicide risk factors than the teens who spend less than one hour on their phones. (SlickText)

• 47% of the parents surveyed believe their child has a smartphone addiction. (SlickText)

• 50% of the parents are concerned about the harmful impact of smartphones on their children’s mental health. (Bagby)

• 67% of teachers noticed that their students were negatively distracted by mobile devices. (SlickText)

• 41% of teenagers feel overwhelmed by the number of notifications they receive on a daily basis. (SlickText)

• 66% of the U.S population shows signs of nomophobia, which is the fear of being without your phone. (SlickText)

• While 58% of smartphone users have admitted that they tried to limit their device usage, only 41% succeeded in reducing their cell phone addiction. (SlickText)

• A whopping 87% of smartphone users check their device within an hour, before or after their sleep time. (SlickText)

• 20% of respondents said that they would rather go without shoes for a week than be without their phone. (SlickText)

Conclusion

A revolution was started when Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone to the world on January 9, 2007,  and it has been going on in full force ever since without seeing even a single pit-fall. As time has progressed, the technology has improved leaps and bounds and the market war has become more intense. It is more than fair to say that we are now inseparably linked to the smartphone paradigm. Like all things, it also has its fair share of pros and cons; it is up to us users to make the best use of this wondrous piece of technology in our hands and at the same time not become a slave to it.