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Most popular smartphone activities in the United States 2016

Weekly smartphone activities among adult users in the United States as of August 2016

The data describes a ranking of the most popular smartphone activities in the U.S. as of August 2016. During the survey period, 71% of respondents stated that they used their smarphones to take photos or record videos on a weekly basis.

Access the internet	93
Take photos/videos	71
Receive SMS/text alerts	68
Look up directions	58
Research products	47
Listen to music (stored on device)	42
Play puzzle/word-based games	40
Send or receive work email	40
Stream music	40
Use geolocation services	32
Purchase products	29
Stream video/TV shows	29
Download music	22
Watch video/TV shows (stored on device)	18
Download video/TV shows	12

Most popular smartphone activities in the United States 2016

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