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Leading mobile device activities in the United States 2017

Most popular smartphone and tablet activities according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017

The data describes a ranking of the most popular mobile device activities according to smartphone users in the U.S. as of May 2017. During the measured period, it was found that 57% of survey respondents had used a smartphone or tablet to check the weather in the preceding 30 day period.

Search/browse the internet	65
Check the weather	57
Listen to music	51
Play games	48
Communicate with people	45
Manage finances	39
Shop (browsing or buying)	39
Take/edit/share photos or videos	36
Stay organized	31
Watch/read news (other than sports)	29
Watch TV/videos	29
Track your own physical activity (fitness tracker)	19
Read/watch sports news/analysis	18
Watch sports games	9
Read magazines	8
Organize transport	8
Play fantasy sports	6
None of these	5

Leading mobile device activities in the United States 2017

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