Leading mobile app activities in the United States 2017

Most popular mobile app activities according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017

The data describes a ranking of the most popular mobile app activities according to smartphone users in the U.S. as of May 2017. During the measured period, it was found that 50% of survey respondents had used mobile apps to check the weather in the preceding 30 day period.

Check the weather 50
Listen to music 48
Play games 46
Communicate with people 40
Search/browse the internet 34
Take/edit/share photos or videos 32
Stay organized 28
Shop (browsing or buying) 27
Manage finances 25
Watch TV/videos 25
Track your own physical activity (fitness tracker) 18
Watch/read news (other than sports) 18
Read/watch sports news/analysis 12
Organize transport 7
Watch sports games 7
Read magazines 6
Play fantasy sports 5
None of these 9