In 2020, Generation Y increased their mobile device and app usage by 34 percent compared to 2019. This refers to the number of sessions per user and does not disclose any time spent per session. Gen Z increased their phone usage by 11 percent, while boomers decreased their usage by two percent compared to the previous year.
Mobile device and app usage growth from 2019 to 2020 worldwide, by generation
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Flurry. "Mobile Device and App Usage Growth from 2019 to 2020 Worldwide, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237411/mobile-device-and-app-usage-change-by-generation/
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Mobile device and app usage growth from 2019 to 2020 worldwide, by generation [Graph], Flurry, February 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237411/mobile-device-and-app-usage-change-by-generation/