During the third quarter of 2021, users in the United States spent 5.2 billion hours on mobile gaming apps, up by 24 percent compared to the previous quarter. Additionally, users in the country spent more than 2.1 billion hours using entertainment apps in the most recently measured quarter. Engagement from U.S. users on shopping apps remained almost unvaried between the first and the third quarter of 2021, with around 730 million hours being spent on this app category.
Time spent on selected mobile app categories in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours)
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Data.ai. (December 9, 2021). Time spent on selected mobile app categories in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272227/time-spent-mobile-apps-us-by-category/
Data.ai. "Time spent on selected mobile app categories in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours)." Chart. December 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272227/time-spent-mobile-apps-us-by-category/
Data.ai. (2021). Time spent on selected mobile app categories in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272227/time-spent-mobile-apps-us-by-category/
Data.ai. "Time Spent on Selected Mobile App Categories in The United States from 1st Quarter 2021 to 3rd Quarter 2021 (in Million Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272227/time-spent-mobile-apps-us-by-category/
Data.ai, Time spent on selected mobile app categories in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272227/time-spent-mobile-apps-us-by-category/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Time spent on selected mobile app categories in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021 (in million hours) [Graph], Data.ai, December 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272227/time-spent-mobile-apps-us-by-category/