According to a survey of mobile users in Great Britain, as of August 2022, 81 percent of respondents used their mobile phones to send and receive text messages daily. By comparison, making voice calls was indicated as a regular activity by approximately six in 10 respondents. Approximately 62 percent of the surveyed respondents reported using their mobile phones to browse the internet, while 32 percent reported playing mobile games on their smartphones.
Most popular weekly app and mobile activities in Great Britain as of August 2022
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Statistics on Mobile apps in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Mobile app downloads in Europe Q3 2021
- Premium Statistic European consumer spending on mobile apps Q3 2021, by app store
- Premium Statistic European consumer spending on mobile apps 2021, by app store
- Premium Statistic Mobile internet users in the United Kingdom 2019-2028
- Premium Statistic Mobile internet usage reach in the United Kingdom 2019-2028
- Basic Statistic Use of a smartphone to go online in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2021
- Basic Statistic UK: daily hours spent on mobile 2019-2022
Downloads and revenues
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- Premium Statistic UK downloads of selected mobile app categories Q3 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading iPad apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading Android apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic UK consumer spend on selected mobile app categories Q3 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone apps in Great Britain in 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading iPad apps in Great Britain 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Android apps in Great Britain 2022, by revenue
Reach and usage
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- Premium Statistic Leading app categories in the UK Q3 2020, by reach
- Premium Statistic Leading mobile apps in the UK 2022, by reach
- Basic Statistic Great Britain: leading weekly smartphone activities 2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular apps based on monthly active users in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic UK hours spent on selected mobile app categories Q3 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading mobile apps in the UK 2022, by average time spent
- Basic Statistic Leading mobile apps for tablet users in the UK 2021, by average time spent
- Premium Statistic Most used video streaming apps in the UK 2020, by time spent
Messaging and social media
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- Premium Statistic Active social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023
- Premium Statistic Most used messenger by brand in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Whatsapp users in the United Kingdom 2017-2025
- Premium Statistic UK quarterly downloads of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic WhatsApp usage frequency in the United Kingdom 2020
- Premium Statistic UK: Facebook Messenger users 2023, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic UK: devices used to access Facebook 2021
- Basic Statistic Facebook outage: change in time spent on social media week-over-week in the UK 2021
TikTok
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- Premium Statistic TikTok MAU in the UK 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic UK most popular TikTok videos 2022, by views
- Basic Statistic Leading activists on TikTok in the UK 2022, by number of followers
- Basic Statistic Leading new TikTok creators in the UK 2022, by number of followers
- Premium Statistic Expected TikTok influencers earnings in Canada, the UK & the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic TikTok audiences in the UK 2021, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Most talked about brands on TikTok in the UK 2020
Payment apps
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- Premium Statistic Most used mobile payments by brand in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile payments by situation in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Proximity mobile payment share in the UK 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Average carrier billing transaction value in the UK 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Monthly active users of PayPal app in the UK 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Monthly active users of Google Pay app in the UK 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Monthly active users of the Klarna app in the UK 2018-2021
Spotlight: mobile gaming
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- Basic Statistic UK mobile phone gaming reach 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic UK tablet gaming reach 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone gaming apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading iPad gaming apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading Android gaming apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Basic Statistic Mobile gaming: consumer spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of mobile gamers in the UK 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic Share of mobile gamers in the UK 2021, by gender
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YouGov. (October 29, 2020). Most popular weekly app and mobile activities in Great Britain as of August 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285168/uk-daily-mobile-activities-by-usage/
YouGov. "Most popular weekly app and mobile activities in Great Britain as of August 2022." Chart. October 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285168/uk-daily-mobile-activities-by-usage/
YouGov. (2020). Most popular weekly app and mobile activities in Great Britain as of August 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285168/uk-daily-mobile-activities-by-usage/
YouGov. "Most Popular Weekly App and Mobile Activities in Great Britain as of August 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285168/uk-daily-mobile-activities-by-usage/
YouGov, Most popular weekly app and mobile activities in Great Britain as of August 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285168/uk-daily-mobile-activities-by-usage/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Most popular weekly app and mobile activities in Great Britain as of August 2022 [Graph], YouGov, October 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285168/uk-daily-mobile-activities-by-usage/