Smartphone users activities 2023

According to a survey of smartphone users conducted between July 2022 and June 2023, chatting or sending messages was one of the most common activities on mobile in several markets, with 77 percent of users in the United Kingdom (UK) as well as 71 percent of users in the United States reporting to use their smartphone to exchange messages. Watching videos on mobile was also among the most common activities, with eight in 10 respondents in Brazil reporting to consume video content on their smartphones in the examined period.

Smartphone user activities in selected countries worldwide from July 2022 to June 2023

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July 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

July 2022 to June 2023

Age group

18-64 years

Special properties

respondents who use a smartphone

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Which of these things have you used a smartphone for in the past 4 weeks? Multiple answers were allowed.

The values represent the unweighted average of different surveys conducted in selected countries worldwide.

Which of these things have you used a smartphone for in the past 4 weeks? Multiple answers were allowed.

Unweighted average
Australia: 9,872 respondents
Austria: 12,179 respondents
Brazil: 12,160 respondents
Canada: 12,079 respondents
China: 24,522 respondents
Finland: 12,177 respondents
France: 12,165 respondents
Germany: 35,994 respondents
India: 24,192 respondents
Italy: 12,196 respondents
Mexico: 12,151 respondents
Poland: 12,178 respondents
Russia: 3,041 respondents
South Africa: 12,206 respondents
Spain: 12,180 respondents
South Korea: 12,215 respondents
Sweden: 12,164 respondents
Switzerland: 7,804 respondents
The Netherlands: 12,161 respondents
The United Kingdom: 24,183 respondents
United States: 60,072 respondents.

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