Top U.S. smartphone activities 2018 | Statista

This statistic presents a ranking of the most popular mobile phone activities in the United States as of June 2018. During the survey period, 27 percent of respondents stated that they used their mobile to take photos or record videos one to three times per day.

Frequency of leading mobile phone activities among internet users in the United States as of June 2018

Characteristic	Less than once a day	1-3 times per day	4-7 times per day	8-10 times per day	More than 10 times per day	Don't know / no opinion
Update social media	43%	27%	10%	5%	6%	9%
Make phone calls	24%	44%	17%	7%	6%	4%
Respond to text messages	16%	30%	19%	13%	18%	4%
Take photos or record videos	51%	27%	8%	3%	4%	7%
Listen to music, audiobooks or podcasts	48%	23%	8%	4%	5%	12%
Watch television, movies or other video content	49%	22%	9%	3%	5%	11%
Use GPS navigation or call a ride through a ridehailing app	63%	18%	3%	1%	2%	12%

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Release date

July 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 9 to 10, 2018

Number of respondents

2,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: How often do you check your phone for each of the following reasons throughout the day?

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