Smartphone users in the United States 2009-2040
This statistic shows the number of smartphone users in the U.S. from 2009 to 2040. For 2022, the number of smartphone users in the United States is estimated to reach 307 million.
Smartphone users - additional information
Advances in telecommunication technology have been significant in recent years. These advances have led to a level of connectivity never seen before. The number of smartphone users in the US has risen steadily over the last several years and forecasts estimate that smartphone penetration in North America will also continue to rise steadily into the future. The United States is one of the leading countries in the world with respect to the adoption of smartphone technology.
In the U.S., the most popular smartphone brands are Samsung and Apple, while the most popular smartphone operating systems / platforms with respect to market share are none other than Google Android and Apple’s own operating system, iOS. Other operating systems, such as Symbian, BlackBerry OS, Bada, and Windows, have struggled to maintain a foothold in the market as iOS and Android clearly dominate the field.
The first official smartphones came onto the market in the early 1990s. Initially a smartphone was classified by its ability to offer features like e-mail capability, internet access, QWERTY keyboards, personal digital assistant functions, and perhaps a built-in camera. As of today, smartphones have progressed even more, and we typically classify smartphones as having a high-definition touchscreen, various apps, navigation tools, and high-speed internet on the go. More recently, sales of smartphones have even exceeded those of traditional feature phones as smartphone usage has continued to rise.
