This statistic presents the frequency of smartphone usage while watching TV according to online users in the United States as of January 2019. During the survey period, 35 percent of respondents stated that they often used their smartphone while watching television.
How often, if ever, do you use your smartphone while you are simultaneously watching television on a separate device?
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Statistics on Second screen usage
Devices and usage
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- Premium Statistic Frequency of U.S. smartphone usage while watching TV 2019
- Premium Statistic Frequency of U.S. tablet usage while watching TV 2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. TV second screen usage penetration among online users 2017
- Premium Statistic U.S. second screen level of attention during TV consumption 2017
- Premium Statistic U.S. simultaneous internet and TV users 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. simultaneous related-content internet and TV users 2014-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. second screen related content users 2015-2018
- Premium Statistic Global teen and young adults second screen usage Q2 2017
User demographics
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- Premium Statistic U.S. users who used their smartphone while watching TV 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic U.S. users who used their smartphone while watching TV 2019, by age group
- Premium Statistic U.S. users who used their smartphone while watching TV 2019, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic U.S. users who used their smartphone while watching TV 2019, by income
- Premium Statistic U.S. users who used their smartphone while watching TV 2019, by education
- Premium Statistic U.S. users who used their tablet while watching TV 2019, by age group
- Premium Statistic U.S. users who used their tablet while watching TV 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic U.S. users who used their tablet while watching TV 2019, by ethnicity
Second screen activities
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- Premium Statistic Second screen activities of U.S. users while watching TV 2017
- Basic Statistic Smartphone use while watching TV in the United States 2019
- Basic Statistic Tablet use while watching TV in the United States 2019
- Premium Statistic Computer use while watching TV in the United States 2017
- Premium Statistic Second screen usage in the United States as of November 2016, by age
- Premium Statistic Second screen usage during TV shows in the U.S. 2017, by genre
Social media
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- Premium Statistic Frequency of U.S. smartphone social usage while watching TV 2019
- Premium Statistic Digital engagement of U.S. adults with TV shows 2018
- Premium Statistic Importance of social media for U.S. TV superfans on Twitter 2017
- Basic Statistic U.S. ad-supported TV share of voice on Twitter 2018, by timeslot
- Basic Statistic U.S. ad-supported TV share of voice on Twitter 2018, by genre
- Basic Statistic Total mentions of the Oscars on social media posts worldwide 2017-2018
- Premium Statistic Top mentions during the Oscars on social media posts worldwide 2018
- Premium Statistic Oscars: most discussed award categories on social media 2018
Sports
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- Premium Statistic Second-screen behavior among sports fans 2021
- Basic Statistic 2018 Winter Olympics social media posts and discussion distribution
- Basic Statistic 2018 Winter Olympics athletes with highest social media follower growth
- Premium Statistic FIFA World Cup: simultaneous second screen usage 2018
Further related statistics
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- Leading U.S. second screen devices used during TV consumption 2017
- Second screen usage devices in the U.S. 2018
- U.S. second screen activities related to TV content 2017
- Greece: second screen device usage 2016
- New Zealand: second screen device usage 2016
- Russia: second screen device usage 2016
- Second screen device usage in Sweden 2016
- Czech Republic: second screen device usage 2016
- Content-related second screen usage during TV consumption 2016
- Second screen usage of Gen Z when watching TV 2018
- Second screen usage during the Super Bowl 2016
- Taiwan: second screen device usage 2016
- Spain: second screen device usage 2016
- United Kingdom: second screen device usage 2016
- France: second screen device usage 2016
- United Kingdom: second screen usage 2016
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- Greece: second screen device usage 2016
- New Zealand: second screen device usage 2016
- Russia: second screen device usage 2016
- Second screen device usage in Sweden 2016
- Czech Republic: second screen device usage 2016
- Content-related second screen usage during TV consumption 2016
- Second screen usage of Gen Z when watching TV 2018
- Second screen usage during the Super Bowl 2016
- Taiwan: second screen device usage 2016
- Spain: second screen device usage 2016
- United Kingdom: second screen device usage 2016
- France: second screen device usage 2016
- United Kingdom: second screen usage 2016
YouGov. (January 17, 2019). How often, if ever, do you use your smartphone while you are simultaneously watching television on a separate device? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/202982/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/
YouGov. "How often, if ever, do you use your smartphone while you are simultaneously watching television on a separate device?." Chart. January 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/202982/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/
YouGov. (2019). How often, if ever, do you use your smartphone while you are simultaneously watching television on a separate device?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/202982/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/
YouGov. "How Often, If Ever, Do You Use Your Smartphone While You Are Simultaneously Watching Television on a Separate Device?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/202982/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/
YouGov, How often, if ever, do you use your smartphone while you are simultaneously watching television on a separate device? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/202982/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
How often, if ever, do you use your smartphone while you are simultaneously watching television on a separate device? [Graph], YouGov, January 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/202982/frequency-of-smartphone-usage-while-watching-tv-usa/