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Leading smartphone and tablet activities 2017, by device
Leading smartphone and tablet activities 2017, by device
Most popular mobile internet activities according to internet users worldwide as of 2nd half 2017, by device
This statistic gives information on the most popular activities on mobile internet devices. During an global online survey in the second half of 2017, 19 percent of respondents stated that they accessed social media sites via tablet device.
Most popular mobile internet activities according to internet users worldwide as of 2nd half 2017, by device
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| Tablet | Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|
| Watching movies/videos online | 23% | 52% |
| 22% | 59% | |
| Using social media sites | 19% | 54% |
| Reading news | 19% | 48% |
| Online shopping | 18% | 43% |
| Downloading software/applications | 16% | 42% |
| Listening to streaming music/radio | 12% | 38% |
| Instant messaging/video calling | 12% | 43% |
| Uploading/sharing content | 11% | 39% |
| Online banking | 11% | 36% |
| Online gaming | 11% | 28% |
| Using online payment systems/wallets | 10% | 30% |
| Online data storage | 10% | 29% |
| Visiting adult websites | 6% | 17% |
| Visiting online dating websites/services or apps | 6% | 18% |
| Online gambling/betting | 5% | 10% |
| Trading securities/shares online | 4% | 9% |
| Tablet | Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|
| Watching movies/videos online | 23% | 52% |
| 22% | 59% | |
| Using social media sites | 19% | 54% |
| Reading news | 19% | 48% |
| Online shopping | 18% | 43% |
| Downloading software/applications | 16% | 42% |
| Listening to streaming music/radio | 12% | 38% |
| Instant messaging/video calling | 12% | 43% |
| Uploading/sharing content | 11% | 39% |
| Online banking | 11% | 36% |
| Online gaming | 11% | 28% |
| Using online payment systems/wallets | 10% | 30% |
| Online data storage | 10% | 29% |
| Visiting adult websites | 6% | 17% |
| Visiting online dating websites/services or apps | 6% | 18% |
| Online gambling/betting | 5% | 10% |
| Trading securities/shares online | 4% | 9% |
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This statistic gives information on the most popular activities on mobile internet devices. During an global online survey in the second half of 2017, 19 percent of respondents stated that they accessed social media sites via tablet device.
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- April 2018
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- H2 2017
- Number of respondents
- 17,918 respondents
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- What activities people perform on their personal devices, when they are online
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- H2 2017
- Number of respondents
- 17,918 respondents
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- What activities people perform on their personal devices, when they are online
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