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United States: mobile phone internet users 2017-2023
Number of mobile phone internet users in the United States from 2017 to 2023 (in millions)
The statistic shows the number of mobile internet users in the United States from 2017 to 2023. In 2018, 262.4 million people accessed the internet through their mobile phone. In 2023, this figure is projected to amount to 287.1 million mobile phone internet users.
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The statistic shows the number of mobile internet users in the United States from 2017 to 2023. In 2018, 262.4 million people accessed the internet through their mobile phone. In 2023, this figure is projected to amount to 287.1 million mobile phone internet users.
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- February 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017 to 2018
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Mobile phone users of any age who access the internet from a mobile browser or an installed app at least once per month
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- 2017 to 2018
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Mobile phone users of any age who access the internet from a mobile browser or an installed app at least once per month
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