Children's smartphone usage behaviors 2014 Britain | Statista

This statistic displays activities children carried out on smartphones in Great Britain as of January 2014, according to children aged 8 to 16 years old. Smartphones were most commonly used for taking pictures, at 85 percent of childen reporting using the devices for this activity.

Do you use a smartphone for any of the following?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Taking pictures or films	85%
Downloading apps	78%
Chatting with friends	77%
Playing games	75%
Social networking (e.g. Facebook or Twitter)	66%
Browsing online	61%
Watching videos	47%
To learn things	38%
Video chat (e.g. Skype or FaceTime)	33%
Watching TV	18%
None of the above	2%

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Release date

February 2014

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

December 16, 2013 to January 2, 2014

Number of respondents

1,449 respondents

Age group

8-16

Special properties

All owning / using smartphones; weighted

Method of interview

Online survey

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