This statistic displays the findings of a survey on adults' preferences of devices used for social networking in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. In 2015, it was found that 57 percent of respondents reported using a smartphone most often for social networking. That is almost 50 percent more than the share of respondents stating that they use desktop devices most often for social networking and over three times the share of laptops and notebooks.
Which one of these devices do you use most for social networking?*
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Ofcom. (April 21, 2016). Which one of these devices do you use most for social networking?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/309551/device-preference-for-social-networking-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Which one of these devices do you use most for social networking?*." Chart. April 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309551/device-preference-for-social-networking-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2016). Which one of these devices do you use most for social networking?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309551/device-preference-for-social-networking-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Which One of These Devices Do You Use Most for Social Networking?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309551/device-preference-for-social-networking-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Which one of these devices do you use most for social networking?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309551/device-preference-for-social-networking-in-the-uk/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Which one of these devices do you use most for social networking?* [Graph], Ofcom, April 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/309551/device-preference-for-social-networking-in-the-uk/