This statistic shows a selection of popular reasons for downloading a mobile app according to smartphone users in the United States in summer 2016. During the survey period, it was found that 31 percent of survey respondents had downloaded an app because because of a friend's recommendation.
Reasons for downloading mobile apps according to smartphone users in the United States as of summer 2016
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Statistics on Mobile apps in the United Kingdom (UK)
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Downloads and revenues
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TikTok
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Payment apps
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Spotlight: mobile gaming
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eMarketer. (September 15, 2016). Reasons for downloading mobile apps according to smartphone users in the United States as of summer 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/434516/us-smartphone-app-reasons-download/
eMarketer. "Reasons for downloading mobile apps according to smartphone users in the United States as of summer 2016." Chart. September 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434516/us-smartphone-app-reasons-download/
eMarketer. (2016). Reasons for downloading mobile apps according to smartphone users in the United States as of summer 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434516/us-smartphone-app-reasons-download/
eMarketer. "Reasons for Downloading Mobile Apps According to Smartphone Users in The United States as of Summer 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434516/us-smartphone-app-reasons-download/
eMarketer, Reasons for downloading mobile apps according to smartphone users in the United States as of summer 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434516/us-smartphone-app-reasons-download/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Reasons for downloading mobile apps according to smartphone users in the United States as of summer 2016 [Graph], eMarketer, September 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/434516/us-smartphone-app-reasons-download/