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U.S. smartphone app download motivation 2016

Reasons for downloading mobile apps according to smartphone users in the United States as of summer 2016

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	Percentage of respondents
Had a specific task, thought app would help	37.3%
Friend's recommendation	31%
Ad for app looked interesting	20.2%
Googled something, app looked like a good answer	13.5%
App was featured by Apple or Google so must be good	13%
Was a customer of the company, wanted to get service on mobile	10.8%
Other	2.6%

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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.

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