• Global voice search usage reasons 2015 | Statistic

Internet›
Search Engines & SEO›
Leading global mobile voice search usage reasons 2015

Main reasons for global mobile users to access voice search as of September 2015

Leading global mobile voice search usage reasons 2015

This statistic gives information on the main reasons for global mobile users to access voice search as of September 2015. During the survey period, it was found that 38 percent of respondents used mobile voice search because they think it was more fun than other search methods.

Show more

Loading statistic...

	Share of respondents
It is quicker than going on a website or using an app.	43%
I can use it while driving or at other times when I can't interact with my handset.	42%
It is more fun than other search methods.	38%
It is easier than going to a website or using an app	38%
It is a more accurate way of searching.	28%
I don't like typing on my mobile phone.	21%
Other	1%

	Share of respondents
It is quicker than going on a website or using an app.	43%
I can use it while driving or at other times when I can't interact with my handset.	42%
It is more fun than other search methods.	38%
It is easier than going to a website or using an app	38%
It is a more accurate way of searching.	28%
I don't like typing on my mobile phone.	21%
Other	1%

Data visualized by

© Statista 2018

About this statistic

Show source

Download Settings Share

Chart type

Datalabels

Description Source More information

This statistic gives information on the main reasons for global mobile users to access voice search as of September 2015. During the survey period, it was found that 38 percent of respondents used mobile voice search because they think it was more fun than other search methods.

Show more

Show sources information; Show publisher information
Release date: September 2015

Region: World
Survey time period: September 2015
Number of respondents: 1,800 respondents
Age group: 16-34 years
Special properties: mobile internet users
Method of interview: Online survey
Supplementary notes: Original question: "What are your main resaons for using voice search on your mobile?"
Survey was conducted in Brazil, India, Italy, Malaysia, UK and USA

Other interesting statistics

Subscribing to paid music services: reasons for use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016

Subscribing to paid music services: reasons for use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016

Subscribing to paid music services: reasons for use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016

Reasons to buy in apps or webs of collaborative consumption in Spain in 2016

Reasons to buy in apps or webs of collaborative consumption in Spain in 2016

Reasons to buy in apps or webs of collaborative consumption in Spain in 2016

Reasons for using social media by online retailers in Germany 2015-2016

Reasons for using social media by online retailers in Germany 2015-2016

Reasons for using social media by online retailers in Germany 2015-2016

Reasons for not having internet connection in household in Mexico 2016

Reasons for not having internet connection in household in Mexico 2016

Reasons for not having internet connection in household in Mexico 2016

Reasons for consumers to follow businesses or brands online Australia 2017

Reasons for consumers to follow businesses or brands online Australia 2017

Reasons for consumers to follow businesses or brands online Australia 2017

Reasons for streaming more video on TV in the U.S. 2017

Reasons for streaming more video on TV in the U.S. 2017

Reasons for streaming more video on TV in the U.S. 2017

Statista Accounts: Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year

Prices & Access

Leading companies trust Statista:

Statista has been my savior on several occasions. The site is easy to maneuver and the data is in a format that can go right into a report or presentation.
Marlene Greenfield
Vice President, Hearst Magazines

Statistics on "Search engine usage"

Benchmark

The most important statistics

Worldwide desktop market share of leading search engines from January 2010 to October 2017Global market share of search engines 2010-2017
Market share of search engines in the United States from December 2008 to 2017Market share of search engines in the U.S. 2008-2017
Share of search queries handled by leading U.S. search engine providers as of January 2018Market share of search engines in the United States 2008-2018
Number of explicit core search queries powered by search engines in the United States as of January 2018 (in billions)U.S. search engines ranked by number of core searches 2008-2018
Market share of selected leading mobile search providers in the United States from October 2012 to January 2018U.S. market share of mobile search engines 2012-2018
U.S. customer satisfaction with internet portals and search engines in 2017 (index score)ACSI - U.S. user satisfaction with internet portals in 2017
U.S. customer satisfaction with online search engines and information websites from 2000 to 2017 (index score)ACSI - U.S. customer satisfaction with online portals and search engines 2000-2017
Number of search engine users in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in millions)Number of search users in the United States 2014-2020

Leading search companies

The most important statistics

Global search engine market share as of August 2017, by search query sizeOnline search query market share worldwide 2017, by search engine
Successful search click percentages as of August 2017, by search engineSuccessful search click share worldwide 2017, by search engine
Annual revenue of Google from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Google: global annual revenue 2002-2017
Distribution of Google's revenues from 2001 to 2017, by sourceGoogle: revenue distribution 2001-2017, by source
Google's net income from 2001 to 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)Google: annual net income 2001-2015
Revenue of Yahoo from 2009 to 2016, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)Yahoo: segment revenue 2009-2016
Net income of Yahoo from 2004 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Yahoo: annual net income 2004-2016
Annual revenue of Yandex from 2007 to 2017 (in billion Russian rubles)Yandex: annual revenue 2007-2017

Google

The most important statistics

Advertising revenue of Google websites from 2001 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Google sites: advertising revenue 2001-2017
Advertising revenue of Google network websites from 2001 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Google network sites: advertising revenue 2001-2017
Net digital display ad revenues of Google as percentage of total digital display ad revenues in the United States from 2016 to 2019Google: share of U.S digital display ad revenues 2016-2019
Share of desktop search traffic originating from Google in selected countries as of October 2017Google: search engine market share in selected countries 2017
Number of copyright infringing URLs requested to be removed from Google Search in the 12 months ending January 2018, by target domain (in millions)Number of infringing URLs requested to be removed from Google Search 2018
Number of government and court requests for content removal from Google from January to June 2017, by countryGovernment requests for content removal from Google H1 2017

Mobile and location-based search

The most important statistics

Mobile share of organic search engine visits in the United States from 3rd quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2018Mobile share of U.S. organic search engine visits 2014-2018
Paid mobile search click share of Google and Bing in the United States as of 1st quarter 2018, by deviceGoogle vs. Bing: U.S. mobile click share 2018
Distribution of total and mobile organic search visits in the United States as of 1st quarter 2018, by engineU.S. total & mobile organic search visits 2018, by engine
Local search query volume in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by platform (in billions)U.S. mobile and desktop local search volume 2014-2019
Number of mobile phone search users in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in millions)Number of mobile search users in the United States 2014-2020
Number of smartphone search users in the United States from 2013 to 2019 (in millions)U.S. mobile smartphone search users 2013-2019
Distribution of search spending worldwide from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2015, by deviceShare of global search expenditure 2014-2015, by device

Search behavior

The most important statistics

Average number of search terms for online search queries in the United States as of August 2017Online search query size in the United States 2017, by number of keywords
Global search engine market share as of August 2017, by search query sizeOnline search query market share worldwide 2017, by search engine
Successful search click percentages as of August 2017, by search engineSuccessful search click share worldwide 2017, by search engine
Most popular Google search terms in the United States as of March 2016, based on share of search clicksClick share of leading U.S. Google search terms 2016
What method do you most prefer for researching your purchases?Preferred product research methods of global online shoppers 2015, by category
Most popular product research channels according to internet users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2015Leading global product research channels 2015
Devices most commonly used when searching for local information according to adults in the United States in 2014 and 2015U.S. local search device usage 2014-2015
Share of global internet users who use mobile apps for online product research as of 2nd quarter 2016, by age groupMobile app usage for brand research worldwide 2016, by age group

Advertising and marketing

The most important statistics

Digital advertising revenue worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by format (in million U.S. dollars)Digital Market Outlook: digital advertising revenue worldwide 2015-2021, by format
Digital search advertising revenue worldwide from 2015 to 2021, by device (in million U.S. dollars)Digital Market Outlook: search ad revenue worldwide 2015-2021, by device
Distribution of search spending worldwide from 4th quarter 2014 to 4th quarter 2015, by deviceShare of global search expenditure 2014-2015, by device
Digital marketing spending in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by segment (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. digital marketing spending growth 2014-2019, by segment
Digital search advertising spending in the United States from 2014 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)Search advertising spending in the U.S. 2014-2019
Mobile search advertising spending in the United States from 2015 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)Mobile search advertising spending in the U.S. 2015-2020
Global mobile advertising expenditure in 2015 and 2016, by region (in million U.S. dollars)Global mobile advertising expenditure 2015-2016, by region
Distribution of mobile advertising revenue worldwide from 2012 to 2016, by formatGlobal mobile ad revenue 2012-2016, by format

Popular Related Keywords

Need help with using Statista for your research? Tutorials and first steps

Further Content: Statistics, Studies, and Topic Pages

Statistics

Topics

Studies

Statistics on the topic

Topics

About Statista

Statista offers dossiers and reports on over 170 industries. With Statista you are always able to make informed decisions and boost your work efficiency.

Internet & Telecommunications

Consumer Goods & FMCG

Retail & Trade

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Society

Transportation & Logistics

Learn more about how Statista can support your business.

Request webinar

Do you have any questions about our business solutions?

We provide you with detailed information about our Corporate Account.

	Basic Account	Instant Access Premium Account
Our services Click the question mark for further information	Free	$49 per month* (billed annually)
Basic statistics
Premium statistics

Graph download
Download PDF
Excel download
	Register	Purchase now

*Duration: 12 months, billed annually, single license