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U.S. smartphone app discovery channels 2017
Leading smartphone app discovery channels of users in the United States as of June 2017
by J. Clement,
last edited
Jul 23, 2019
This statistic presents a selection of the leading smartphone app awareness and discovery channels of users in the United States as of June 2017. During the survey period, it was found that 20 percent of survey respondents became aware of smarthone apps through word of mouth recommendations from family and friends. Advertising and marketing channels such as digital or print ads had the lowest importance for user acquisition.
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Jul 23, 2019
This statistic presents a selection of the leading smartphone app awareness and discovery channels of users in the United States as of June 2017. During the survey period, it was found that 20 percent of survey respondents became aware of smarthone apps through word of mouth recommendations from family and friends. Advertising and marketing channels such as digital or print ads had the lowest importance for user acquisition.
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- August 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 3 month average ending June 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,049 respondents
- Age group
- 13 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- August 2017
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 3 month average ending June 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,049 respondents
- Age group
- 13 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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