Daily time spent using a smartphone in the United States 2017

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Alexander Kunst,
Dec 20, 2019
This statistic shows the amount of time consumers in the United States spend daily on their smartphone in 2017 according to a Statista survey. Overall, 36 percent of respondents said that they spent 61 minutes or longer daily using their smartphone.

How much time do you spend daily on your smartphone?

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Release date

April 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 25th to May 2nd, 2017

Number of respondents

897 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

currently own a smartphone

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Total time spent calling, writing messages, taking pictures or using apps.

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