This statistic presents the most popular activities on smartphones and tablets according to device owners in the United States in May 2017. It was found that 96.4 percent of smartphone users were app users, along with 81.1 percent of tablet users.

In 2021, e-commerce sales via tablets were forecast to sum up to roughly 42 billion U.S. dollars, after amounting to only 25 billion dollars in 2018. In the following years, mobile retail sales generated from tablets were expected to keep growing until 69 billion dollars in 2024.

This statistic presents the distribution of time spent on selected digital platforms in the United States as of June 2019, sorted by age group. During the survey period, it was found that U.S. internet users aged 18 to 24 years spent 70 percent of their online minutes via smartphone apps.

This statistic presents a ranking of the most popular mobile device activities according to smartphone users in the United States as of May 2017. During the measured period, it was found that 57 percent of survey respondents had used a smartphone or tablet to check the weather in the preceding 30 day period.

This statistic gives information on the percentage of overall mobile retail sales via tablet in the United States from 2017 to 2021. In 2017, 33.2 percent of U.S. retail m-commerce sales were generated via tablet device.

The number of tablet users in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 13.1 million users (+4.17 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the number is estimated to reach 327.54 million users and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of tablet users of was continuously increasing over the past years.Depicted is the number of tablet users in the country or region at hand.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of tablet users in countries like Mexico and Canada.

This statistic gives information on the preferred devices used by U.S. digital buyers to research and purchase products from multichannel retailers as of February 2017. During the survey, it was found that 48 percent of smartphone owners in the United States had purchased online retail products via smartphone.

This statistic presents the results of a survey in which U.S. consumers were asked why they do not purchase more products on a smartphone or tablet. The most common complaint was that the screens and keyboards of mobile devices are too small, with 54 percent of respondents citing it as the main reason they do not do more shopping on mobile devices.

This statistic gives information on the most popular activities on mobile internet devices. During an global online survey in the second half of 2017, 19 percent of respondents stated that they accessed social media sites via tablet device.

During a 20224survey conducted in the United States, almost one third of the respondents who were tablet users spent between two and ten hours using their tablet every week. The average amount of time spent on tablets was 13.8 hours per week.

The statistic depicts the number of tablet users worldwide from 2013 to 2021. For 2017 the worldwide number of tablet users is projected to rise to around 1.14 billion.

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In 2014, around 840 million people across the globe used a tablet at least once per month, equivalent to over 20 percent of the world’s total population. This figure is forecast to rise to over 1.28 billion by 2018 and an estimated 152 million unit shipments of tablets will be distributed worldwide. The Asia Pacific region is predicted to overtake North America and Europe as the largest market for tablets, as an estimated 58 million units will be shipped in the region in 2018. In comparison, 48 million units are projected to be shipped in Western and Eastern Europe and 48 million units in North America.

iOS and Android are forecast to remain the most widely-used tablet operating systems as they are predicted to hold about 84 percent combined of the market in 2018. About 43.8 million units of iPads were sold to end users throughout 2017, allowing Apple to continue leading the global tablet market. However, Android remains the dominant tablet operating system as it held a shipment share of 62 percent in the first quarter of 2018.

Although Apple has seen its tablet vendor market share fall steadily since the start of 2012, it still remains the market leader with a 23.4 percent share of tablet shipments in the first quarter of 2018. This equated to a shipment of 9.1 million units in the quarter, whilst its closest vendor competitor, Samsung, shipped 5.3 million units and held a share of 13.6 percent.

This statistic presents information on tablet users whose devices have replaced other types of media worldwide as of May 2014, by age. During the survey, it was found that tablets replaced printed newspapers for 50 percent of the respondents.

According to a survey conducted in October and November 2018, more than 87 percent of the respondents in Japan used their tablets at home. At the same time, approximately 17 percent of people used it on the go.

This statistic shows the results of an online survey on the preferred mobile devices used for different types of online activities in Germany in 2014. During the survey period it was found that nearly 70 percent of tablet users statetd to read the news on their mobile device at least once a day.

This graph illustrates the market share of leading operating systems in the internet usage on tablet PCs in Germany from November 2012 to July 2024. In July 2024, Android was the market leader with an internet usage share of roughly 62 percent, followed by Apple with around 37.6 percent.

A survey conducted in February 2023 showed that 47 percent of tablet owners in Japan used their tablets almost every day. About a third of the respondents stated to use their tablets once a week or less frequently.

The tablet penetration rate in the United States was forecast to remain on a similar level in 2029 as compared to 2024 with 97 percent. According to this forecast, the tablet penetration will stay nearly the same over the forecast period. Depicted here is the penetration rate of tablets. Thereby the penetration rate refers to the share of the total population.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the tablet penetration rate in countries like Mexico and Canada.

This statistic shows a ranking of tablet activities performed at least weekly by tablet users in the United States in 2016. During the survey period, it was found that 19 percent of U.S. tablet users checked their email on their tablet at least once a week.

According to the 2021 survey, 39 percent of Finns had used the internet via tablet. That year, respondents aged 45 to 54 years were the most active tablet users via tablet, with a share of 53 percent. 24 percent of the 16 to-24-year-olds had accessed the internet using a tablet device.

The statistic shows the frequency with which tablet users in the United States watch mobile video as of March 2016. The survey revealed that 26 percent of U.S. tablet users watched mobile video on a weekly basis.