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.

According to a 2024 study of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK), only 35 percent of users aged between 16 and 24 years old reported using a tablet to go online in the examined period. In comparison, tablet usage in the UK digital population aged 55 years and older interested approximately half of the respondents.

According to a 2022 survey of American households, almost a third of respondents aged btween 18 and 35 years old owned an iPad. Moreover, 26 percent of interviewees between 35 and 54 years old owned an Android tablet.

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 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.

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.

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.

The number of tablet users in the United Kingdom was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 2.8 million users (+4.92 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the number is estimated to reach 59.72 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 information concerning Israel and Saudi Arabia.

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 share of children who had access to tablets in Sweden in 2018 varied by age group. 46 percent of 9 to 12-year-olds owned a tablet, whereas the corresponding figures for the oldest youth group, aged from 17 to 18 years, was 36 percent who owned a tablet.

This statistic displays the result of a survey conducted on individuals in Norway in 2018 on access to tablets, divided by household types. The group which had highest rate of access to tablets (85 percent) were people of age of 20 or higher who lived with children from 0-12 years.

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.

The average price of a consumer tablet in the United States is expected to come to around *** U.S. dollars in 2024, a decrease from 2023 when the average price of a consumer tablet peaked at over *** U.S. dollars. Tablet market Tablet computers are mobile devices that give users access to many of the functions of standard desktops or laptops but come in a smaller, more portable package. The technology has been around since the 1990’s but hadn’t experienced widespread success until Apple’s release of the iPad in 2010. After that, more players entered the tablet market, manufacturing and selling their devices. In the second quarter of 2024, roughly 40 million tablets were shipped worldwide. Tablet brands Apple is the world’s largest tablet computer vendor, regularly recording total yearly shipments of over ** million units. Apple, Samsung, and Amazon are the market’s next most successful vendors, each shipping well over ** million units per year. While Microsoft may not be among the market’s most popular sellers of tablets, it is heavily involved in the tablet industry through the use of its operating systems, which account for a small portion of the total market share.

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.

The global tablet operating systems market is dominated by Android and Apple's iPadOS. iPadOS has generally been the most popular operating system for tablets globally, being the leading tablet OS since 2016. Although iPadOS's market share peaked at the beginning of 2019 when it held nearly ** percent of the global tablets market, Android quickly gained traction, increasing in market share since 2019 by over ** percentage points, reaching ** percent by the fourth quarter of 2024. What is a tablet? Short for tablet computer, a tablet is a mobile computing device with a relatively large touchscreen – the most common size for a tablet is around ** inches. Tablet sales hit a peak in late 2013, with around ** million devices shipped in the final quarter of that year. The market has gradually approached a saturation point since then, with shipments on a downward trend up to early 2020 before recovering and stabilizing in 2021. Similar to traditional PCs, tablets use different operating systems to run different applications and functions. Apple, the leading tablet vendor The Apple iPad has been the leading tablet device since its introduction to the market in 2010. Like its other revolutionary products, the iPad has also dramatically changed the tablet market not only in terms of technology but also regarding consumer expectations. In the fourth quarter of 2024, iPad sales generated nearly ***** billion U.S. dollars in revenue for Apple. This amounted to a 7.3 percent share of the firm's total revenue for that quarter.

This statistic shows the results of a survey concerning the share of tablet users in Germany in August 2014, broken down by age group. The survey found that roughly 42 percent of respondents aged 30 to 49 years stated to use a tablet.

This statistic displays the result of a survey on reasons for children to use tablets in Norway in 2018, by age group. 62 percent of respondents aged between 6 and 9 years watched short videos, while 29 percent of children aged between 3 and 5 years used tablets to listen to music.

The Global Large Screen Tablet Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.4% during the forecast period from 2021-2028. The major drivers for this growth are the rise in the demand for tablets and their increasing use in various commercial applications such as retail, restaurants, and banking. Rising awareness about these devices among consumers has also led to an increased adoption rate of these devices across different regions globally.

A large screen tablet is a touch-enabled computer with larger display size. This means that you can use your fingers instead of the stylus to navigate through the device, similar to how you would on an iPad or Android tablet.

On the basis of Application, the Global Large Screen Tablet Market is segmented into Household, Commercial Use, Other.

Household:

Large screen tablets are being used in the household. It is also being increasingly adopted for commercial use leading to its growth, which will result in a significant expansion of the market over the forecast period.

Commercial Use:

The increasing number of large-screen tablets being used in retail, restaurant, and banking applications is expected to fuel the growth over the forecast period. This has led to a significant expansion of this market by 2021-2028.

On the basis of Region, the Global Large Screen Tablet Market is segmented into North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East & Africa.

North America: The North American market for large-screen tablets is expected to grow at a significant rate over the forecast period. The increasing adoption of any technology in this region has led to the growth of its related products, including large-screen tablets.

Latin America: Over the next few years, Latin American countries are likely to experience increased investment activity across different regions which will increase their GDPs and improved standards of living. This trend can be attributed as one of the major factors driving growth within this market across these nations during 2021-2028.

Europe: Some European countries have begun experiencing economic recovery after several decades resulting from external shocks such as sanctions on Russia, Brexit vote, etc. This has led to a substantial rise in the GDPs of these countries, which is likely to have positive effects on employment levels.

Asia Pacific: China and India are some of the major economies that would contribute significantly towards growth within this market during 2021-2028 due to their growing number of internet users along with an increasing adoption rate for large-screen tablets across both commercial as well as household applications.

Middle East & Africa: Growth in this market is expected to be primarily driven by the high growth rate of large-screen tablets across commercial and household applications. Some of the major countries that contribute significantly towards its growth within these regions are UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, South Africa, Nigeria, and Egypt.

The growth factor of the Global Large Screen Tablet Market:

*Rising demand for tablets and their increasing use in commercial applications such as retail, restaurant, and banking.

*The high growth rate of large-screen tablets across commercial and household applications is fueling the growth factor.

*Increasing awareness among consumers about these devices leading to an increased adoption rate of these devices globally will further fuel its growth over this period.

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Approximately ** percent of adults in the United States owned at least one tablet, as of February 2021. The tablet ownership rate in the U.S. has stayed relatively stable in the last three years, averaging close to ** percent. iPad: Most popular tablet in the U.S.   With the iOS operating system installed on over ** percent of all tablets in the United States, Apple is the leading tablet vendor in the United States. Like its other revolutionary product - the iPhone being the most prominent example – Apple’s iPad has changed the tablet market not only in terms of setting up market standards but also defining consumer experiences. United States one of the largest tablet markets globally   With annual sales of tablets averaging around *** billion U.S. dollars in recent years, the United States is one of the major tablet markets worldwide. The U.S. is home to more than *** million installed tablet units, with this number forecast to increase in the next few years.

In 2023, around 21.02 million people in Germany used a tablet at home. This was an increase of over two million increase since 2019. This graph shows the number of people who use a tablet at home in Germany from 2019 to 2022.The Allensbach Market and Advertising Media Analysis (Allensbacher Markt- und Werbeträgeranalyse or AWA in German) determines attitudes, consumer habits and media usage of the population in Germany on a broad statistical basis.