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The Apps Taking Up the Most of Our Time

The smartphone has become one of our most reliable and constant companions over the last few years, eating up more an more significant chunks of our time. So what are we doing the whole time with this compact piece of technology? According to research by AudienceProject, the largest share of smartphone users in the United States say social media apps take up most of their screen time, followed by browsers and email apps. Respondents were able to name up to three app types which they spend the most time on.

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This chart shows the share of U.S. smartphone users saying they spend the most time on the following app types.

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Most used smartphone apps by type in the U.S. as of December 2023
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Distribution of the time spent using mobile apps worldwide in 2024, by category
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Most used mobile app categories in the United States as of December 2022, by operative system
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Most used mobile apps in the United States as of December 2022, by category
Distribution of global time spent on mobile in 2020 to 2022, by category
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Share of smartphone users in the United States who rely on an app to limit the time they spend on social media as of June 2023

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