About what share of U.S. adults own a smartphone today?
Answerabout 91%
That's up dramatically from just 35% back in 2011.
Source: Pew Research Center (2025) pewresearch.org
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4 sourced facts about mobile phones and mobile surveys, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
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On average, what share of people who see a survey inside a mobile app actually complete it?
Answerabout 13%
In-app surveys beat surveys sent through a mobile browser by a wide margin.
Source: Alchemer (2016) alchemer.com
By 2006, about what share of U.S. households had only a cell phone and no landline?
Answerabout 12.8%
That was already up sharply from just 2.9% in 2003, a headache for landline-only phone surveys.
Source: Wikipedia (Opinion polling) (2006) en.wikipedia.org
About what share of U.S. adults are 'smartphone-only' internet users, with no home broadband?
Answerabout 16%
That figure peaked at 20% in 2018 before settling back down.
Source: Pew Research Center (2025) pewresearch.org
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