Smartphone App User Demographics [TABLE]

Table: Smartphone App User Demographics

Mobile and social usage are major elements of Gen X’s digital activity, so it’s no surprise that those also figure into their shopping. But while such usage is a default behavior for millennials, Gen X is selective in using mobile and (especially) social as shopping tools.

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Mobile Payment Users By Platform, 2018-2022 [TABLE]

Table: Mobile Payment Users by Platform, 2018-2022

In the ongoing effort to gain consumers’ attention, one effective media channel that’s often overlooked is the mobile wallet. eMarketer estimates that 55.0 million US mobile phone users will make a proximity mobile payment—one that’s completed on a mobile device at the point of sale—by the end of this year.

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US Proximity Payment Users By Platform [CHART]

Chart: US Proximity Payment Users By Platform

Starbucks will remain the most popular proximity mobile payment app, staying ahead of Apple Pay and other competitors. This year, 23.4 million people ages 14 and over will use the Starbucks app to make a point-of-sale purchase at least once every six months.

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