Mobile Behavior
Time Spent With Mobile Messaging Apps
This year, US adults will spend an average of 24 minutes per day on mobile messaging apps — like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger — which is up 4 minutes from 2019 estimates.
Read MoreMarketing Channels Driving Sales
Despite sometimes being overshadowed by other channels like social media, many marketers still consider email to be one of the most important channels available.
Read MoreWhere People Listen To Podcasts [CHART]
The US population has embraced podcasts, with the majority of Americans over the age of 12 years listening to them on a weekly basis.
Read MoreFrequency Of Mobile In-Store Shopping [CHART]
More shoppers are utilizing omnichannel offerings to simplify their shopping experiences. For brands and retailers, offering consumers an obvious in-app value exchange can lead to downloads and encourage loyalty.
Read MoreMobile Device Use By Generation [CHART]
Smartphone ownership is the norm for Xers—we estimate that 88.5% of the Xer population, or 57.9 million people, own such a device. For marketers, knowing how to reach this cohort with timely and relevant communications is key.
Read MoreSmartphone App User Demographics [TABLE]
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.
Read MoreMap App Users, 2017-2021 [CHART]
Maps and navigation apps are essential tools for smartphone users, and we forecast that 66.8% of smartphone users will use them monthly, with a growth of 5.8% from 2017 to 2018. More than 155 million people will use maps and navigation apps by the end of this year. We expect that growth will remain steady in the coming years, and penetration will reach 67.6% by 2021.
Read MoreFood Delivery App Users, 2018-2023 [CHART]
Food delivery apps are rapidly growing in popularity, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast on mobile app usage. This year, these apps will be used by 38.0 million people in the US, up 21.0% over 2018. By 2021, more than 20% of US smartphone users will use a food delivery app.
Read MoreAverage Time Spent On TV & Mobile Devices, 2014-2021 [CHART]
Consumers’ use of smartphones will continue to make up the majority of their media consumption, but that use will plateau by 2020, as consumers become increasingly uneasy about overuse of mobile devices.
Read MoreMultitainment Behavior [CHART]
In this modern age of entertainment, one screen is no longer enough to satisfy most. eMarketer forecasts 180.8 million US adults will be two-screen viewers in 2019—meaning that 70.1% of the adult population will use a computer or mobile device to browse online while watching either digital video or traditional TV.
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