The timeline illustrates the average number of apps used versus the number of apps installed by digital consumers in the United States in 2016, sorted by device. Smartphone owners had an average of 88.7 apps installed on their smartphone but only used 24.9 of them on a monthly basis.
Average number of apps used vs. number of apps installed by users in the United States in 2016, by device
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Verto Analytics. (February 21, 2017). Average number of apps used vs. number of apps installed by users in the United States in 2016, by device [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/681206/us-app-installation-usage-device/
Verto Analytics. "Average number of apps used vs. number of apps installed by users in the United States in 2016, by device." Chart. February 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681206/us-app-installation-usage-device/
Verto Analytics. (2017). Average number of apps used vs. number of apps installed by users in the United States in 2016, by device. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/681206/us-app-installation-usage-device/
Verto Analytics. "Average Number of Apps Used Vs. Number of Apps Installed by Users in The United States in 2016, by Device." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681206/us-app-installation-usage-device/
Verto Analytics, Average number of apps used vs. number of apps installed by users in the United States in 2016, by device Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/681206/us-app-installation-usage-device/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Average number of apps used vs. number of apps installed by users in the United States in 2016, by device [Graph], Verto Analytics, February 21, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/681206/us-app-installation-usage-device/