Number of smartphone apps used for news consumption in the United States in 2012

The statistic presents the number of news applications and sources smartphone owners in the United States regularly used for getting news. In 2012, 28 percent of respondents stated they used two sources or applications regularly for getting news.

How many sources do you use regularly to get news on your cell phone?*

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Release date

October 2012

Region

United States

Survey time period

June 29 to August 8, 2012

Number of respondents

n = 1,075 smartphone users

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

get news on smartphone at least weekly

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

* This question was open-ended.

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