Smartphone Usage Statistics and Trends 2013 Share this post: Trends and statistics show that smartphone usage will continue to rise throughout 2013 and in years to come. Satellite driven smartphones have begun to penetrate rural areas and markets that, traditionally, would not even have dial-up access to the internet. Last year, I posted an infographic on smartphone usage in 2012 and it was one of my most popular infographics of the year. See Also: Effects of Sleeping Next to Your Mobile Phone or iPhone [Infographic]
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The problem with App Store distribution in 3 charts Last week, Comscore released its US Mobile App Report, a comprehensive analysis of app usage in the United States. At a general level, the report highlights the continued shift in consumer digital media engagement from the desktop and mobile web to mobile apps and paints a relatively optimistic picture of the mobile ecosystem: Continued growth in mobile engagement, from 47% of total digital media time in March 2013 to 60% in June 2014;Relatively high median income levels for mobile device owners: $85k for iOS and $61k for Android, compared to a $51k median household income overall in the US and $55k for viewers of 'America's Funniest Home Videos';A healthy balance of age groups, especially on iPhone, where no single group represents more than 23% of the total ownership base or less than 16%. But one subtextual theme present throughout the report casts a bleak pall over the prospect of app store distribution becoming less concentrated in the hands of the largest developers. 1.
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