Saturday, December 17, 2011

Report: The Rise of Smartphones, Apps and the Mobile Web

Nielsen reporting:
Nielsen’s State of the Media: The Mobile Media Report provides a snapshot of the current mobile media landscape and audiences in the U.S. and highlights the potential power of mobile commerce in the near future.
Key findings:
  • The majority of 25-34 and 18-24 year olds now own smartphones (64% and 53% respectively);
  • The majority of smartphone owners (62%) have downloaded apps on their devices and games are the top application category used in the past 30 days;
  • The number of smartphone subscribers using the mobile Internet has grown 45 percent since 2010;
  • 87 percent of app downloaders (those who have downloaded an app in the past 30 days) have used deal-of-the-day websites like Groupon or Living Social;
  • Younger groups text the most. In Q3, teens 13-17 sent and received the most text messages (an average of 3,417 each month).
  • http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/report-the-rise-of-smartphones-apps-and-the-mobile-web/ 

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