In 2021, mobile users in the United States interacted with gaming apps more than any of the other apps on their devices, as around 33 percent of apps opened by users during the last examined year were mobile gaming apps. Between 2019 and 2021, social media apps were the second app category users in the U.S. interacted the most with, reporting eight percent opens per month on average.
Share of mobile apps opened per month on mobile devices in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by category
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Sensor Tower. (January 26, 2022). Share of mobile apps opened per month on mobile devices in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289523/us-app-opens-distribution-by-category/
Sensor Tower. "Share of mobile apps opened per month on mobile devices in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by category." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289523/us-app-opens-distribution-by-category/
Sensor Tower. (2022). Share of mobile apps opened per month on mobile devices in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289523/us-app-opens-distribution-by-category/
Sensor Tower. "Share of Mobile Apps Opened per Month on Mobile Devices in The United States from 2019 to 2021, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289523/us-app-opens-distribution-by-category/
Sensor Tower, Share of mobile apps opened per month on mobile devices in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289523/us-app-opens-distribution-by-category/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Share of mobile apps opened per month on mobile devices in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by category [Graph], Sensor Tower, January 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289523/us-app-opens-distribution-by-category/