According to the source "the figures represent how many that name the following types of apps as one of the three types of apps they spend most time on" .
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Time spent on mobile app categories in the U.S. 2019
A survey of online users in the United States revealed that 49 percent of respondents felt that social media and messaging apps were among the three types of apps that they spent the most time on. During the third quarter 2019 survey, 26 percent of respondents stated the same about gaming apps.
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AudienceProject. (October 3, 2019). App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/
AudienceProject. "App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019." Chart. October 3, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/
AudienceProject. (2019). App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/
AudienceProject. "App Categories That Mobile Users in The United States Spend The Most Time on as of 3rd Quarter 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 3 Oct 2019, /statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/
AudienceProject, App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
App categories that mobile users in the United States spend the most time on as of 3rd quarter 2019 [Graph], AudienceProject, October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/248343/distribution-of-time-spent-ios-and-android-apps-by-category/