all who have accessed news via a smartphone or tablet in the last week
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* This question was phrased by the source as follows:"Thinking specifically about when you look for news on a MOBILE or TABLET, which of the following statements most applies to you?"
Citation formats
Mobile app and browser use for news in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by device
This statistic displays the share of smartphone and tablet users using news apps and mobile web browsers to consume news in the United Kingdom in 2015, by device. Of tablet users, ** percent reported mainly using news websites via the standard web browser on the device to consume news.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 16, 2015). When you look for news on a mobile or tablet, which of the following statements most applies to you?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/297876/mobile-app-vs-browser-use-for-news-by-device-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "When you look for news on a mobile or tablet, which of the following statements most applies to you?*." Chart. June 16, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/297876/mobile-app-vs-browser-use-for-news-by-device-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2015). When you look for news on a mobile or tablet, which of the following statements most applies to you?*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/297876/mobile-app-vs-browser-use-for-news-by-device-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "When You Look for News on a Mobile or Tablet, Which of The following Statements Most Applies to You?*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Jun 2015, /statistics/297876/mobile-app-vs-browser-use-for-news-by-device-uk/
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When you look for news on a mobile or tablet, which of the following statements most applies to you?* [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/297876/mobile-app-vs-browser-use-for-news-by-device-uk/
