This statistic illustrates the most common activities mobile phones, tablets and PC/laptops were used for in the United Kingdom in 2014. Browsing the internet, checking emails and using search engines were by far the most common reasons for use, with about 90 percent of respondents reporting using a device to this end.
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Ipsos. (July 18, 2014). For which of the following activities, if any, do you personally use your mobile phone, tablet device or PC/laptop? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/416512/mobile-phone-tablet-laptop-activities-uk/
Ipsos. "For which of the following activities, if any, do you personally use your mobile phone, tablet device or PC/laptop?." Chart. July 18, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/416512/mobile-phone-tablet-laptop-activities-uk/
Ipsos. (2014). For which of the following activities, if any, do you personally use your mobile phone, tablet device or PC/laptop?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/416512/mobile-phone-tablet-laptop-activities-uk/
Ipsos. "For Which of The following Activities, If Any, Do You Personally Use Your Mobile Phone, Tablet Device or Pc/Laptop?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Jul 2014, /statistics/416512/mobile-phone-tablet-laptop-activities-uk/
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For which of the following activities, if any, do you personally use your mobile phone, tablet device or PC/laptop? [Graph], Ipsos, July 18, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/416512/mobile-phone-tablet-laptop-activities-uk/
