
Lionel Sujay Vailshery
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UK: daily hours spent on mobile 2019-2023

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Great Britain: leading weekly smartphone activities 2023

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UK leading Google Play apps 2023, by revenue

Average daily media use time in the United Kingdom (UK) 2025
Average daily time spent using media in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2025 (in hours.minutes)

Number of smartphone users in the United Kingdom 2010-2050
Number of smartphone users in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2050 (in millions)

Mobile internet usage penetration rate in the United Kingdom 2010-2050
Mobile internet usage penetration rate in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2050

Most common internet accesses by type in the UK 2025
Most common internet accesses by type in the UK as of September 2025

Use of a smartphone to go online in the United Kingdom 2009-2025
Share of adults in the United Kingdom (UK) using smartphones to go online from 2009 to 2025

Devices used to access the internet in the UK 2025, by gender
Share of users in the United Kingdom (UK) accessing the internet via selected devices as of Dcember 2025, by gender

UK: daily hours spent on mobile 2019-2023
Average daily mobile usage in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in hours.minutes)

Great Britain: leading weekly smartphone activities 2023
Most popular weekly app and mobile activities in Great Britain as of August 2023

UK: time spent using mobile browsers and apps 2023
Monthly hours per visitor spent using mobile browsers and apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2023

Leading mobile apps in the UK 2025, by reach
Most popular mobile apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in December 2025, by reach

Leading mobile apps in the UK 2023, by average time spent
Most popular mobile apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2023, by average time spent per user (in minutes.seconds)

Mobile apps with the highest audience gain UK 2025
Number of new users gained among the most popular mobile apps in the United Kingdom (UK) from September to December 2025 (in 1,000s)

UK: share of time spent on mobile apps in 2023, by category
Distribution of the time spent using mobile apps in the United Kingdom in 2023, by category

UK leading Android apps 2023, by downloads
Leading apps in the Google Play Store in the United Kingdom in 2023, by number of downloads

UK leading Google Play apps 2023, by revenue
Leading apps in the Google Play Store in the United Kingdom in 2023, by revenue (in U.S. dollars)

Most used messenger by brand in the UK 2025
Most used messenger by brand in the UK as of September 2025

Whatsapp users in the United Kingdom 2017-2025
Forecast of the number of Whatsapp users in the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2025 (in millions)

UK quarterly downloads of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal 2020-2024
Number of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal mobile app downloads in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2024

UK: Facebook Messenger users 2025, by age and gender
Share of Facebook Messenger users in the United Kingdom as of July 2025, by age group and gender

Daily time spent and social media reach among Gen Z in the UK 2023, by platform
Daily social media reach and time spent among Gen Z users in the United Kingdom in August 2023, by platform

UK: most used social media platforms for video consumption 2023, by age group
Most used social media platform in the United Kingdom (UK) to watch online and short video content as of June 2023, by age group

UK most popular TikTok videos 2023, by views
Most popular TikTok videos in the United Kingdom in 2023, by views (in millions)

Leading activists on TikTok in the UK 2023, by number of followers
Most popular online educators and activists on TikTok in the United Kingdom in 2023, by number of followers (in 1,000s)

Leading new TikTok creators in the UK 2023, by number of followers
Most popular emerging TikTok creators in the United Kingdom in 2023, by number of followers (in 1,000s)

UK: TikTok usage 2024, by age
TikTok audience reach in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2024, by age group

UK hours spent on TikTok per month 2024, by age
Monthly time spent engaging with TikTok among users in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2024, by age group (in hours)

UK adults on government banning TikTok on staff work phones and devices 2023
Share of adults in the United Kingdom (UK) who think the Government should ban staff using TikTok on work phones and electronic devices as of February 2023

Video gaming penetration in the UK Q2 2025, by device
Share of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) who play video games on selected devices as of 2nd quarter 2025

UK mobile phone gaming reach 2009-2024
Mobile phone gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2024

UK tablet gaming reach 2011-2024
Tablet gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2024

Weekly time spent on mobile gaming in the UK 2025
Weekly time gamers spent playing mobile games in the United Kingdom as of June 2025 (in hours)

UK mobile gaming consumer spending 2011-2024
Consumer spending on mobile gaming in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2024 (in million GBP)

UK children daily time on gaming apps 2019-2024
Average daily time spent by children in the United Kingdom (UK) on leading gaming apps from 2019 to 2024 (in minutes)

UK most downloaded weather apps 2023
Leading weather apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by number of downloads

Leading mHealth apps in the UK 2023
Most used health and healthcare apps among mobile users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023

Most downloaded marketplace apps in the UK 2024
Leading marketplace apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2024, by number of downloads (in millions)

Most downloaded discount apps in the UK 2024
Leading discount and offer apps in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2024, by number of downloads (in millions)

Biggest contactless payment brands at POS in the UK 2024
Biggest contactless payment brands at POS in the UK as of December 2024

Mobile payments usage by situation in the UK 2025
Mobile payments usage by situation in the UK in 2025
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