This statistic presents the preferred mobile communication applications to communicate with others according to internet users in the United States. During the August 2017 survey period, 15 percent of respondents stated that Facebook Messenger was their communication app of choice. The majority of respondents preferred SMS.
Preferred mobile communication app according to internet users in the United States as of August 2017
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Morning Consult. (August 21, 2017). Preferred mobile communication app according to internet users in the United States as of August 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/740741/most-popular-mobile-messenger-usa/
Morning Consult. "Preferred mobile communication app according to internet users in the United States as of August 2017." Chart. August 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740741/most-popular-mobile-messenger-usa/
Morning Consult. (2017). Preferred mobile communication app according to internet users in the United States as of August 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740741/most-popular-mobile-messenger-usa/
Morning Consult. "Preferred Mobile Communication App According to Internet Users in The United States as of August 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740741/most-popular-mobile-messenger-usa/
Morning Consult, Preferred mobile communication app according to internet users in the United States as of August 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740741/most-popular-mobile-messenger-usa/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Preferred mobile communication app according to internet users in the United States as of August 2017 [Graph], Morning Consult, August 21, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/740741/most-popular-mobile-messenger-usa/