Nine in ten US adults now carry a smartphone

US adults who own a smartphone · percent · Pew Research Center surveys, May 2011 to June 2025 · one dot per survey shown

Smartphone ownership among US adults Smartphone ownership rose from 35 percent of US adults in May 2011 to 91 percent in June 2025, so the phone number a shopper types at checkout reaches a device they carry. 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 May 2011 · 35 Jan 2013 · 51 Dec 2014 · 59 Nov 2015 · 69 Nov 2016 · 77 Feb 2019 · 81 Feb 2021 · 85 Sep 2023 · 90 Jun 2025 · 91 35% in May 2011 91% in June 2025

Source: Pew Research Center, Mobile Fact Sheet, selected survey waves