Nine in ten US adults now carry a smartphone

US adults who own a smartphone · percent · May 2011 to June 2025 · dots mark survey dates

Smartphone ownership among US adults, 2011 to 2025 Smartphone ownership rose from 35 percent of US adults in 2011 to 91 percent in 2024 and 2025, so a text reaches almost every homeowner. 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 May 2011 · 35% Jan 2013 · 51% Apr 2015 · 67% Nov 2016 · 77% Jan 2018 · 77% Feb 2019 · 81% Feb 2021 · 85% Sep 2023 · 90% Jun 2024 · 91% Jun 2025 · 91% 35% in 2011 91% in 2025

Pew Research Center, Mobile Fact Sheet, surveys of US adults 2011 to 2025 · survey mode changed in 2023