{"id":27925,"date":"2026-10-08T19:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/?p=27925"},"modified":"2026-10-08T19:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:08:05","slug":"smartphone-users-by-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/smartphone-users-by-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphone Users by Age [2026 Statistics And Demographics]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1408\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smartphone-users-by-age-e1791486461570.jpg\" alt=\"Smartphone users by age, showing ownership trends across U.S. age groups.\" class=\"wp-image-27926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smartphone-users-by-age-e1791486461570.jpg 1408w, https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smartphone-users-by-age-e1791486461570-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smartphone-users-by-age-e1791486461570-1024x543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/smartphone-users-by-age-e1791486461570-768x407.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.cbg-article .meta{text-align:center;color:#555;margin-bottom:14px;font-size:15px;}\n.cbg-article a{color:#1a4fbf;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #d6def0;}\n.cbg-article a:hover{border-bottom-color:#1a4fbf;}\n.cbg-article details{border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;padding:14px 0;}\n.cbg-article details:first-of-type{border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;}\n.cbg-article summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:500;padding:6px 0;list-style:none;font-size:17px;position:relative;padding-right:28px;}\n.cbg-article summary h3{display:inline;font-size:17px;font-weight:500;margin:0;text-align:left;letter-spacing:0;}\n.cbg-article summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none;}\n.cbg-article summary::after{content:'+';position:absolute;right:0;top:6px;font-size:22px;color:#555;}\n.cbg-article details[open] summary::after{content:'\u2212';}\n.cbg-article details p{padding-top:10px;margin-bottom:0;color:#333;}\n.cbg-article summary{transition:color .2s ease;}\n.cbg-article summary:hover{color:#1a4fbf;}\n.cbg-article details[open] p{animation:cbgFade .25s ease;}\n@keyframes cbgFade{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(-4px);}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0);}}\n.cbg-stats{margin:0 0 30px;border-top:2px solid #1a1a1a;}\n.cbg-stats div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:120px 1fr;gap:18px;align-items:baseline;padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;}\n.cbg-stats b{font-size:30px;font-weight:600;color:#1a4fbf;letter-spacing:-0.02em;}\n.cbg-stats span{font-size:16px;color:#333;line-height:1.5;}\n.cbg-article table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:10px 0 6px;font-size:15px;}\n.cbg-article th{font-weight:600;border-bottom:2px solid #1a1a1a;padding:10px 8px;text-align:center;}\n.cbg-article td{border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;padding:10px 8px;text-align:center;}\n.cbg-src{font-size:14px;color:#555;margin:6px 0 24px;}\n.cbg-chart{position:relative;height:320px;margin:12px 0 22px;}\n.cbg-gauge{position:relative;height:220px;max-width:420px;margin:12px auto 22px;}\n.cbg-gauge-val{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:22px;text-align:center;font-size:34px;font-weight:600;color:#1a4fbf;}\n.cbg-gauge-lbl{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;text-align:center;font-size:14px;color:#555;}\n.cbg-refs p{font-size:15px;margin-bottom:8px;word-break:break-all;}\n@media (max-width:600px){.cbg-article{padding:16px;}.cbg-stats div{grid-template-columns:84px 1fr;gap:12px;}.cbg-stats b{font-size:24px;}.cbg-chart{height:280px;}.cbg-article h2{font-size:24px;}.cbg-article table{font-size:14px;}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"cbg-article\">\n\n<p>Smartphone ownership in the U.S. runs from 97% of adults aged 18 to 29 down to 78% of those 65 and older, based on Pew Research Center&#8217;s 2025 survey. This page covers smartphone users by age across adults, teens, children under 9 and the 50-plus group. It closes with age patterns from ITU&#8217;s global estimates and India&#8217;s 2025 telecom survey.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Smartphone Users by Age<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"cbg-stats\">\n<div><b>97%<\/b><span>of U.S. adults aged 18\u201329 own a smartphone, compared with 78% of adults 65 and older (Pew, 2025)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><b>27%<\/b><span>of U.S. adults under 30 are smartphone-only internet users, up from 21% in 2024 (Pew, 2025)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><b>40%<\/b><span>of U.S. teens aged 13\u201317 say they are online almost constantly (Pew, fall 2025)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><b>90%<\/b><span>of U.S. adults 50 and older own a smartphone, up from 55% in 2016 (AARP, 2025)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><b>73.4%<\/b><span>of Indians aged 15\u201329 own a mobile phone (MoSPI, Jan\u2013Mar 2025)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Smartphone Users by Age Group in the U.S.: 97% at 18\u201329, 78% at 65+<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"cbg-chart\"><canvas id=\"cbgAgeOwn\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n\n<p>Smartphone ownership falls with each older bracket in Pew Research Center&#8217;s 2025 survey. It drops from 97% among adults 18 to 29 to 78% among those 65 and older.<\/p>\n\n<p>Across all U.S. adults, 91% own a smartphone and 98% own a cellphone of some kind. For shipment and vendor data, see these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/smartphone-statistics\/\">global smartphone market figures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<table>\n<thead><tr><th>Age group<\/th><th>Cellphone<\/th><th>Smartphone<\/th><th>Cellphone, but not a smartphone<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>18\u201329<\/td><td>99%<\/td><td>97%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>30\u201349<\/td><td>99%<\/td><td>96%<\/td><td>3%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>50\u201364<\/td><td>98%<\/td><td>90%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>65+<\/td><td>95%<\/td><td>78%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: Pew Research Center, Mobile Fact Sheet, survey of 5,022 U.S. adults, Feb. 5\u2013June 18, 2025<\/p>\n\n<h3>Do Most Americans 65 and Older Own a Smartphone?<\/h3>\n\n<p>Yes. In 2025, 78% did. Another 16% carry a cellphone that is not a smartphone, and 95% of this age group own a cellphone of some kind.<\/p>\n\n<p>National ownership read 91% in both the 2024 and 2025 surveys. Pew&#8217;s first smartphone measure, from 2011, read 35%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: Pew Research Center, Mobile Fact Sheet, surveys of U.S. adults 2011\u20132025<\/p>\n\n<h2>Which Age Group Depends Most on a Smartphone for Internet Access?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Adults under 30 lead. In 2025, 27% of them owned a smartphone but had no home broadband, up from 21% in 2024.<\/p>\n\n<p>The rate held at 11% for ages 30\u201349 and at 17% for ages 65 and older. It moved from 14% to 15% for ages 50\u201364.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cbg-chart\"><canvas id=\"cbgDepend\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n\n<p>Adults 65 and older are the least likely group to own a smartphone. They still show higher smartphone-only rates than adults 30 to 49. Pew marks a change in survey mode in 2023, so readings before and after that year come from different methods.<\/p>\n\n<p>For how phones split total web visits, see this breakdown of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/mobile-website-traffic\/\">mobile website traffic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<table>\n<thead><tr><th>Age group<\/th><th>2023<\/th><th>2024<\/th><th>2025<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>18\u201329<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>27%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>30\u201349<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>50\u201364<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>65+<\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: Pew Research Center, Mobile Fact Sheet, share of U.S. adults who own a smartphone but do not use home broadband, pooled surveys 2013\u20132025<\/p>\n\n<h2>Teen Smartphone Users by Age: 13\u201314 vs. 15\u201317<\/h2>\n\n<p>Smartphone access among U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 held at 95% in Pew&#8217;s 2022, 2023 and 2024 surveys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: Pew Research Center, Teens Survey topline, Sept. 18\u2013Oct. 10, 2024 (1,391 teens)<\/p>\n\n<p>Pew&#8217;s fall 2025 survey of 1,458 teens found that 97% use the internet daily. Forty percent are online almost constantly, down from 46% in 2024 but up from 24% in 2014\u201315.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cbg-chart\"><canvas id=\"cbgTeens\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n\n<p>Older teens report higher use on each measure below. Three-quarters of 15- to 17-year-olds use Instagram, compared with 44% of 13- to 14-year-olds, a gap worth reading next to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/instagram-users\/\">Instagram&#8217;s worldwide audience<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<table>\n<thead><tr><th>Measure (fall 2025)<\/th><th>Ages 13\u201314<\/th><th>Ages 15\u201317<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Online almost constantly<\/td><td>34%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Use Instagram<\/td><td>44%<\/td><td>75%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Use AI chatbots<\/td><td>57%<\/td><td>68%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Use AI chatbots daily<\/td><td>24%<\/td><td>31%<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: Pew Research Center, Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025, survey of 1,458 U.S. teens, Sept. 25\u2013Oct. 9, 2025<\/p>\n\n<p>YouTube was the only platform Pew measured that younger and older teens use at equal rates.<\/p>\n\n<p>The share of teens on TikTok almost constantly rose to 21% in 2025, from 16% in 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/tiktok-users\/\">TikTok&#8217;s global user counts<\/a> show the platform&#8217;s scale beyond U.S. teens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: Pew Research Center, Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025, Sept. 25\u2013Oct. 9, 2025<\/p>\n\n<h2>How Young Are First-Time Device Owners?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Common Sense Media&#8217;s 2025 Census counts devices that children age 8 and under own themselves. Caregivers reported the data in 2024.<\/p>\n\n<p>Tablets come first. Forty percent of children own one by age 2, and 58% own one by age 4.<\/p>\n\n<p>Phones arrive later. By age 8, nearly 1 in 4 children have their own cellphone.<\/p>\n\n<p>Across the full 0\u20138 range, 51% own a mobile device, either a tablet or a cellphone. Daily screen time held near 2.5 hours, while gaming time rose 65% in four years.<\/p>\n\n<p>These figures measure ownership. Pew&#8217;s teen figure measures access, so the two do not line up as one age curve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: Common Sense Media, The 2025 Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Zero to Eight, published Feb. 26, 2025 (2024 survey data)<\/p>\n\n<h2>Adults 50+: AARP Puts Smartphone Ownership at 90%<\/h2>\n\n<p>AARP&#8217;s 2026 Tech Trends report puts smartphone ownership among U.S. adults 50 and older at 90% in 2025. The figure was 55% in AARP&#8217;s first tech survey in 2016.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cbg-gauge\"><canvas id=\"cbgGauge\"><\/canvas><div class=\"cbg-gauge-val\">90%<\/div><div class=\"cbg-gauge-lbl\">Adults 50+ who own a smartphone, 2025<\/div><\/div>\n\n<table>\n<thead><tr><th>Adults 50+<\/th><th>Earlier reading<\/th><th>2025<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Own a smartphone<\/td><td>55% (2016)<\/td><td>90%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Bought technology in the past year<\/td><td>67% (2024)<\/td><td>71%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Use AI<\/td><td>18% (2024)<\/td><td>30%<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: AARP Research, 2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus, online survey of 3,838 U.S. adults, Sept. 9\u2013Oct. 6, 2025<\/p>\n\n<p>Adults in this group spent an average of $756 on technology in 2025. Smartphones and their accessories topped the purchase list.<\/p>\n\n<p>Texting is now their lead way to communicate, and nine in 10 use social media. Their platform choices overlap with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/most-popular-social-media\/\">most-used social networks<\/a> worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: AARP Research, 2026 Tech Trends and Adults 50-Plus, 2025 data<\/p>\n\n<p>Pew&#8217;s 2025 survey covers similar ages with a different design. It reports 90% for ages 50\u201364 and 78% for ages 65 and older, using address-based sampling with web, mail and phone options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: Pew Research Center, Mobile Fact Sheet, Feb. 5\u2013June 18, 2025<\/p>\n\n<h2>Beyond the U.S.: Phone Use by Age in ITU and India&#8217;s 2025 Data<\/h2>\n\n<h3>Worldwide<\/h3>\n\n<p>ITU estimates that 82% of people aged 15 to 24 use the internet, against 72% of the rest of the population. These are internet-use estimates, not smartphone counts.<\/p>\n\n<p>The youth gap appears in every region and has narrowed over the last four years, ITU reports. Youth use has reached at least 95% in Europe, the CIS region and the Americas.<\/p>\n\n<p>Separately, ITU estimates 82% of people aged 10 and over own a mobile phone. That share is 53% in low-income economies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: ITU, Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures 2025 (2025 estimates)<\/p>\n\n<h3>India<\/h3>\n\n<p>India&#8217;s National Statistics Office surveyed 142,065 persons from January to March 2025. Among those aged 15 to 29, 97.1% used a mobile phone in the prior three months and 73.4% owned one.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ownership means a device with an active SIM for personal use. Among 15- to 24-year-olds, it trails the 15-and-above rate in three of four groups. Rural women are the exception, at 51.7% versus 48.4%.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cbg-chart\"><canvas id=\"cbgIndia\"><\/canvas><\/div>\n\n<p>Mobile use is higher for 15- to 24-year-olds than for the 15-and-above population in every group.<\/p>\n\n<table>\n<thead><tr><th>Group<\/th><th>Ages 15\u201324<\/th><th>Ages 15 and above<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Rural male<\/td><td>98.0%<\/td><td>89.5%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Rural female<\/td><td>95.7%<\/td><td>76.3%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Urban male<\/td><td>97.6%<\/td><td>95.0%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Urban female<\/td><td>96.9%<\/td><td>86.8%<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"cbg-src\">Source: MoSPI, Comprehensive Modular Survey: Telecom 2025 press note, share of persons who used a mobile phone in the last three months, Jan\u2013Mar 2025<\/p>\n\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n\n<details>\n<summary><h3>What age group uses smartphones the most?<\/h3><\/summary>\n<p>Adults aged 18 to 29 lead, with 97% owning a smartphone in Pew Research Center&#8217;s 2025 survey. Ownership reads 96% at 30\u201349, 90% at 50\u201364 and 78% at 65 and older.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details>\n<summary><h3>What percentage of seniors have a smartphone?<\/h3><\/summary>\n<p>Pew puts ownership at 78% for Americans 65 and older in 2025. AARP&#8217;s online survey reports 90% for all adults 50 and older in 2025, using a different method and age range.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details>\n<summary><h3>At what age do kids get their first phone?<\/h3><\/summary>\n<p>Phones come after tablets. Common Sense Media&#8217;s 2025 Census found nearly 1 in 4 children own a cellphone by age 8, while 40% own a tablet by age 2.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details>\n<summary><h3>What percentage of teens have a smartphone?<\/h3><\/summary>\n<p>Ninety-five percent of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 had or had access to a smartphone in Pew&#8217;s fall 2024 survey. Pew recorded the same share in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details>\n<summary><h3>How many teens use Reddit?<\/h3><\/summary>\n<p>About one in five or fewer, according to Pew&#8217;s fall 2025 teen survey. Boys are more likely than girls to use Reddit, at 21% versus 12%.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<div class=\"cbg-refs\">\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/fact-sheet\/mobile\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external\">https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/fact-sheet\/mobile\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2025\/12\/09\/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external\">https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2025\/12\/09\/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/pri\/topics\/technology\/internet-media-devices\/2026-technology-trends-older-adults\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external\">https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/pri\/topics\/technology\/internet-media-devices\/2026-technology-trends-older-adults\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/specificdocs\/documents\/2025\/may\/doc2025529560001.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\" 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