B
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77%
77% -- share of smartphone time spent on top 3 apps for US adults (2026)
US adults spend 77% of their weekly smartphone time on their top 3 favourite apps.
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77%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Statista
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Tier C
https://www.appaloosa.io/blog/enterprise-mobility/app-development-best-practice-4-how-to-combine-a-b… ↗
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App Development Best Practices: Design and UX
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Statista
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US-only figure on app usage concentration
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US adults: 77% share of smartphone time spent on top 3 apps. Source: Statista (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-smartphone-time-top-3-apps
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-smartphone-time-top-3-apps" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>77%</strong> -- share of smartphone time spent on top 3 apps for US adults<br><small>Source: Statista (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-smartphone-time-top-3-apps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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