Leading mobile phone leisure activities worldwide 2024, by region

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A. Guttmann,
Aug 15, 2024

During a survey conducted in January 2024, it was found that watching videos was the leading entertainment activity done on a mobile phone worldwide, however, it was the least popular in Europe, compared to other regions. On the other hand, European consumers were in the lead when it came to reading the news on their mobiles.

Leading media and entertainment activities performed via mobile phones worldwide in January 2024, by region

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April 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

January 2024

Supplementary notes

Respondents were asked to select all answers that applied to daily usage habits.

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