91% of U.S. adults own a smartphone (Pew, 2025)
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Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
- Commonly cited as
- "What percent of Americans own a smartphone?"
- True origin
- Pew Research Center — Mobile Fact Sheet
- Type
- Reference fact: A frequently needed number or rule taken directly from a primary source (e.g. Pew, Census, IAB/PwC, FTC), with its as-of date.
- Year
- 2025
- Data as of
- Survey fielded Feb. 5–June 18, 2025
- Last checked
- What the source says
The vast majority of Americans – 98% – now own a cellphone of some kind. About nine-in-ten (91%) own a smartphone, up from just 35% in the Center's first survey of smartphone ownership conducted in 2011.
- Method & sample
- Pew Research Center NPORS survey of 5,022 U.S. adults, Feb. 5–June 18, 2025; address-based sample, web/mail/phone, weighted to the U.S. adult population.
- Drift between quote and source
- None
- Interest
- n/a (nonpartisan research center funded mainly by The Pew Charitable Trusts).
Safe rephrasing
Pew Research Center's 2025 survey found 91% of U.S. adults own a smartphone and 98% own some kind of cellphone.
Sources we opened
- Pew Research Center — Mobile Fact Sheet (primary)
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