About what share of U.S. adults own a cellphone of any kind, as of 2025?
Answer98%
Cellphone ownership has been near-universal among U.S. adults for years.
Source: Pew Research Center (2025) pewresearch.org
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4 sourced facts about mobile phones and cellular networks, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
About what share of U.S. adults own a smartphone specifically, as of 2025?
Answer91%
Smartphone ownership has climbed steadily for over a decade in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center (2025) pewresearch.org
Going deeper
As of March 2025, which mobile operating system had the larger global market share?
AnswerAndroid at 71.9% vs iOS at 27.7%
Android's global lead is driven largely by its wide adoption outside the United States.
Source: Wikipedia: Mobile phone (2025) en.wikipedia.org
Expert level
About how many mobile phone subscriptions existed worldwide in 2024?
Answerover 9.1 billion
That's enough subscriptions for more than one per person on Earth, up from a start point back in 1993.
Source: Wikipedia: Mobile phone (2024) en.wikipedia.org
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