Pew: More Than a Third of Smartphone Owners Use Messaging Apps
A Pew Research study released today found that 36 percent of smartphone owners use messaging apps like Kik or iMessage, and another 17 percent use apps that automatically delete sent messages like Snapchat or Wickr.
A Pew Research study released today found that 36 percent of smartphone owners use messaging apps like Kik or iMessage, and another 17 percent use apps that automatically delete sent messages like Snapchat or Wickr.
The survey of more than 1,900 U.S. adults found that these apps are particularly popular among young adults — 49 percent of smartphone owners ages 18-29 use messaging apps, and 41 percent say they use apps that automatically delete sent messages.
The findings are based on telephone interviews conducted March 17 – April 12, 2015, of adults 18 and older living in all 50 U.S.
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