Mobile Device Ownership Statistics
As of Feb 2012
- 88% of American adults have a cell phone
- 57% have a laptop
- 19% have an ebook reader
- 63% go online wirelessly using one of those devices
- 46% of all American adults own a smartphone
- 68% of adults living in a household earning \$75,000 or more own a smartphone
- 60% of those with a college degree have a smartphone
- 19% of adults own a tablet
- 44% of smartphone owners access the internet on their device

During the 2011 holiday season:
- 24% of cell owners used their phone to look up reviews of a product online while in store
- 25% did it to see if they could get a better price somewhere else
- tablet ownership doubled (from 10% to 19%) between December 2011 and January 2012
Source: Pew Internet
