Smartphones have become so pivotal to the lives of millennials in Great Britain that 65% of them are looking at their phone within five minutes of waking and 60% look at their phone within five minutes of going to sleep.*
This is according to comprehensive new IPA TouchPoints 2017 data published, which reveals how the population spends their daily lives and how their use of communications channels and devices fit into this.
In total, the TouchPoints 2017 data shows that 97% of millennials and 81% of adults say they personally use a smartphone, for an increasing myriad of reasons. As well as being their primary means of communication, they are using them for media consumption, gaming, shopping, contactless payments, security access, and more.
Growing smartphone activities of the GB population:
Peak time for using smartphones is between 6.30 and 7.30 in the evening, with 44% of millennials using their mobile phones at this time.
Says Sarah Golding, IPA President and CEO, CHI & Partners: “Consumers’ unbreakable bond with their smartphones means that not only can we use them to quite literally walk and talk, but also to access content anywhere and anytime, essentially rendering them not just a device but a way of life. We cannot, therefore, underestimate the power of these devices from a social, business and brand point of view.”
Says Emerson Bramwell, Head of Insight and Effectiveness, Vizeum UK: “The latest Touchpoints data set shows how the smartphone increasingly owns the lion’s share of our media experience. To keep pace, brands need to think beyond how they simply engage with consumers through mobile, to how they will actively enhance the experience.”
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