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    "title" : "Trends on Tuesday: What’s Your Mobile [App]etite? |Digital.gov",
    "description": "Trends on Tuesday: What’s Your Mobile [App]etite?",
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    {"title" :"Trends on Tuesday: What’s Your Mobile [App]etite?","summary" : "In a few short years, the number of mobile apps has exploded, and the time spent on apps continues to increase. However, one thing hasn’t changed: the number of apps individuals use. The average smartphone owner uses 22 to 28 apps in a month, according to new data from Nielsen. Here are a few highlights","date" : "2014-08-05T11:00:57-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"tjohnson" : "Treci Johnson"},"topics" : {
        
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      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/08/2014-08-05-trends-on-tuesday-whats-your-mobile-appetite.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/08/2014-08-05-trends-on-tuesday-whats-your-mobile-appetite.md","slug" : "trends-on-tuesday-whats-your-mobile-appetite","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/08/05/trends-on-tuesday-whats-your-mobile-appetite/","content" :"\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/08/250-x-193-Shopping-cart-with-icons-on-Tablet-PC-urfinguss-iStock-Thinkstock-451689875.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Shopping cart filled with app icons on a mobile tablet.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a few short years, the number of mobile apps has exploded, and the time spent on apps continues to increase. However, one thing hasn’t changed: the number of apps individuals use. The average smartphone owner uses 22 to 28 apps in a month, according to \u003ca href=\"http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2014/smartphones-so-many-apps--so-much-time.html\" title=\"new data from Nielsen\"\u003enew data from Nielsen\u003c/a\u003e. Here are a few highlights from the report:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. smartphone users age 18 and over spend 30 hours, 15 minutes using apps each month, 65 % more time than they did just two years ago.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmartphone owners ages 25-44 use 29 apps, on average, the greatest number of apps per month.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmartphone owners ages 18-24 spend 37 hours, 6 minutes on apps, the most time spent on apps of any age group.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMobile users spent nearly 11 hours per month, on average, accessing social networking and search apps.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntertainment viewing, including video, audio and gaming apps, grew 71% among mobile users over the prior year.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is good, and better, news for government agencies that are developing mobile applications, and those considering it as part of their mobile strategy. If an agency can provide smartphone owners with an app that is intuitive and meets their needs, they have a good chance of being a go-to app for their target audience. If you need help deciding on that app for your agency, the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/mobile-application-development-program/\" title=\"Mobile Application Development Program\"\u003eMobile Application Development Program\u003c/a\u003e provides \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/topics/mobile/\"\u003ecase studies\u003c/a\u003e and the latest \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/topics/emerging-tech/\"\u003emobile trends\u003c/a\u003e to help you plan your mobile product.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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