Defakto Fact Sheet 1
Millennials and Mobile by the Numbers
Compiled April 2010
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Defakto Fact Sheet 2
Millennials* and Mobile by the NumbersEveryWhereAllTheTime.com
Compiled May 2010
*The Pew Research Center defines Millennials as those
currently (in 2010) between the ages of 13 and 29.Photo Credit: Steve Rhodes
Defakto Fact Sheet 3
94%OF MILLENNIALS HAVE A
CELL PHONE
31%Of 8 to 10 year olds have a cell phone
85%Of 15 to 18 year olds
have a cell phone
Defakto Fact Sheet 4
AMOUNT OF TIME 8 TO 18 YEAR OLDS
SPEND CONSUMING MEDIA DAILY:
7 Hours,38 Minutes
AMOUNT OF TIME 8 TO 18 YEAR OLDS SPEND TALKING ON THE PHONE
DAILY:
43 Minutes
AMOUNT OF TIME 8 TO 18 YEAR OLDS SPEND
TEXTING DAILY:
1 Hour,15 Minutes
Defakto Fact Sheet 5
MILLENNIALS SEND AN AVERAGE OF 20 TEXT MESSAGES
PER DAY
GEN XERS SEND AN AVERAGE OF 12 TEXT MESSAGES
PER DAY
BOOMERS SEND AN AVERAGE OF 5 TEXT MESSAGES
PER DAY
80% of Millennials have texted in the last 24 hours
TEXTING
Defakto Fact Sheet 6
16%OF U.S. TEENS
WANTED AN IPHONE IN
SPRING 2009
31%OF U.S. TEENS
WANTED AN IPHONE IN SPRING
2010
57%OF 18-34 YEAR OLDS SAY PRICE IS THE NUMBER ONE REASON THEY AREN’T BUYING AN IPAD
Defakto Fact Sheet 7
20%OF THE MOBILE VIDEO
AUDIENCE ARE TEENS
1/3OF U.S.
TEENS USE THE
MOBILE WEB ON A
DAILY BASIS
62%OF MILLENNIALS
CONNECT WIRELESSLY TO THE INTERNET
WHEN AWAY FROM HOME OR WORK
MOBILE
Defakto Fact Sheet 8
50%of Boomers sleep
with their cell phone on or right next to their bed
83%of Millennials sleep with their cell phone
on or right next to their bed
41%OF MILLENNIALS HAVE A
CELL PHONE BUT NO LANDLINE
64%
66%
47%
WHITES
BLACKS
HISPANICS
PERCENTAGE OF MILLENNIALS WHO CONNECT TO THE INTERNETWIRELESSLY WHEN AWAY FROM HOME OR WORK
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SOURCESGeneration M^2: Media in the lives of 8- to 18-year-olds (PDF)
Millennials: Hip and Poor
Survey: 31% of U.S. teens want iPhones
Nielsen: How Teens Use Media (PDF)
Pew Research Center: The Millennials (PDF)
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Defakto Fact Sheet 10
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