Device Ownership

95%

As of 11/6/2016

Year Cellphone Smartphone Desktop Computer Laptop Computer E-Book Reader Tablet Computer
4/2006 73 — 68 30 — —
12/2007 75 — 65 37 — —
4/2008 78 — 65 39 — —
4/2009 85 — 64 47 2 —
9/2009 84 — 62 47 3 —
5/2010 82 — 62 55 4 3
9/2010 85 — 59 52 5 4
5/2011 83 35 57 56 12 8
8/2011 84 — 55 57 9 10
1/2012 87 — — — 19 19
2/2012 88 45 — — — —
4/2012 88 46 58 61 18 18
8/2012 89 — — — — 25
9/2012 85 45 — — — —
1/2013 — — — — 26 31
5/2013 91 56 — — — 34
9/2013 91 55 — — 24 35
1/2014  90 58 — —  32  42
10/2014 — 64 — — — —
4/2015 92 67 — — 19 45
7/2015 92 68 — — 19 45
4/2016 92 72 — — 17 48
11/2016 95 77 — — 22 51

As of November 2016, 77% of American adults own smartphones, and 78% have either laptop or desktop computers. While 95% of American adults have cellphones, 51% have tablet computers, and 22% have e-book readers. Read more