comScore, Inc. released a report today about key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the 3-month period ending May 2010.
Browser usage and accessing of social networking sites and blogs increased relative to the preceding three-month average – between 2.3 and 2.6% respectively.
That's good news for us bloggers!
Here's the Mobile Content Usage explanation & chart published by Comscore.
65.2 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers used text messaging on their mobile device in May, up 1.4 percentage points versus the prior three month period, while browsers were used by 31.9 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers (up 2.3 percentage points). Subscribers who used downloaded applications comprised 30.0 percent of the mobile audience, representing an increase of 2.1 percentage points from the previous period. Accessing of social networking sites or blogs also saw significant growth, increasing 2.6 percentage points to 20.8 percent of mobile subscribers.
Mobile Content Usage
3 Month Avg. Ending May 2010 vs. 3 Month Avg. Ending Feb. 2010
Total U.S. Age 13+
Source: comScore MobiLensShare (%) of Mobile Subscribers Feb-10 May-10 Point Change Total Mobile Subscribers 100.0% 100.0% N/A Sent text message to another phone 63.8% 65.2% 1.4 Used browser 29.6% 31.9% 2.3 Used downloaded apps 27.9% 30.0% 2.1 Played games 21.8% 22.5% 0.7 Accessed social networking site or blog 18.2% 20.8% 2.6 Listened to music on mobile phone 13.1% 14.3% 1.2 About comScore
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You can read the full press release here.