Tracking steps with a smartphone

Regularly walking is a widely accepted way to improve and maintain health and tracking one’s steps is also popular. While there are many ways to track steps – from simple pedometers to fitness trackers and smartwatches, most smartphones also include the ability to track steps.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults in the US, Germany, the UK, and Japan that regularly track their steps with smartphones. It details the trend between 2017 and 2021. It further splits out these active walkers by age group within each country surveyed.

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Devices used for work group chats

Work-related group chats/discussions such as with Slack or Microsoft Teams have grown to become part of many employees’ lives. Nearly half of American and one-third of Japanese employees use one of these collaborative communication platforms. This MetaFAQs reports on the number of employees regularly using their connected devices for work-related group chats/discussions, detailing each device type used – smartphone, home PC, work PC, or tablet – by the size of their employer: <20 employees, 20-499 employees, or 500+ employees.

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Profile of American immersive/video game-players

Playing games is more than a casual pastime for many, especially those who play immersive & video games. This MetaFAQs reports on the number of Americans who regularly use any of their connected devices to play immersive/video games – game consoles, smartphones, computers, tablets, or more than one. The report profiles respondents by age, gender, life stage, and other characteristics. Further, it reports on the other unique activities and consumer electronics this fun-loving group enjoys, including VR headsets and home projectors.

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Printing activities by work from home status

Printers are a regular part of the lives of online adults. How people use their printers varies by their employment status, particularly if they work from home. This MetaFAQs details the printing activities among online adults in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan, based on whether they work from home, are not working from home, or not working outside the home.

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Wearing a smartwatch or fitness tracker

Smartwatches and fitness trackers are about more than athletic pursuits and telling the time. Market penetration has grown, and adoption has expanded beyond the earliest wearables users. The US has higher market penetration than the UK or Germany, and Japan has less than the other three.
This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults in the US, Germany, UK, and Japan that regularly use a smartwatch or fitness tracker, further split by age group in each country.

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Devices used for work phone calls

Employees have more ways than ever before to communicate with each other and with customers – email, text, and platforms like Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. However, work-related voice phone calls remain a solid staple among the majority of employees. Nearly 60% of American and almost half of Japanese employees regularly use one of their connected devices to make or receive work-related phone calls. This MetaFAQs reports on the number of employees regularly using their connected devices for work-related phone calls, detailing each device type used – smartphone, home PC, work PC, or tablet – by the size of their employer: <20 employees, 20-499 employees, or 500+ employees.

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Profile of active American iPad users

Apple’s iPads hold the title as the tablets used more than any other. This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of Americans who regularly use an iPad, their unique demographic characteristics, their Apple/Windows/Google combination, and even how they use iPads differently than other tablets are used.

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Profile of Americans who print recipes

Almost a quarter of all online American adults print recipes. And although the age skews higher, this is not always the case. Gender plays a role to an extent, but much less so in the younger age groups.

This MetaFAQs reports on online American adults in 2021 who print recipes based on age, age and gender, employment status, and life stage.

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Devices used for work video meetings

Work-related video conferences had been growing in use even before the pandemic. Platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Webex solidified their prominence, even while employees have many other ways to communicate – email, text, and collaboration platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams. Nearly between 33% and 43% of employees in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan regularly use one of their connected devices to participate in work-related video group meetings. This MetaFAQs reports on the number of employees regularly using their connected devices for work-related video group meetings, detailing each device type used – smartphone, home PC, work PC, or tablet – by the size of their employer: <20 employees, 20-499 employees, or 500+ employees.

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