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December 24, 2023March 14, 2024

Remote work arrangement trends in key countries

Nearly as many working adults regularly work remotely as those who never work remotely, at least in the US, Germany, and the UK. In Japan, a declining share works remotely in a hybrid arrangement or never works remotely.

This MetaFAQ reports on the remote work arrangements for working adults in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, and China, splitting out hybrid arrangements from those workers who never or always work remotely. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1224_amwt] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Work/Life Balance

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December 22, 2023January 18, 2024

American and German household size associated with device newness

Americans and Germans in larger households tend to have newer devices than those in smaller households, a trend that has been forming since 2019. For example, the average age of an American adult’s primary device in households with four or more people is 1.7 years, a full year newer than the age in 2018. Similarly, among adults in larger households in Germany, the current device age is 1.9 years versus three years in 2018. There’s less difference in the UK, Japan, and China.

This MetaFAQ reports on the average (mean) age of the primary device in active use – smartphone, feature phone, computer, tablet, or game console. The averages are split by country and household size. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1222_famt] in TUP Lenses: Devices; User Profile; Households

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December 20, 2023January 9, 2024

More employees in larger companies use a work printer

Workers in smaller businesses are less likely to use a work printer than employees in larger firms. Worldwide, medium-sized firms have the highest rate of work printing, while in the US the rates are similar between medium-sized and large firms.

This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of workers who actively use a work/self-employed printer, split by the size of the employer. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1220_wprt] in TUP Lenses: Printers; User Profile

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December 19, 2023January 5, 2024

Larger employers mean fewer remote workers

Larger employers mean fewer remote workers – Workers working for larger employers have lower chances of working remotely. Conversely, smaller companies are more likely to have employees working remotely at least some of the time. This relationship holds across all of the countries surveyed. One major contributor to this effect is that larger employers have a higher share of industries requiring in-person work, from retail to manufacturing.
This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of employees who never work from home or remotely, split by country and their employer’s size in number of employees. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1219_nwfh] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Work/Life Balance

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December 17, 2023December 5, 2023

iPhones are strongest among younger adults in most countries

Apple’s continued emphasis on a youthful market continues to bear fruit. The highest penetration of Apple iPhones is among adults aged 18 to 24 across all countries surveyed. This is especially notable in Germany, where Google Android phones have dominated the market for many years. Conversely, iPhones have much lower penetration rates among adults aged 50 and up, except in the US, where rates among older adults are only somewhat lower than average.
This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults using an Apple iPhone split by age group and country. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1217_ipho] in TUP Lenses: Mobile Phones; User Profile; Technology Ecosystems

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December 17, 2023January 17, 2024

No generation is saving PCs

PC usage has declined substantially since 2017 based on the number of weekly hours users use computers. Although there has been a very slight uptick among adults in Japan and the UK, hours have dropped for most of the years from 2017 through 2023.

Millennials have maintained the highest hourly usage rates, with Gen X not far behind, although these generational groups have also substantially lowered their usage.

This MetaFAQ reports the average weekly hours online adults use PCs, including any home-owner, employer-provided, self-employer, public, or other computers for 2017 through 2023. The results are split by generational age group and country. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1217_milt] in TUP Lenses: PCs; User Profile

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December 15, 2023January 12, 2024

Generational insights into printer trends

The majority of online adults use a printer, regardless of their generational group. However, printer use has declined steadily since 2017, both in the percentage of adults regularly using a printer and in the average number of printers they use.

This MetaFAQs reports on the penetration rates and average number of printers used by online adults in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, and China, split by generational age group. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1215_prpt] in TUP Lenses: Printers; User Profile

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December 15, 2023February 29, 2024

Younger adults use recently acquired computers

In many countries, twice as many younger adults use a newer computer than older adults. This is more of a reflection of youthful enthusiasm and interest in newer technology than of the economic status of younger adults. In many countries, less than a sixth of online adults aged 50 and up use a computer acquired in the prior 12 months.

This MetaFAQs reports the percentage of online adults using a computer acquired in the previous 12 months, split by age group and country. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1215_yout] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; User Profile

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December 13, 2023January 9, 2024

iPad penetration softens with few exceptions

Even as overall iPad usage penetration rates are collapsing worldwide, certain generational groups in some countries show renewed or persistent interest.

In the UK, the most tech-experienced generation – Boomers/Silent – have the highest iPad penetration rates of any generation, and higher than in years past. Also, the rate is higher than this generation in other countries surveyed.

Even Android-dominated Germany is showing a bright spot, although only among the generation with the least technology experience yet the highest exuberance, Gen Z. This group had expressed slightly higher usage before the pandemic, only to decline sharply following the onset. This group is one to watch since it may foretell some weakness for Android, which could telegraph possible switching behavior among this highly-sought generation.

The TUP data reports on the penetration of iPad users, segmented by country and age generations. Report [TUP_doc_2023_1213_ipat] in TUP Lenses: Tablets, User Profile

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December 13, 2023November 20, 2023

Workers who never work from home have an older skew in only some countries

Remote working is slightly skewed towards workers who are under the age of 40 primarily in the UK, Germany, and China. In the US and Japan, there is less of an age difference. This reflects the digital capabilities of younger adults as well as the labor practices of countries. There is a difference, however, for those who always work remotely, whereas in the US and Germany, there is a stronger skew towards older workers.

This MetaFAQs reports on how often remote workers work remotely by age group and country.

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