Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, February 18, 2024
Summary
Even the most generous measure of printer use – whether any adult has used any printer in the prior 90 days – shows a substantial decline. In most countries surveyed, the deepest drop in active printer use has been among younger adults.
This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults actively using a printer split by country (US, Germany, UK, Japan, China) and age group (18-24, 25-34, 35-49, 50+).
Active printer usage by age group
- Fewer online American adults of all ages are actively using a printer in 2023 as they were using one in 2018. Younger Americans aged 18 to 34 have reported the steepest decline.
- Printer usage among German adults has softened among online adults aged 25 to 49, and in 2023, it returned to 2018 levels among adults aged 18 to 24 and 50+.
- All age groups of adults in the UK and Japan have lowered printer usage levels below 2018 levels
- In China, usage among online adults aged 50 and up in 2018 were low in large part because this cohort included adults who were relatively new to technology use. In 2023, rates are higher than the past in part because the 50+ group is starting to include a higher share of adults with technology experience. Still, this group has some of the lowest printer usage levels of any age group across all countries surveyed.
Tables – 250 DEV_KEYxAGE4 Key Device Metrics by Age Group
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Indexing
Lenses: Printers; User Profile
Tables: 250 DEV_KEYxAGE4 Key Device Metrics by Age Group
Tags: Age, Age groups, Market penetration, Installed base, Penetration, Printers, Printing, Trends, User Profile
Waves: TUP 2017; TUP 2018; TUP 2019; TUP 2020; TUP 2021; TUP 2022; TUP 2023
Item: TUP_doc_2024_0218_agpt
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