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January 21, 2024December 5, 2023

Youth using used smartphones

Economic pressures have supported younger adults, often with lower employment rates and limited funds, in turning toward acquiring technology from friends, family, or the refurbished device market. Refurbished or used smartphones are more widely used in the UK than in many other countries. Usage is especially high among adults aged 18 to 24 as compared to other age groups, a finding that is consistent across the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, and China. Generally, the use of a used/refurbished smartphone shrinks with age.
This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of smartphone users who are using a used/refurbished smartphone by country. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0121_yref] in TUP Lenses: Devices; Mobile Phones; User Profile

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January 21, 2024March 19, 2024

Most remote workers expect remote work next year

Who will be right—the employers or the employees? Nearly all workers currently working remotely expect to be working remotely in one year. While the majority expect a hybrid arrangement, a sizable number expect to be always working remotely. Americans have the strongest expectations of always working from home.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of remote workers who expect to always work from home in one year, to never work remotely, and those who expect some hybrid remote work status. This is detailed by countries surveyed: the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, and China. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0121_fwft] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Work/Life Balance

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January 20, 2024June 6, 2024

Home computer use is age-skewed and continuing the pre-pandemic drop

Thie MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of online adults who regularly use a home computer, split by country (US, Germany, UK, Japan, and China) and age group. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0120_pcat] in TUP Lenses: PCs; User Profile

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January 20, 2024February 12, 2024

Home computer use is age-skewed and continuing the pre-pandemic drop

Home computers began to decline in use in 2018, a drop that accelerated with the pandemic’s onset. Younger adults across multiple countries were the first to reduce their home computer use which older adults then followed. In 2023, all age groups across the countries surveyed have reduced the share that actively uses a home computer. Usage is lowest among younger adults, although rates are also lower among older adults than in 2017.
Thie MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of online adults who regularly use a home computer, split by country (US, Germany, UK, Japan, and China) and age group. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0120_pcat] in TUP Lenses: PCs; User Profile

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January 19, 2024December 5, 2023

Family size influences connected device use

In larger households, adults tend to spend more time on digital devices compared to those in smaller households. Adults in larger households use their connected devices more hours per week than those in smaller households. This pattern holds among online Americans, Britons, Japanese, and Chinese. Among German adults, the pattern is bimodal, with usage highest among German adults with 3 persons in their household.
This MetaFAQs reports on the average (mean) weekly hours online adults use their connected devices (computers, smartphones, tablets) during a week. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0119_busy] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; Mobile Phones; Tablets; User Profile; Households

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January 18, 2024February 6, 2024

HP has the highest printer share among nearly all generations

HP has maintained consistent brand dominance across many countries it serves, including the US, Germany, the UK, and among China’s upper-socioeconomic adults. HP’s share has wavered among Americans, having reached a peak just before the pandemic, and currently dropping to be slightly lower than it was in 2018. HP’s share has similarly dropped somewhat in Germany and the UK.

This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of online adults using an HP printer as their primary printer, split by country and age generation group. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0118_hppt] in TUP Lenses: Printers; User Profile

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January 16, 2024May 20, 2024

Game consoles continue among the young at heart after an early pandemic surge

The active use of a game console is primarily the domain of younger adults. However, the entertainment devices are not limited to the youngest adults as market penetration remains nearly as high among 40-somethings as among the age 18 to 24 adult. Following the onset of the pandemic, game console penetration reached new highs among most age groups and countries, only to settle back towards historical levels.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults actively using a game console split by age group and country. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0216_yapt] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Game Consoles, Gaming PCs, and Game-Playing

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January 15, 2024January 17, 2024

In-country computer use: age matters

Computers such as Apple Macs, those running Microsoft Windows or ChromeOS are being used by most online adults worldwide, although penetration rates vary by age group within countries. In the US and Japan, computer users skew older. In the UK and China, computer users skew somewhat younger, although not strongest among adults aged 18 to 24. Instead, a growing group of online adults rely on smartphones for everyday activities and turn to computers for a declining subset of things they regularly do.
This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of online adults who actively use a computer that they acquired with personal funds (a home computer), one provided by an employer (work/self-employed), or from someone else (a school, library, government, neighbor, or other). Report [TUP_doc_2024_0115_agpc] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; User Profile

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January 15, 2024May 20, 2024

Smartphone replacement delays widespread across many countries and generations

Across the US, Germany, Japan, and China, a declining share of adults acquired smartphones in the prior year. Only in the UK have we seen a recent expansion of smartphone buyers. Gen Z adults are showing the widest variation, partly due to their rapidly shifting employment statuses and financial situations since the onset of the pandemic.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults who have acquired a smartphone in the prior 12 months split by country and age generation. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0115_spnt] in TUP Lenses: Mobile Phones; User Profile

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January 13, 2024February 1, 2024

Home PCs shine again for remote work

The rapid spread of the pandemic caught many employers and employees by surprise. Most were unprepared to work remotely and many were uncertain how long they might be working remotely. Consequently, many workers simply used their personally-owned home computers to get work done. Although 2020 saw high levels of home PC use for work which then shrunk markedly in 2021, we’re now seeing a return to broad home PC use for work. Using a home PC for work activities is a widespread practice, even among workers who may have an employer-provided PC available to them when they are in the workplace. Although work email is a major activity for home PCs, there is a long list of work activities regularly done by many remote workers.

This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of remote workers and workers who never work remotely that use a home computer for work-related activities. This is split by country. Further, this report details the list of work-related activities that remote workers regularly do with their home PC. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0113_hwrt] in TUP Lenses: PCs; User Profile; Households; Activities; Work/Life Balance

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