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February 5, 2024February 29, 2024

The unbundling of American home PCs and home printers

The unbundling of American home PCs and home printers – One of the biggest home technology shifts among American adults involves their use (or non-use) of home computers and home printers. Only a decade ago, it was widespread practice to have both a home computer and home printer, and often to buy them at the same time. That has changed dramatically, as the number of Americans using both has plummeted. Instead, there has been substantial growth in the share of Americans using only a home printer or neither a home computer nor a home printer. This shift has played out differently among Gen Z and millennial Americans than among Gen X or Silent/Greatest generations.

This MetaFAQs reports on the number and percentage of Americans by their combination of use and non-use of home computers and home printers. These are split by generational age group. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0205_core] in TUP Lenses: PCs; Printers; User Profile

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February 4, 2024May 9, 2025

Most digital work collaboration progress is supported by Gen Z and Millennials

The practice of working across the web using collaborative platforms such as Google Docs has remained largely unchanged since 2018. Among millennials in China and the US, the activity has even decreased. Gen Z adults across most countries surveyed have the highest or second-highest penetration rates.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults who regularly collaborate on work files in the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, and China split by age generation. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0204_colt] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Activities; Work/Life Balance

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February 3, 2024February 5, 2024

Younger adults turn to used or refurbished tech

Younger adults are more likely to be sporting a used or refurbished device than older adults. This is especially true in the US, Germany, and the UK. Some of this practice is due to current socioeconomic challenges among younger adults.
This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage primary devices that are used or refurbished, including a smartphone, feature phone, computer, tablet, or game console. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0203_refu] in TUP Lenses: Devices; PCs; Mobile Phones; User Profile; Game Consoles, Gaming PCs, and Game-Playing

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February 2, 2024May 20, 2024

Three-fourths of American Gen Z adults use an Apple device, up from two-thirds, while the UK has the reverse trend

Anchoring Apple’s market strength is its technology ecosystem, primarily when more than one Apple device is used with another. One of the most basic market metrics of Apple’s progress is whether an adult is using at least one Apple OS device – an iPhone, an iPad, or a Mac.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults actively using at least one Apple OS device, split by country and age generation. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0202_appt] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Technology Ecosystems; Devices; Mobile Phones; Tablets; PCs

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February 1, 2024February 2, 2024

Gen Z print with a little help from their friends

There are times when Gen Z Americans need to get something printed. They will find a way, even if they are economically challenged or so digital-first that having a printer is not top of mind. As compared to earlier generations, a much higher share of this generation relies on others for their printing. Many are the recipient of a home printer as a gift. When other Gen Z Americans print, they often rely on printers they or their employers do not own.

This MetaFAQ reports on the percentage of Americans who have a home printer that was received as a gift by generational group, and also the percentage who regularly use a public or other printer as their primary printer. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0201_pprt] in TUP Lenses: Printers; User Profile

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January 31, 2024February 29, 2024

Home printer age by generation

Earlier generations are using older printers than later generations. This is not completely due to the more recent household formation of Gen Z and millennial Americans, and instead is reflecting the inertia of earlier generations in home printer purchases and repurchases.

This MetaFAQs reports on the age of home printers being used by American adults, split by detailed generational age groups, including Gen Z adults, younger and older millennials, Gen X, and Boomer Americans, as well as the Silent+Greatest generations. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0131_prag] in TUP Lenses: Printers; User Profile

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January 30, 2024September 25, 2024

Game console usage sags among each generation; not game over among Gen Z

Game consoles have been a fixture among a sizable portion of adults for decades, although each earlier generation continues to lose interest. Since 2018, fewer adults in later generations have actively used a game console with each passing year.

This MetaFAQs reports on the multi-year change in the percentage of online adults in the US, Germany, the UK, Japan, and China who actively use a game console, split by age generation. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0130_cont] in TUP Lenses: User Profile; Activities; Game Consoles, Gaming PCs, and Game-Playing; Home Entertainment

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January 30, 2024March 19, 2024

HP home printer share by generation

HP has long established its brand dominance among online Americans, especially for HP home printers. HP has more successfully captured earlier generations, such as Baby Boomers and the Silent+Greatest generations. However, among Gen Z adults, even among home printer users, HP has a much lower-than-average share.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online Americans who use any printer, any home printer, any HP printer, any HP home printer, or any HP work printer by detailed age generations. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0130_prhp] in TUP Lenses: Printers; User Profile

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January 29, 2024September 25, 2024

Home printer brand user profile

The American home printer market is not monolithic, and there are, instead, differences in who uses home printers and how they use them. Some brands have targeted or attracted certain demographic groups. HP home printers, in particular, are being used by a higher-than-average share of older Americans and retirees, a group less penetrated by Canon. Brother and Epson have a higher-than-average share of college graduates or post-graduate users. Canon and Epson are used more often than average for printing photos and documents from tablets and mobile phones.

This MetaFAQs reports on the demographic profile of American home printer users, highlighting the distinct characteristics of Brother, Canon, Epson, and HP home printer users based on their age, gender, life stage, employment status, and educational attainment. It also identifies the unique printing activities for each major home printer brand. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0129_prep] in TUP Lenses: Printers; Activities; User Profile

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January 28, 2024February 29, 2024

Glimmers of growth and replacement for US home printers

Hopes of growth for the American home printer market are resting in the inertia of the majority who are in a holding pattern. Just over half of American home printer users have a printer and are not planning to buy another in the next year. However, those in the market to buy a printer for the first time or replace an existing printer make up close to 10% of online Americans surveyed. This shows a slow but steady progression of printer use and purchase plans, despite the many who are holding onto their existing printers.

This MetaFAQs reports on the percentage of online adults actively using a home printer or who plan to purchase a home printer in the next 12 months. Growth and replacement plans are split by the active installed base of HP, Brother, Epson, and Canon home printer users. Report [TUP_doc_2024_0128_prre] in TUP Lenses: Printers; User Profile

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