MetaFacts TUP/Technology User Profile analysis results for subscribers
Forward consumer sentiment for buying technology products has weakened substantially in the last year, impacting many products from computers to Apple Watch. This MetaFAQs reports on the change in purchase plans between 2021 and 2022 for many products: smartphones, laptops, desktops, wearables, printers, and Chromebooks.
The number of America’s online retirees has been on a steady incline–increasing by 5% each year since 2018—and retirees’ enthusiasm for tech has steadily increased, too. But just how active are American retirees, and how do their attitudes and values impact usage? This TUPdate reports on the unique attitudes and tech habits of American retirees, a group which is made up of 48.8 million Americans. This analysis splits American retirees into 6 segments based on their attitudes and values. Report [TUP_doc_2022_0630_reti] in TUP Lenses: User Profile, PCs, Mobile Phones, Households, Activities.
American households have embraced technology products and services in a big way for home entertainment, finances, shopping, and even working from home. This TUP Highlights report reports on important usage shifts and trends among American households: game consoles, smartwatches, printers, streaming music, video doorbells, VR headsets, and much more. Further, this report identifies the changes from 2019 to 2021 among socioeconomic groups that have been historically advantaged or disadvantaged. Included are the shifts in penetration rates for smartphones, PCs, home PCs, tablets, and home printers for the total market as well as within major market segments.
Sociodemographically distinct groups vary in composition, technology devices and services, and how they use what they have. Most advantaged groups have bolstered their technology collection during the pandemic and increased their usage levels. Most disadvantaged segments, meanwhile, have used what they have at hand more so than acquiring newer technology. Older millennials have the wealthiest collection of technology devices, well above that of every other age group. This TUP Highlights report includes the following sections: usage segments, segments, and trends in segments.
What we do paints a richer picture than what we carry or own. All computers are not used the same and nor are smartphones or tablets. Each user has their preference about how they spend their time. Also, each user expresses their choices about which connected devices they turn to for each type of activity. While some see their tablets as passive movie screens, others rely on them as communication hubs. Some users prefer to shop on a computer, while others rely more on their smartphones.
This TUP Highlights report includes the following sections: main activities across all tech devices, major activities for each device type, activities unique to which device type, cross-device activities, the profile of activity type users, major activities for a market segment, home entertainment activities, the profile by key activities, and listening activities.
With the onset of the pandemic, having a well-appointed home office became important both for employees working from home and parents of school-aged children. Canon home printers are being used by 15% of online Americans. This MetaFAQs profiles users of Canon home printers by several critical demographic and behavioral factors distinctive from the average American online adult: employment status, life stage, and the number of home PCs used.
After the emergence of COVID, many people suddenly needed to outfit their homes with technology such as they would use in their workplace or school. Their home technology often included a home printer. Epson home printers are being used by 8% of online Americans. This MetaFAQs profiles users of Epson home printers by several critical demographic and behavioral factors distinctive from the average American online adult: employment status, life stage, and the number of home PCs used.
Americans working from home or having school kids at home often benefit from having a home printer. Brother home printers are being used by 9% of online Americans. This MetaFAQs profiles users of Brother home printers by several critical demographic and behavioral factors distinctive from the average American online adult: employment status, life stage, and the number of home PCs used.
HP has the preeminent market position in home printers. HP home printers are being used by 27% of online Americans. This MetaFAQs profiles users of HP home printers by several critical demographic and behavioral factors distinctive from the average American online adult: age, age within gender, employment status, and life stage.
Employees have a wide range of devices they regularly use for many work-related activities. Professional creative software is often the most demanding. However, the response to the pandemic has led to many employees working from home and using different devices than they typically use.
This MetaFAQs reports on the number of US, Germany, UK, and Japanese employees who regularly use professional creative software. It details how many use it on their primary computer, home computer, work computer, smartphone, or tablet.