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SurveyUpdated 23 Oct 2026

16%of US adults are smartphone-only internet users: they own a smartphone but have no home broadband

16% of US adults are smartphone-only internet users: they own a smartphone but have no home broadband (2026, Pew Research Center)

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What this number really says

16% of US adults are smartphone-only internet users: they own a smartphone but have no home broadband (2026).

16%

the latest figure (2026)

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type of source

Why you can trust it. Pew Research Center: survey, sampled survey with a published method. National Public Opinion Reference Survey: 5,511 US adults, online, mail or phone, 30 Jan-18 Jun 2026; margin of error +/-1.8 points

Key facts

  • Period 2026
  • Region USA
  • Company size All sizes
  • Next data Irregular

Source: Pew Research Center, 2026

Method and use

How it was measured, and how to use it

How it was measured
Publisher
Pew Research Center
Source type
Survey: Sampled survey with a published method
What it measures
16% of US adults are smartphone-only internet users: they own a smartphone but have no home broadband
Data period
2026 (ends 18 Jun 2026)
Published by the source
19 Oct 2026
Who is counted
National Public Opinion Reference Survey: 5,511 US adults, online, mail or phone, 30 Jan-18 Jun 2026; margin of error +/-1.8 points
In the source's words
Today, 16% of U.S. adults are “smartphone-only” internet users, meaning they own a smartphone but do not subscribe to a home broadband service.
Checked at source
23 Oct 2026: Read on pewresearch.org Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet (19 Oct 2026); survey 30 Jan-18 Jun 2026.
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Free to quote with credit. American Trends Panel, a probability panel of US adults.
Next expected update
Irregular (Pew Research Center, irregular)
Original page
www.pewresearch.org: Pew Research Center
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Full change log

No changes recorded yet. First checked at the source on 23 Oct 2026.

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Pew Research Center. (2026). 16% of US adults are smartphone-only internet users: they own a smartphone but have no home broadband. Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/social-media/us-adults-smartphone-only

MLA

"16% of US adults are smartphone-only internet users: they own a smartphone but have no home broadband." Pew Research Center, 2026. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/social-media/us-adults-smartphone-only.

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16% of US adults are smartphone-only internet users: they own a smartphone but have no home broadband, for 2026, according to Pew Research Center. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.

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