1 in 2 Mobile Subscribers Now Using Downloaded Apps

During the three-month average ending March 2012, 50% of US mobile subscribers used downloaded applications on their mobile device, up about 5% from 47.6% during the three-month average ending December 2011, according to comScore Mobile Metrix data. For the period, downloaded applications extended their lead in penetration over browsers, which were used by 49.3% of subscribers (up close to 5% from 47.5%). Texting remained the most common activity, used by 74.3% of US mobile subscribers, unchanged from the previous 3-month period. (more…)