 The first chart illustrates the percentage of the population who owned a smartphone from 2011 to 2016 and the second breaks the percentages down by age for 2011 and 2016 Overall smartphone ownership increased during the sixyear period In general the younger people were the more likely they were to own a smartphone However the most significant increases in smartphone ownership between 2011 and 2016 came from people aged 45 to 54 from 46 to 84 from those in the 55 to 64 category from 9 to 59 and from those aged 65 to 74 from 5 to 50 The percentage of people who owned a smartphone rose steadily starting at around 35 in 2011 and reaching about 77 by 2016 People aged 16 to 24 represented the greatest percentage of smartphone ownership in both 2011 and 2016 75 of people aged 25 to 34 and 72 of those aged 35 to 44 owned a smartphone in 2011 rising to 88 and 86 respectively by 2016 Although almost nobody in the 75 age category owned a smartphone in 2011 15 of this group owned smartphones in 2016Please note This page was designed for writing practice only Information and statistics in the charts may not be accurate 