Even in 2012, More Americans Own TVs Than Cellphones [STUDY]

No matter how big you think the mobile world or the Internet have gotten, neither has quite beaten the television set’s popularity, at least not in the U.S. 

Some 290 million Americans, in 114.7 million households, own at least one TV. Compare that with 234 million cellphone owners, 211 million Americans who are online, and the 116 million (ages 13 and up) who surf the mobile web.

A recent Nielsen report examines media consumption in the U.S., through TVs, the Internet and mobile phones.

Internet users have nearly caught up with mobile users, with 234 million consumers and 211 million consumers respectively.

 

Nearly one-third (35.9 million) of TV-owning households have four or more televisions. Just 17.5 million households have exactly one television, the least popular number of sets among all TV-owning households.

Are you surprised by how much TV ownership continues to outpace Internet use? Let us know in the comments.

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by Zoe Fox