Irish people do most of our browsing on smartphones

Irish people use smartphones to access the internet more than any other device, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Yesterday’s release was the first time the CSO’s Information Society Statistics survey of households found that mobile phones are the most popular means by which users access the internet, with 83% of the 5,825 respondents choosing the mobile as their device of choice.

The CSO included the question in its survey in 2014, and found that 62% of those asked at the time indicated their mobile device was their preferred means of access, behind laptops and tablets which were chosen by 88% of respondents.