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"title": "A Snapshot of E-reader and Tablet Owners"
"description": "The number of Americans owning either an e-reader or tablet jumped from 18% in December 2011 to 29% in January 2012. Who are these owners? View a breakdown of e-reader and tablet owners who belong to different demographic groups."
"date": "2012-01-27"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "No Author"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/2012/01/27/a-snapshot-of-e-reader-and-tablet-owners/"
"categories":
  - "E-Reading"
  - "Mobile"
---

# A Snapshot of E-reader and Tablet Owners

![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Infographics/Report-Infographics/2012/2---Tablets-and-ebooks-double/A-Snapshot-of-Ereader-and-Tablet-Owners.png){.align}

The share of adults in the United States who own tablet computers nearly doubled from 10% to 19% between mid-December 2011 and early January 2012, and the same surge in growth also applied to e-book readers, which also jumped from 10% to 19% over the same time period.

The number of Americans owning at least one of these digital reading devices jumped from 18% in December to 29% in January.

For more about the surge in ownership of these digital reading devices, please see the main report, “[Tablet and E-book reader Ownership Nearly Double Over the Holiday Gift-Giving Period](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2012/E-readers-and-tablets.aspx).”