the groups have reached near-saturation levels for adoption of basic technologies % of USS adults who say they own or use this technology
The shares of U.S. adults who say they use the internet, use social media, own a smartphone or own a tablet computer are all nearly identical to the shares who said so in 2016. The share who say they have broadband internet service at home currently stands at 65% – nearly identical to the 67% who said this in a survey conducted in summer 2015. And when it comes to desktop or laptop ownership, there has actually been a small dip in the overall numbers over the last two years – from 78% in 2016 to 73% today.
A contributing factor behind this slowing growth is that parts of the population have reached near-saturation levels of adoption of some technologies. Put simply, in some instances there just aren’t many non-users left. For example, nine-in-ten or more adults younger than 50 say they go online or own a smartphone. And a similar share of those in higher-income households have laptops or desktops.
the groups have reached near-saturation levels for  | adoption of basic technologies  | % of USS adults who say they own or use this technology  | Household  | Ages 18-49  | College grad+  | income $75K+  | Cellphone  | 99  | 97  | 98  | Internet  | 97  | 97  | 98  | Smartphone  | 91  | 91  | 93  | Social media  | 77 82  | 79  | Desktop/laptop  | 91  | 92  | computer  | Tablet  | 58  | 66  | 72  | 0%  | 50  | 100  | 0%  | 50  | 100  | 0%  | 50  | 100  | Source: Survey conducted Jan. 3-10, 2018.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 