About what share of U.S. adults own a cellphone of any kind in 2025?
Answer98%
Cellphone ownership has been near-universal among U.S. adults for years.
Source: Pew Research Center, Mobile Fact Sheet (2025) pewresearch.org
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4 sourced facts about electronic gadgets and e-waste, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
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What share of U.S. adults rely on a smartphone for internet access but have no home broadband subscription?
Answer16%
These "smartphone-only" users depend on their phone's data plan as their main way online.
Source: Pew Research Center, Mobile Fact Sheet (2025) pewresearch.org
Expert level
By about how much did global e-waste generation grow between 2010 and 2022?
Answerup 82%
E-waste is now growing about five times faster than the documented recycling rate for it.
Source: UN Global E-waste Monitor 2024 (ITU/UNITAR) (2022) ewastemonitor.info
About what share of global rare earth element demand is currently met by recycling them out of e-waste?
Answerabout 1%
Old phones and electronics contain valuable rare earth elements, but almost none of that demand is met through recycling today.
Source: UN Global E-waste Monitor 2024 (ITU/UNITAR) (2024) ewastemonitor.info
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