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68% Of Smartphone Users Stream Music Daily

According to a new Parks Associates study, digital media usage varies based on OS brand and carrier. iPhone users consume more media than Android and other operating systems. T-Mobile and Sprint customers have the highest incidence of daily music consumption among U.S. carriers—over 75% of subscribers for T-Mobile or Sprint listen to streaming music daily, versus 66% of Verizon users. 

From the article "68% Of Smartphone Users Stream Music Daily" by Hypebot.

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