34% of U.S. Teens Own an iPhone; 40% Will Buy One in Next 6 Months

You probably won't be surprised to learn how popular the Apple iPhone is in the teenager demographic. About 34 percent of U.S. teenagers already own an iPhone, while 40 percent of those who don’t own an iPhone are expecting to buy one in the next six months, a new survey by Piper Jaffray suggests.


Piper Jaffray polled 5,600 American teenagers, which finds continued, rising interest for the device in the high-school demographic. 


The percentage of teens who own an iPhone rose to 34 percent from 23 percent in fall 2011, and 17 percent in spring 2011. Meanwhile, the percentage of those who hope to own one rose from 38 percent and 37 percent during the same time periods. 



Some 20 percent of U.S. mobile phone owners now describe their phone as an Android device, up from 15 percent in May 2011, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. 
Some 19 percent of mobile phone owners now describe their phone as an iPhone, up from 10 percent in May 2011,  according to Pew.