---
title: "Tablet and E-reader Ownership"
description: "The number of Americans ages 16 and older who own tablet computers has grown to 35%, and the share who have e-reading devices like Kindles and Nooks has grown to 24%. Overall, the number of people who have a tablet or an e-book reader among those 16 and older now stands at 43%."
date: "2013-10-18"
authors:
  - name: "Michael Suh"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/2013/10/18/tablet-and-e-reader-ownership/"
---

# Tablet and E-reader Ownership