BUSINESS: Research + Stats TV and Smartphone Lead as Must-Have Devices for U.S. Users By Staff Wednesday, August 15, 2018 12:43 PM A recent study from the Consumer Technology Association and published by Marketing Charts has provided an overview of the most common tech devices present in American households. According to a recent article from Statista, for the first time, the three most-frequently owned tech products are all screen devices with the television in first place. It still remains highly ubiquitous and it's present in 96 percent of households. The unstoppable rise of the smartphone has seen ownership hit 87 percent while the laptop rounds off the top-three with 72 percent penetration. Read more about the study from Statista.