Research
Evidence and measures of the digital usage divide from 40 million Windows devices
Nature · By Mayana Pereira ·
The Brief
- A Nature Communications paper uses usage data from 40 million Windows devices to measure digital engagement in the USA.
- The authors say the measures reveal digital inequalities that traditional measures do not capture.
- The paper was published online on 9 November 2026 with DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-78689-1.
Why it matters
It offers a data-driven way to measure digital engagement and inequality across the USA, which could inform how researchers study the digital usage divide beyond conventional indicators.
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Nature Communications, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-78689-1 Using usage data from 40 million Windows devices, this paper develops measures of digital engagement in the USA, revealing digital inequalities that are not captured by traditional measures…
Timeline
Paper published online in Nature Communications
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Evidence and measures of the digital usage divide from 40 million Windows devices