The document highlights key mobile commerce statistics, noting that by 2015, 81% of U.S. cell phone users are expected to own smartphones, and that mobile commerce sales grew to $34.2 billion in 2013. Significant trends include the rise of mobile usage for online shopping, with mobile accounting for an estimated 25% of U.S. online sales by 2017, and 62% of smartphone users having purchased goods through mobile devices recently. Additionally, the document mentions the increasing importance of mobile apps and social media in the shopping experience, revealing that 67% of shoppers bought gifts found through social media.