According to a study on media consumption in the United Kingdom, the average time spent consuming traditional media is consistently decreasing while people spend more time using digital media. In 2023, it is estimated that people in the United Kingdom will spend four hours and one minute using traditional media, while the average daily time spent with digital media is predicted to reach six hours and nine minutes.
Average daily time spent per person with traditional and digital media in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024 (in minutes)
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Other statistics that may interest you Media usage in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Value of the entertainment & media market in the UK 2023-2027
- Premium Statistic Average daily media use time in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023
- Premium Statistic Time spent with media in the UK 2016-2024, by type
- Premium Statistic Daily time spent with video streaming and social media platforms UK 2023
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Video
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- Basic Statistic Number of TV households in the UK 2013-2022
- Basic Statistic Daily TV viewing time per person in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2022
- Premium Statistic Minutes per day spent watching broadcast TV in the UK 2010-2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Reasons for keeping pay TV service in the UK 2023
- Premium Statistic Number of subscription video on demand (SVOD) households in the UK 2014-2024
- Premium Statistic Consumer spending on digital video in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Total content viewing hours of various streaming services in the UK 2022-2023
- Premium Statistic Monthly cinema admissions in the United Kingdom 2017-2023
Audio
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- Premium Statistic Audio listening time distribution by audio type in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023
- Premium Statistic Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the UK 2020-2022, by format
- Premium Statistic Digital music streaming penetration in the UK 2022, by demographic group
- Basic Statistic Digital music streaming in the UK 2012-2022, by frequency
- Premium Statistic Weekly radio reach in the United Kingdom (UK) Q1 2011-Q3 2023
- Premium Statistic Platform distribution of radio listening in the United Kingdom (UK) Q1 2011-Q3 2023
- Premium Statistic Digital radio share of listening time in the United Kingdom (UK) Q1 2009-Q1 2023
- Premium Statistic Most popular radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 2023
Books, magazines, and newspapers
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- Premium Statistic Print media usage in the UK 2024
- Premium Statistic Expenditure on books in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2023
- Premium Statistic Book purchases by store brand in the UK 2024
- Premium Statistic Expenditure on newspapers in the United Kingdom (UK) Q1 2012 - Q4 2023
- Premium Statistic Most purchased daily newspapers by type in the UK 2023
- Basic Statistic Magazine audience in the United Kingdom 2020-2022, by platform
- Premium Statistic Reasons for audiobook consumption in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Frequency of audiobook consumption in the UK 2022, by age group
News
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- Premium Statistic Most important news platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023
- Basic Statistic Interest in news in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Print sources of local news UK 2023
- Premium Statistic Online sources of local news UK 2023
- Premium Statistic Platforms used to consume news in the UK 2023, by nation
- Premium Statistic Leading social networks used for news in the UK 2023
- Basic Statistic Ranking of news platforms by impartiality in the UK 2023
- Premium Statistic Reasons consumers do not trust the news UK 2023
Video games
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- Premium Statistic Number of digital gamers in the UK 2017-2027
- Basic Statistic Video gaming penetration in the UK 2023, by device
- Basic Statistic Video gamers in the United Kingdom 2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Video gamers in the United Kingdom 2023, by age group
- Basic Statistic UK mobile phone gaming reach 2009-2023
- Basic Statistic UK gaming reach 2009-2023, by device
- Basic Statistic Monthly consumer spending on digital video games in the UK 2022, by platform
Social media
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- Premium Statistic Active social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2024
- Premium Statistic UK monthly time spent on select social apps 2023
- Basic Statistic Leading social networks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023, by reach
- Premium Statistic Leading social media usage reasons in UK 2023
- Basic Statistic UK: Social media audiences 2024, by gender
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Statista. (June 6, 2022). Average daily time spent per person with traditional and digital media in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230381/time-spent-media-by-type-united-kingdom/
Statista. "Average daily time spent per person with traditional and digital media in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024 (in minutes)." Chart. June 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230381/time-spent-media-by-type-united-kingdom/
Statista. (2022). Average daily time spent per person with traditional and digital media in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230381/time-spent-media-by-type-united-kingdom/
Statista. "Average Daily Time Spent per Person with Traditional and Digital Media in The United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230381/time-spent-media-by-type-united-kingdom/
Statista, Average daily time spent per person with traditional and digital media in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230381/time-spent-media-by-type-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Average daily time spent per person with traditional and digital media in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024 (in minutes) [Graph], Statista, June 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230381/time-spent-media-by-type-united-kingdom/