This statistic displays the total amount of time spent on social media in the United States in July 2011 and July 2012, by access type. During that July 2012, social media app usage grew to 40.8 billion minutes, up from 23.3 billion in the previous year.
Time spent on social media by U.S. internet users in July 2011 and July 2012, by access type
(in billion minutes)
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Nielsen. (December 3, 2012). Time spent on social media by U.S. internet users in July 2011 and July 2012, by access type (in billion minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248138/time-spent-on-social-media-by-us-internet-users/
Nielsen. "Time spent on social media by U.S. internet users in July 2011 and July 2012, by access type (in billion minutes)." Chart. December 3, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248138/time-spent-on-social-media-by-us-internet-users/
Nielsen. (2012). Time spent on social media by U.S. internet users in July 2011 and July 2012, by access type (in billion minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248138/time-spent-on-social-media-by-us-internet-users/
Nielsen. "Time Spent on Social Media by U.S. Internet Users in July 2011 and July 2012, by Access Type (in Billion Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248138/time-spent-on-social-media-by-us-internet-users/
Nielsen, Time spent on social media by U.S. internet users in July 2011 and July 2012, by access type (in billion minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248138/time-spent-on-social-media-by-us-internet-users/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Time spent on social media by U.S. internet users in July 2011 and July 2012, by access type (in billion minutes) [Graph], Nielsen, December 3, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248138/time-spent-on-social-media-by-us-internet-users/
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