Daily mobile app usage in China Q1 2019-Q4 2024, by average number of hours

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Lai Lin Thomala
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Mar 24, 2025

As of the last quarter of 2024, Chinese mobile users spent an average of 5.57 hours daily on apps, higher than the average pre-pandemic level. Apart from instant messengers, short video and online video apps were other popular app category, accounting for over a third of the total app usage time.

Average number of hours spent daily on mobile apps by users in China from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2024

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Statistic: Average number of hours spent daily on mobile apps by users in China from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2024

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Release date

February 2025

Region

China

Survey time period

Q1 2020 to Q4 2024

Supplementary notes

The source has not disclosed the exact figure for Q3 2024. The daily mobile app usage includes tablet data. The industry metrics may vary.

Figures for earlier years were taken from previous reports.

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