According to a survey conducted in 2020, 80 percent of adults in the United States over the age of 55 used television as their primary medium for entertainment, compared to only 18 percent of adults aged 18 to 34. This younger age group tends to use smartphones as their primary medium for entertainment, according to 34 percent of respondents.
Primary medium for entertainment among adults in the United States as of July 2020, by age group
Characteristic
Television
Smartphone
Laptop or PC
Connected TV-streaming device
Video game console
Tablet
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Vorhaus Advisors. (July 11, 2020). Primary medium for entertainment among adults in the United States as of July 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201093/united-states-primary-device-for-entertainment-by-age/
Vorhaus Advisors. "Primary medium for entertainment among adults in the United States as of July 2020, by age group." Chart. July 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201093/united-states-primary-device-for-entertainment-by-age/
Vorhaus Advisors. (2020). Primary medium for entertainment among adults in the United States as of July 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201093/united-states-primary-device-for-entertainment-by-age/
Vorhaus Advisors. "Primary Medium for Entertainment among Adults in The United States as of July 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201093/united-states-primary-device-for-entertainment-by-age/
Vorhaus Advisors, Primary medium for entertainment among adults in the United States as of July 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201093/united-states-primary-device-for-entertainment-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Primary medium for entertainment among adults in the United States as of July 2020, by age group [Graph], Vorhaus Advisors, July 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201093/united-states-primary-device-for-entertainment-by-age/