According to a study from April 2020 on media consumption in the United Kingdom, adults spent an average of two hours and 37 minutes watching TV per day in 2019. In the same year, the daily time spent watching digital videos only reached one hour and 25 minutes. However, overall the time spent with TV seems to be decreasing over the years, while the time spent consuming digital video has steadily increased.
Average time spent per day per person consuming TV and digital video in the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2022
(in minutes)
Time spent with each medium includes all time spent with that medium, regardless of multitasking.
Numbers are rounded.
TV includes live, DVR, and other pre-recorded video. Digital video includes viewing via desktop/ laptop computers, mobile (smartphone and tablets) and other connected devices (game consoles, connected TVs and OTT devices).
The transfer from hours to minutes was calculated by Statista.
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