In 2023, users in the United Kingdom spent an average of three hours and 50 minutes per day using their mobile devices. This represents a decrease from the over four hours that users in the country spent on their smartphones during 2021 and 2022. Between 2019 and the end of 2022, daily time spent on mobile in the UK experienced a slow but constant increase, while in 2023 the trend normalized to the levels it had before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Average daily mobile usage in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023
(in hours.minutes)
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DataReportal, & Meltwater, & We Are Social. (February 22, 2024). Average daily mobile usage in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in hours.minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285042/uk-daily-time-spent-mobile-usage/
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DataReportal, Meltwater, We Are Social. (2024). Average daily mobile usage in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in hours.minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285042/uk-daily-time-spent-mobile-usage/
DataReportal, and Meltwater, and We Are Social. "Average Daily Mobile Usage in The United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in Hours.Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285042/uk-daily-time-spent-mobile-usage/
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