In 2020, global users have spent approximately 482.5 billion hours on live streaming apps, up by 35 percent compared to the previous year. Live streaming engagement on mobile apps is projected to grow to surpass 500 billion hours from users worldwide in 2021.
Time spent on mobile live streaming apps worldwide from 2018 to 2021
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*Forecast According to the source: "Android phones only; worldwide outside of China; Custom categorization of apps based on features called out as part of the key value proposition of the app; Top 5 is determined for each time period."
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Data.ai. (September 6, 2021). Time spent on mobile live streaming apps worldwide from 2018 to 2021 (in billion hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285501/global-time-spent-live-streaming-apps/
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