Consumers are spending more and more time using media and technology every year. A 2022 study in the United States found that consumers were spending on average 13 hours 5 minutes with media and technology per day. Out of this, 5 hours 17 minutes of this was with video, 2 hours 51 minutes with audio, 1 hour 47 minutes with gaming, and 1 hour 33 minutes on messaging and social media. In 2026, the total amount of time is projected to reach 13 hours 15 minutes. This will be 5 hours 14 minutes of video consumption, 2 hours 55 minutes of audio, 1 hour 59 minutes of gaming, and 1 hour 33 minutes of messaging and social media.
Daily time spent using media and technology in the United States in 2022 and 2026, by activity
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* Forecast
** The source adds the following information: "'Other”'includes media activities outside of listed
categories, such as browsing websites, reading, and attending live events."
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Activate. (November 1, 2022). Daily time spent using media and technology in the United States in 2022 and 2026, by activity (in hours.minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348045/forecast-time-spent-consumers-media-tech-activities-us/
Activate. "Daily time spent using media and technology in the United States in 2022 and 2026, by activity (in hours.minutes)." Chart. November 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348045/forecast-time-spent-consumers-media-tech-activities-us/
Activate. (2022). Daily time spent using media and technology in the United States in 2022 and 2026, by activity (in hours.minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348045/forecast-time-spent-consumers-media-tech-activities-us/
Activate. "Daily Time Spent Using Media and Technology in The United States in 2022 and 2026, by Activity (in Hours.Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348045/forecast-time-spent-consumers-media-tech-activities-us/
Activate, Daily time spent using media and technology in the United States in 2022 and 2026, by activity (in hours.minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348045/forecast-time-spent-consumers-media-tech-activities-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
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