Daily TV consumption by age Germany 2022

German television viewers spent an average of around 3 hours a day watching TV. It is still one of the most used mediums among the population. However, the time people spent watching TV daily also varied by age group. People aged 14 to 19, for example, spent 30 minutes a day watching TV.

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On a weekday, based on recent figures, most viewers spent an average of around two hours watching TV. They split their time between the following genres: the news, travel programs,and science and animal programs. Increased TV time among older viewers may be due to the inclusion of retirees who are home more often. That is not to say that children and younger viewers necessarily spend less time watching TV programs, but how they access and consume it has changed, with influencing factors such as online streaming services and mobile device ownership.

Samsung TVs most popular

German viewers preferred Samsung TVs, while other leading brand choices included LG and Philips. As for the future of television programming and broadcasting, the revenue of pay TV and paid VOD in Germany has been increasing year after year suggesting TV still has a future despite the rise of streaming.

Daily time spent watching television in Germany in 2021 and 2022, by age group (in minutes)

Characteristic	2021	2022
Total (3 years and older)	213	195
3-13 years	46	37
14-19 years	37	30
20-29 years	75	60
30-39 years	123	103
40-49 years	199	170
50-64 years	302	277
65 years and older	371	357

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2021 and 2022

Age group

3 years and older

Special properties

TV Scope, TV panel D+EU; 3:00 to 3:00

Supplementary notes

The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fernsehforschung (AGF) is an association of the German TV channels ARD, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and ZDF with the shared goal of continuously gathering quantitative data on the content of moving images in Germany.
The AGF-TV-panel is comprised of 5,400 daily reporting households (TV panel D+EU), which include a total of 11,000 people. Therefore, the TV panel depicts the TV usage habits of 75.5 million persons aged three years and older, or 38.58 million TV households (as of January 1, 2020).

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