In 2020, desktop and laptop usage in the United States is projected to increase to an average of two hours per day due to the coronavirus crisis before returning to the downward trend. Coronavirus-related work from home and homeschooling directives have given computer usage a small bump but overall, the majority of digital media minutes are spent via mobile.
Time spent per day with media content via computer in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by type
(in minutes)
among population; includes all internet activities on desktop and laptop computers
Supplementary notes
* Forecast. Figures have been converted into minutes.
Time spent with each medium includes all time spent with that medium, regardless of multitasking. Video excludes time spent with video via social networks.
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eMarketer. (June 21, 2020). Time spent per day with media content via computer in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by type (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/469995/time-spent-desktop-laptop-media-type-usa/
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eMarketer, Time spent per day with media content via computer in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by type (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/469995/time-spent-desktop-laptop-media-type-usa/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
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