In 2020, the average daily time spent on social media by U.S. users amounted to 65 minutes. This duration is set to stay stable in the upcoming years. The daily minutes in 2020 are strongly related to social distancing due to COVID-19 and thus spending more time with social platforms in order to stay connected.
Average daily time spent on social networks by users in the United States from 2018 to 2022 (in minutes)
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eMarketer. (March 11, 2021). Average daily time spent on social networks by users in the United States from 2018 to 2022 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018324/us-users-daily-social-media-minutes/
eMarketer. "Average daily time spent on social networks by users in the United States from 2018 to 2022 (in minutes)." Chart. March 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018324/us-users-daily-social-media-minutes/
eMarketer. (2021). Average daily time spent on social networks by users in the United States from 2018 to 2022 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018324/us-users-daily-social-media-minutes/
eMarketer. "Average Daily Time Spent on Social Networks by Users in The United States from 2018 to 2022 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018324/us-users-daily-social-media-minutes/
eMarketer, Average daily time spent on social networks by users in the United States from 2018 to 2022 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018324/us-users-daily-social-media-minutes/ (last visited July 06, 2022)