As of August 2020, U.S. social platform users spent the most time on Facebook and Facebook Messenger, with an average of 15 and a half hours a month spent on the two Facebook services combined. There was a slight decrease in the average monthly time spent with Facebook, although the app itself still ranked second, with nearly ten hours monthly.
Average monthly time spent with leading social platforms in the United States from 2018 to 2020 (in minutes)
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Activate. (October 31, 2020). Average monthly time spent with leading social platforms in the United States from 2018 to 2020 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226909/monthly-time-spent-on-social-platforms-in-the-united-states/
Activate. "Average monthly time spent with leading social platforms in the United States from 2018 to 2020 (in minutes)." Chart. October 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226909/monthly-time-spent-on-social-platforms-in-the-united-states/
Activate. (2020). Average monthly time spent with leading social platforms in the United States from 2018 to 2020 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226909/monthly-time-spent-on-social-platforms-in-the-united-states/
Activate. "Average Monthly Time Spent with Leading Social Platforms in The United States from 2018 to 2020 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226909/monthly-time-spent-on-social-platforms-in-the-united-states/
Activate, Average monthly time spent with leading social platforms in the United States from 2018 to 2020 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226909/monthly-time-spent-on-social-platforms-in-the-united-states/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Average monthly time spent with leading social platforms in the United States from 2018 to 2020 (in minutes) [Graph], Activate, October 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226909/monthly-time-spent-on-social-platforms-in-the-united-states/