Time spent with media UK 2017-2021

According to a study on media consumption in the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2021, the average time spent consuming newspapers has been consistently low, with adults spending an average of 13 minutes reading newspapers per day in 2018 and 2019. TV consumption seems to be more popular, with respondents averaging two hours and 49 minutes of daily TV time in 2019. At the same time, this number is estimated to decrease slightly in 2020 and 2021.

Average daily time spent per person with media in the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2021, by medium (in minutes)

Characteristic	Smartphone	TV	Desktop/laptop	Radio	Tablet	Magazines	Newspaper
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Release date

June 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017 to 2019

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

*Forecast.

Figures are rounded to the nearest minute.

The newspaper data excludes digital versions. The data on desktop/ laptop includes all internet activity.

The data describes time spent with each medium including all time spent with that medium, regardless of multitasking.

The calculations from hours to minutes were done by Statista.

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