Between October 2020 and March 2021, global users spent an average of 55.48 minutes per day on social media apps. Gaming was the second most popular category in terms of daily user engagement, with users worldwide spending an average of 16,7 minutes playing mobile games on their smartphones and mobile devices. Entertainment apps ranked third, with users spending 13.53 minutes per day on apps belonging to this category.
Average daily time spent by users worldwide on mobile apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by category
(in minutes)
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adjoe GmbH. (2021). Average daily time spent by users worldwide on mobile apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by category (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272800/worldwide-mobile-apps-time-spent-daily/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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