As of January 2022, online users in the United Kingdom were spending approximately 14 hours per week playing video games online. Video streaming occupied approximately 13.6 hours for each online user in the country while streaming music was the third most popular online activity with close to 12 hours of weekly engagement. Online dating recorded an engagement of approximately five hours per week among online users in the UK.
Most popular weekly online activities for internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022, by time spent (in hours)
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Agility PR Solutions. (February 23, 2022). Most popular weekly online activities for internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022, by time spent (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292990/weekly-time-spent-uk-users-online-activities/
Agility PR Solutions. "Most popular weekly online activities for internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022, by time spent (in hours)." Chart. February 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292990/weekly-time-spent-uk-users-online-activities/
Agility PR Solutions. (2022). Most popular weekly online activities for internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022, by time spent (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292990/weekly-time-spent-uk-users-online-activities/
Agility PR Solutions. "Most Popular Weekly Online Activities for Internet Users in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of January 2022, by Time Spent (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292990/weekly-time-spent-uk-users-online-activities/
Agility PR Solutions, Most popular weekly online activities for internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022, by time spent (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292990/weekly-time-spent-uk-users-online-activities/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Most popular weekly online activities for internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022, by time spent (in hours) [Graph], Agility PR Solutions, February 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292990/weekly-time-spent-uk-users-online-activities/