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Daily social media usage by global social video users 2017, by age group
Daily social media usage by global social video users 2017, by age group
Daily time spent on social media by social video viewers worldwide as of 2nd quarter 2017, by age group
This statistic presents the daily time spent on social media by social video viewers worldwide as of the second quarter 2017, sorted by age group. During the survey period, it was found that internet users who watched a video on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat last month spent an average of 2 hours and 59 minutes on social networks every day.
Daily time spent on social media by social video viewers worldwide as of 2nd quarter 2017, by age group
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| Average time spent per day in (hh:mm) | |
|---|---|
| Total | 2.59% |
| 16-24 | 3.34% |
| 25-34 | 3.08% |
| 35-44 | 2.45% |
| 45-54 | 2.09% |
| 55-64 | 1.48% |
| Average time spent per day in (hh:mm) | |
|---|---|
| Total | 2.59% |
| 16-24 | 3.34% |
| 25-34 | 3.08% |
| 35-44 | 2.45% |
| 45-54 | 2.09% |
| 55-64 | 1.48% |
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This statistic presents the daily time spent on social media by social video viewers worldwide as of the second quarter 2017, sorted by age group. During the survey period, it was found that internet users who watched a video on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat last month spent an average of 2 hours and 59 minutes on social networks every day.
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- November 2017
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- Q2 2017
- Number of respondents
- 39,395 respondents
- Age group
- 16 to 64 years
- Special properties
- social video viewers; excluding China
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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Original question: Roughly how many hours do you spend engaging with / connected to social networks or services during your typical day?
Social video viewers are defined as internet users who watched a video on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat last month
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- Q2 2017
- Number of respondents
- 39,395 respondents
- Age group
- 16 to 64 years
- Special properties
- social video viewers; excluding China
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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Original question: Roughly how many hours do you spend engaging with / connected to social networks or services during your typical day?
Social video viewers are defined as internet users who watched a video on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat last month
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