This statistic shows the results of a survey among U.S. digital device owners regarding the usage of their digital devices while watching TV. During the second quarter of 2018 survey, it was found that 71 percent of respondents looked up information related to the content while watching television.
Activities undertaken by digital device users while watching TV in the United States as of 2nd quarter 2018
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Statistics on Second screen usage
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User demographics
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Second screen activities
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Social media
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Sports
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- Portugal: second screen device usage 2016
- Turkey: second screen device usage 2015
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Nielsen. (December 12, 2018). Activities undertaken by digital device users while watching TV in the United States as of 2nd quarter 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276129/us-digital-device-activities-while-watching-tv/
Nielsen. "Activities undertaken by digital device users while watching TV in the United States as of 2nd quarter 2018." Chart. December 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276129/us-digital-device-activities-while-watching-tv/
Nielsen. (2018). Activities undertaken by digital device users while watching TV in the United States as of 2nd quarter 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276129/us-digital-device-activities-while-watching-tv/
Nielsen. "Activities Undertaken by Digital Device Users While Watching Tv in The United States as of 2nd Quarter 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276129/us-digital-device-activities-while-watching-tv/
Nielsen, Activities undertaken by digital device users while watching TV in the United States as of 2nd quarter 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276129/us-digital-device-activities-while-watching-tv/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Activities undertaken by digital device users while watching TV in the United States as of 2nd quarter 2018 [Graph], Nielsen, December 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276129/us-digital-device-activities-while-watching-tv/