In 2018, U.S. adults spent 224 minutes (three hours and 44 minutes) per day watching TV video content, down from over four hours per day five years earlier. It was predicted that time spent with traditional television will continue to decrease as digital video viewing grows in popularity.
Daily time spent with video content among adults in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by device
(in minutes)
*Forecast.
**Excludes digital.
***Includes time spent watching digital video via game console, connected TV or over-the-top (OTT) device, as well as via desktop/laptop or mobile device; excludes time spent with video via social networks.
The source provides the following information: "time spent with each medium includes all time spent with that medium, regardless of multitasking; for example, 1 hour of multitasking with digital video while watching TV is counted as 1 hour for TV and 1 hour for digital video."
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eMarketer. (April 8, 2019). Daily time spent with video content among adults in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by device (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420791/daily-video-content-consumption-usa-device/
eMarketer. "Daily time spent with video content among adults in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by device (in minutes)." Chart. April 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420791/daily-video-content-consumption-usa-device/
eMarketer. (2019). Daily time spent with video content among adults in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by device (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420791/daily-video-content-consumption-usa-device/
eMarketer. "Daily Time Spent with Video Content among Adults in The United States from 2013 to 2021, by Device (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420791/daily-video-content-consumption-usa-device/
eMarketer, Daily time spent with video content among adults in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by device (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420791/daily-video-content-consumption-usa-device/ (last visited July 02, 2020)
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