This statistic shows the share of time spent online on selected digital content categories. As of December 2016, it was found that 20 percent of U.S. digital minutes were spent on social media. Music content accounted for 11 percent of internet usage time.
Distribution of digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States as of December 2016
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comScore. (May 9, 2017). Distribution of digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States as of December 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444956/share-of-us-online-time-spent-on-online-content/
comScore. "Distribution of digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States as of December 2016." Chart. May 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444956/share-of-us-online-time-spent-on-online-content/
comScore. (2017). Distribution of digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States as of December 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444956/share-of-us-online-time-spent-on-online-content/
comScore. "Distribution of Digital Time Spent on Selected Content Categories in The United States as of December 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444956/share-of-us-online-time-spent-on-online-content/
comScore, Distribution of digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States as of December 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444956/share-of-us-online-time-spent-on-online-content/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Distribution of digital time spent on selected content categories in the United States as of December 2016 [Graph], comScore, May 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/444956/share-of-us-online-time-spent-on-online-content/