Time spent with digital vs. traditional media in the U.S. 2011-2022

Published by Amy Watson, Mar 1, 2021

The average daily time spent with digital media is expected to increase from 470 minutes (seven hours and 50 minutes) in 2020 to just under eight hours in 2022. Higher consumption for 2020 was partially attributed to the coronavirus outbreak, with daily consumption of traditional media such as television, radio, newspapers, and magazines also recorded for that year.

Time spent per day with digital versus traditional media in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in minutes)

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Release date

February 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2011 to 2020

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

* Forecast.
Figures have been converted into minutes.
Figures for the period 2011 to 2017 come from earlier publications.
The source provides the following information about the data: "Time spent with each medium includes all time spent with that medium, regardless of multitasking; for example 1 hour of multitasking on desktop/laptop while watching TV is counted as 1 hour for TV and 1 hour for desktop/laptop."
Digital includes mobile (non-voice: radio, social networks, video and other), desktop/laptop (video, social networks, radio and other), and other connected devices. Traditional includes includes TV, radio, print (newspapers and magazines) and other; does not include digital.