This statistic shows the average daily time spent with social media worldwide, sorted by age group. As of the second quarter of 2016, daily social media usage of global internet users aged 25 to 34 years amounted to 141 minutes per day.
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Daily time spent on social networking by internet users worldwide as of 2nd quarter 2016, by age group (in minutes)
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This statistic shows the average daily time spent with social media worldwide, sorted by age group. As of the second quarter of 2016, daily social media usage of global internet users aged 25 to 34 years amounted to 141 minutes per day.
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This statistic shows the average daily time spent with social media worldwide, sorted by age group. As of the second quarter of 2016, daily social media usage of global internet users aged 25 to 34 years amounted to 141 minutes per day.
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- September 2016
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 1st and 2nd quarter 2016
- Age group
- 16-64 years
- Special properties
- social media and messaging
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: Roughly how many hours do you spend on social networks/services each day?
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 1st and 2nd quarter 2016
- Age group
- 16-64 years
- Special properties
- social media and messaging
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: Roughly how many hours do you spend on social networks/services each day?
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