In 2019, the average daily time spent with major media including television, newspapers, magazines, radio, and digital formats of each amounted to 750 minutes (12 hours and 30 minutes). In November 2019 the source estimated that the figure for 2020 would also be 12.5 hours on average, but readjusted its forecasts in April 2020, largely due to the coronavirus and the impending U.S. recession. It was predicted in April that the average time spent with media per day would actually be 13 hours and 35 minutes in 2020.
Time spent per day with major media in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in minutes)
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eMarketer. (April 29, 2020). Time spent per day with major media in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278544/time-spent-with-media-in-the-us/
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eMarketer. "Time Spent per Day with Major Media in The United States from 2011 to 2022 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278544/time-spent-with-media-in-the-us/
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Time spent per day with major media in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in minutes) [Graph], eMarketer, April 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/278544/time-spent-with-media-in-the-us/