People spend 169.8 minutes per day on social networks worldwide. That total has fallen from earlier peaks. Country averages now range from 1 hour 11 minutes in the United Kingdom to 1 hour 58 minutes in Mexico, while U.S. adults reach 2.5 hours.
Key Takeaways
- 169.8 minutes per day spent on social networks in 2023 globally, down from 2021 levels
- 1 hour 33 minutes per day spent on social media in the Philippines in 2024
- 1 hour 40 minutes per day spent on social media in Indonesia in 2024
- The average U.S. adult spent 2.5 hours per day on social media in 2023
In 2023, people worldwide spent about 169.8 minutes daily on social media, with many countries exceeding an hour in 2024.
Related reading
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Time Spent19 stats
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169.8 minutes per day spent on social networks in 2023 globally, down from 2021 levelshttps://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-global-overview-report
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1 hour 33 minutes per day spent on social media in the Philippines in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-philippines
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1 hour 40 minutes per day spent on social media in Indonesia in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-indonesia
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1 hour 25 minutes per day spent on social media in India in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-india
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1 hour 31 minutes per day spent on social media in Brazil in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-brazil
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1 hour 58 minutes per day spent on social media in Mexico in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-mexico
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1 hour 11 minutes per day spent on social media in the United Kingdom in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-united-kingdom
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1 hour 14 minutes per day spent on social media in Germany in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-germany
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1 hour 20 minutes per day spent on social media in France in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-france
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1 hour 12 minutes per day spent on social media in Canada in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-canada
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1 hour 16 minutes per day spent on social media in Spain in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-spain
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1 hour 15 minutes per day spent on social media in Australia in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-australia
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1 hour 35 minutes per day spent on social media in Japan in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-japan
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1 hour 30 minutes per day spent on social media in South Africa in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-south-africa
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1 hour 44 minutes per day spent on social media in Nigeria in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-nigeria
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1 hour 27 minutes per day spent on social media in Kenya in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-kenya
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1 hour 22 minutes per day spent on social media in Turkey in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-turkey
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1 hour 36 minutes per day spent on social media in Saudi Arabia in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-saudi-arabia
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1 hour 40 minutes per day spent on social media in UAE in 2024https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-united-arab-emirates
Interpretation
Time Spent Interpretation
In the Time Spent category, people are still logging between about 1 hour 25 minutes and 1 hour 58 minutes daily on social media across major countries in 2024, while the global figure was 169.8 minutes per day in 2023 and had been higher in 2021.
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User Behavior1 stats
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The average U.S. adult spent 2.5 hours per day on social media in 2023https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119342/us-daily-time-spent-social-media/
Interpretation
User Behavior Interpretation
From a user behavior perspective, the average U.S. adult spent 2.5 hours per day on social media in 2023, showing how central these platforms are to everyday online habits.
report visual · Key figures
Time spent on social media: global vs. selected countries
People spend over an hour per day on social media in multiple countries, with global totals reaching into the hundreds of minutes per day.
169.8
169.8 minutes per day spent on social networks in 2023 globally, down from 2021 levels
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1 hour 33 minutes per day spent on social media in the Philippines in 2024
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1 hour 25 minutes per day spent on social media in India in 2024
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1 hour 58 minutes per day spent on social media in Mexico in 2024
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1 hour 11 minutes per day spent on social media in the United Kingdom in 2024
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The average U.S. adult spent 2.5 hours per day on social media in 2023
source-verifieddatareportal.com · statista.com2024
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APA
Julian Richter. (2026, February 13). Time Spent On Social Media Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/time-spent-on-social-media-statistics
MLA
Julian Richter. "Time Spent On Social Media Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/time-spent-on-social-media-statistics.
Chicago
Julian Richter. 2026. "Time Spent On Social Media Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/time-spent-on-social-media-statistics.
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