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The Briefing
- Since 2011, media consumption for U.S. adults is up 20% across all categories
- An average of 4 hours and 12 minutes is spent on mobile devices
Media Consumption in 2021
There are a wide array of apps and life hacks out there designed to help regulate personal internet use and media consumption, but the data suggests they haven’t been working. Today, we consume more media than at any point in time in the last decade.
This data from Recode looks at how many minutes U.S. adults spend on various forms of media, comparing mobile, desktop, radio, television, and magazines.
How Many Minutes are Spent on Media?
In 2021, collective media consumption continues its upward trajectory, and is set to be at the highest it’s ever been. In 2021, overall media consumption among U.S. adults is estimated to be around 666 minutes per day, or 11.1 hours—a 20.2% increase from 2011.
| Year | Mobile | Desktop | Radio | Television | Magazines | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 252 | 50 | 99 | 253 | 12 | 666 |
| 2020 | 231 | 50 | 100 | 258 | 13 | 652 |
| 2019 | 208 | 51 | (Read more...) |