Since the declaration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic (March 11, 2020), the average daily broadband usage in the United States has gone up compared to earlier in the year. In the week from March 11 to March 18, 2020, the average daily broadband data usage per user in the United States was 6.3 GB during the office hours, an increase of 41.4 percent compared to January. The increase is most likely due to more people working from home and overall restrictions for people to stay at home.

This statistic shows the average daily mobile data usage by network/provider in the United States in 2016. During the measured period, the average daily data used on T-Mobile networks amounted to 139.19 megabytes.

This statistic shows a comparison of the average daily mobile data usage per user in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, India, and Brazil in 2015. In 2015, Brazilian users consumed an average of 4.75 megabytes of mobile data per day.

This statistic presents the average daily time spent online by global internet users from 2011 to 2021. According to Zenith Optimedia, the average daily minutes of internet consumption per capita amounted to 170 minutes in 2018. The majority of these daily online minutes were generated via mobile.

In 2022, the average data used per smartphone per month worldwide amounted to ** gigabytes (GB). The source forecasts that this will increase almost four times reaching ** GB per smartphone per month globally in 2028.

This statistic shows the average daily usage of mobile internet worldwide. According to Zenith Optimedia, daily mobile internet usage per capita amounted to 122 minutes per day in 2018, up from 63 minutes in 2014. The average daily minutes of mobile internet consumption per capita is projected to increase to 155 minutes in 2021.

The average daily in-home data usage in the United States has increased significantly during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in March 2020. Compared to the same time in March 2019 the daily average in-home data usage has increased by 38 percent to 16.6 gigabytes, up from 12 gigabytes in March 2019. The increase can be observed across almost all device categories with the data usage of gaming consoles and smartphones increasing the most.

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North America registered the highest mobile data consumption per connection in 2023, with the average connection consuming ** gigabytes per month. This figure is set to triple by 2030, driven by the adoption of data intensive activities such as 4K streaming.

This statistic presents the average daily time spent online by internet users in North America from 2011 to 2022. According to Zenith Optimedia, in 2018, the average daily minutes of North American internet consumption per capita amounted to 237 minutes. The majority of these daily online minutes were generated via mobile.

The above statistic gives information on the average duration of daily internet usage worldwide as of the first quarter of 2019, sorted by age group and device. During the survey period, it was found that the average duration of daily mobile internet usage among internet users aged 25 to 34 years amounted to 3 hours and 45 minutes.

In 2020, Francophone internet users in Canada spent an average of 3.06 hours per day online via PC, laptop or tablet devices. Daily online usage of Anglophone internet users was 3.92 hours per day. Overall, daily non-mobile internet usage had declined 0.3 and 6.5 percent for Francophones and Anglophones respectively. In contrast, mobile usage in Canada had increased significantly during the same period.

How much time do people spend on social media? As of 2025, the average daily social media usage of internet users worldwide amounted to 141 minutes per day, down from 143 minutes in the previous year. Currently, the country with the most time spent on social media per day is Brazil, with online users spending an average of 3 hours and 49 minutes on social media each day. In comparison, the daily time spent with social media in the U.S. was just 2 hours and 16 minutes. Global social media usageCurrently, the global social network penetration rate is 62.3 percent. Northern Europe had an 81.7 percent social media penetration rate, topping the ranking of global social media usage by region. Eastern and Middle Africa closed the ranking with 10.1 and 9.6 percent usage reach, respectively. People access social media for a variety of reasons. Users like to find funny or entertaining content and enjoy sharing photos and videos with friends, but mainly use social media to stay in touch with current events friends. Global impact of social mediaSocial media has a wide-reaching and significant impact on not only online activities but also offline behavior and life in general. During a global online user survey in February 2019, a significant share of respondents stated that social media had increased their access to information, ease of communication, and freedom of expression. On the flip side, respondents also felt that social media had worsened their personal privacy, increased a polarization in politics and heightened everyday distractions.

As of March 2025, the share of time spent using the internet on smartphone devices among users in the United Kingdom (UK) was approximately 96 percent. Internet usage via smartphone was the highest amongst UK users aged between the ages 25 and 54 years, 98 percent. Furthermore, tablet devices had the largest engagement among users aged between 65 and over, while the share of time spent accessing the internet via PC or laptop devices was highest among UK users aged 75 and over.

This statistic presents the average daily time spent online by internet users worldwide from 2011 to 2021, sorted by device. According to Zenith Optimedia, in 2018, the average daily minutes of desktop internet consumption per capita amounted to 39 minutes and is projected to slowly decline until 2020. However, daily mobile internet consumption is set to increase to 155 minutes in 2021.

Russians aged 12 to 17 years spent the longest time online, at *** hours and ** minutes on average per day in the first quarter of 2025. To compare, the mean daily time spent on the internet by users aged 35 to 44 years exceeded **** hours.

The average time spent on the internet on all devices was six hours 57 minutes for the age group of 16-64 in Turkey in 2023. In the same year, the time spent online using mobile phones exceeded the time spent on the internet using computers and tablets.

In November 2024, each broadband subscription in Hong Kong had an average data usage of 8,256 megabytes on average, a slight decrease from 8.927 megabytes from the previous month. The total data usage in Hong Kong reached over 228 million megabytes in that month.

This statistic presents the average daily time spent online by internet users in North America from 2011 to 2022, sorted by device. According to Zenith Optimedia, in 2018 the average daily minutes of North American desktop internet consumption per capita amounted to 53 minutes. However, daily mobile internet consumption was already 183 minutes per capita and is set to increase to 249 minutes in 2021.

The global number of internet users in was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1.3 billion users (+23.66 percent). After the fifteenth consecutive increasing year, the number of users is estimated to reach 7 billion users and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of internet users of was continuously increasing over the past years.Depicted is the estimated number of individuals in the country or region at hand, that use the internet. As the datasource clarifies, connection quality and usage frequency are distinct aspects, not taken into account here.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of internet users in countries like the Americas and Asia.

Mobile data usage in Singapore reached an average of around 96 petabytes (96,000 terabytes) per month during the fourth quarter of 2024. Despite the expansion of public Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), mobile data use remained on the rise during the observed period. Data pricing trend in SingaporeSingapore has always had one of the most expensive data prices in Southeast Asia. However, new technologies such as 5G, as well as the competitive telecommunications market, led to price reductions over the past few years. In 2023, one gigabyte of mobile data cost around 0.63 U.S. dollars on average, indicating a decrease of more than two dollars compared to 2019. Despite the foreseeable trend of decreasing data prices, it would still remain relatively high compared to neighboring Indonesia's 0.28 U.S. dollars per gigabyte. Singapore’s mobile data providersThe telecommunications market in Singapore is shared by three main providers, Singtel, Starhub and M1. Among the leading providers in the country, Singtel had the best 5G coverage experience, as of December 2024.