As of April 2022, internet users in Italy between 18 and 24 years spent the longest time online compared to other age groups. Users of this group reported using the internet almost three hours daily. Individuals between 25 and 34 years were the second age group by internet usage, with over 170 minutes daily.

As of the third quarter of 2024, internet users in South Africa spent more than **** hours and ** minutes online per day, ranking first among the regions worldwide. Brazil followed, with roughly **** hours of daily online usage. As of the examined period, Japan registered the lowest number of daily hours spent online, with users in the country spending an average of over **** hours per day using the internet. The data includes the daily time spent online on any device. Social media usage In recent years, social media has become integral to internet users' daily lives, with users spending an average of *** minutes daily on social media activities. In April 2024, global social network penetration reached **** percent, highlighting its widespread adoption. Among the various platforms, YouTube stands out, with over *** billion monthly active users, making it one of the most popular social media platforms. YouTube’s global popularity In 2023, the keyword "YouTube" ranked among the most popular search queries on Google, highlighting the platform's immense popularity. YouTube generated most of its traffic through mobile devices, with about 98 billion visits. This popularity was particularly evident in the United Arab Emirates, where YouTube penetration reached approximately **** percent, the highest in the world.

The average time people in Japan spent on using video websites via mobile devices per weekend day amounted to almost 63 minutes in fiscal year 2023. During that year, the average time people spent on using the internet via mobile devices per weekend day stood at 151.4 minutes.

According to a report published by DataReportal, the average daily time spent using the internet in the third quarter of 2023 among Thais amounted to five hours and two minutes via mobile phones. When including all devices, the average time spent online amounted to around eight hours per day.

When asked about "Attitudes towards the internet", most Mexican respondents pick "It is important to me to have mobile internet access in any place" as an answer. 56 percent did so in our online survey in 2025. Looking to gain valuable insights about users of internet providers worldwide? Check out our reports on consumers who use internet providers. These reports give readers a thorough picture of these customers, including their identities, preferences, opinions, and methods of communication.

In the third quarter of 2024, the daily number of hours spent using the internet totaled seven hours and 33 minutes in Portugal. Computers and tablets were responsible for the majority of such time, namely 3.55 hours. The use of mobile phones to access the internet reached the timing of 3.38 daily hours.

This statistic shows the results of an online survey concerning the preferred times of day for mobile internet usage in Germany in 2016. During the survey period it was found that 60 percent of respondents stated to go online using their mobile phones between 5 pm and 8 pm.

In fiscal year 2023, people in Japan on average spent more than 30 minutes per weekend day on using the internet via a computer at home. During that year, the total average time people spent on using the internet via a computer per weekend day stood at 32.3 minutes.

People in Japan on average spent 60.7 minutes per weekday on using the internet via a computer in fiscal year 2023. The usage time increased by several minutes compared to the previous fiscal year.

The average time people aged 20 to 29 years old in Japan spent on using the internet per weekday amounted to almost 276 minutes in fiscal year 2023. The internet usage time was lower among other age groups.

Teenagers in Japan on average spent 25 minutes per weekday on using the internet via a tablet in fiscal year 2023. The usage time was lowest among respondents in their thirties, who on average used tablets to access the internet for four minutes per working day.

People in Japan on average spent 12 minutes per weekend day on using the internet via a tablet in fiscal year 2023. The usage time slightly increased compared to the previous year.

During the third quarter of 2024, online users in the United States spent around six hours and 40 minutes daily using the internet. Of this, three hours and 22 minutes were via mobile phones. Computers and tablets account for around three hours and 18 minutes online in the United States.

In Singapore, internet users aged between 16 and 64 spent an average of six hours and 33 minutes on the internet in the third quarter of 2024. Since the third quarter of 2021, when users had spent an average of eight hours and seven minutes on the internet, daily time spent on the internet has steadily decreased.

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.

Teenagers in Japan on average spent more than 24 minutes per weekend day on using the internet via a tablet in fiscal year 2023. The usage time was lowest among respondents in their thirties, who on average used tablets to access the internet for less than eight minutes per weekend day.

 In this survey from 2018, 62 percent of French respondents aged between 18 and 24 years old declared spending over 21 hours per week using the Internet, all uses included (leisure, work etc.). The majority of respondents aged 40 to 59 spend less than 15 hours a week online.

  Mobile internet uses among the French  

In a distinct survey, responding French young adults (aged 15 to 25 years old) stated spending 14:50 hours using the Internet from their smartphone. Furthermore, it appears that people living in cities bigger than 100,000 inhabitants tended to use mobile internet more than inhabitants from smaller cities: 66 percent of French living in big cities said to use their mobile phone to browse the Internet, while 58 percent of residents of rural municipalities did.

  Diversity of internet uses  

The amount of time spent on the Internet by French users includes a variety of different uses. For instance, 32 percent of French surveyed said consulting the Internet at least once a week looking for information before buying a product or service. Moreover, more than 60 percent of respondents throughout all age groups listened to or downloaded music or video clips online.

The Statista Dossier Internet usage in France presents an overview of the internet usage by individuals and businesses in France.

The average time people in Japan spent on viewing video sharing websites per weekend day amounted to almost 80 minutes in fiscal year 2023. During that year, the total average time people in Japan spent on using the internet per weekend day stood at 202.5 minutes.

In the third quarter of 2024, internet users in Thailand and China spent more than 63 percent of their daily internet time on mobile devices. In comparison, around 43 percent of daily internet time of users in Japan was spent on mobile devices.

During the COVID-19 epidemic in China in early 2020 - a period starting shortly before the 2020 Chinese Spring Festival holiday and extending to the weeks afterwards - when the majority of Chinese people were confined to their homes, the use of mobile internet saw a strong increase, surging to 7.3 hours per day per user - an increae of more than one hour in comparison to the period prior to the epidemic. Among other factors, the need to work and learn remotely contributed to the increased use of mobile internet.