How many hours of TV does the average person watch per day worldwide?
Movies & TV medium Data from 2024
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The answer
3 hours
Roughly 2.9.
The average person watches about 2 hours 55 minutes of television a day, counting both broadcast and streaming. Add social media and general internet use and screens absorb over six hours of the average waking day.
Where this number comes from
| Source | DataReportal Digital Global Overview Report |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | hours |
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