Screen time by country

Daily internet time across all devices for internet users aged 16–64 in 49 countries (GWI Q3 2023). Highest in South Africa (9.4 hours), lowest in Japan (3.9 hours); population-weighted average 6.6 hours. More or less screen time is not a contest.

#CountryDaily screen timeOn mobile
1 South Africa 9.4 hours 5.3 hours
2 Brazil 9.2 hours 5.3 hours
3 Philippines 8.9 hours 5.3 hours
4 Colombia 8.7 hours 4.8 hours
5 Argentina 8.7 hours 4.6 hours
6 Chile 8.5 hours 4.8 hours
7 Russia 8.4 hours 3.9 hours
8 Malaysia 8.3 hours 4.6 hours
9 United Arab Emirates 8.2 hours 4.6 hours
10 Thailand 8.0 hours 5.0 hours
11 Egypt 7.9 hours 4.4 hours
12 Indonesia 7.6 hours 4.8 hours
13 Mexico 7.6 hours 4.4 hours
14 Portugal 7.5 hours 3.6 hours
15 Bulgaria 7.5 hours 3.8 hours
16 Israel 7.3 hours 3.9 hours
17 Taiwan 7.2 hours 4.1 hours
18 Saudi Arabia 7.2 hours 4.4 hours
19 United States 7.1 hours 3.7 hours
20 Türkiye 7.0 hours 4.1 hours
21 Singapore 6.8 hours 3.4 hours
22 Croatia 6.8 hours 3.3 hours
23 India 6.8 hours 4.1 hours
24 Romania 6.5 hours 3.9 hours
25 New Zealand 6.5 hours 3.2 hours
26 Hong Kong SAR China 6.3 hours 3.3 hours
27 Canada 6.3 hours 3.0 hours
28 Vietnam 6.3 hours 3.5 hours
29 Poland 6.3 hours 3.1 hours
30 Hungary 6.3 hours 3.2 hours
31 Australia 6.2 hours 2.9 hours
32 Czechia 6.2 hours 2.9 hours
33 Ireland 6.2 hours 3.3 hours
34 Sweden 6.1 hours 3.2 hours
35 United Kingdom 6.0 hours 3.0 hours
36 Italy 5.8 hours 3.0 hours
37 Greece 5.8 hours 2.9 hours
38 Norway 5.8 hours 3.0 hours
39 Spain 5.7 hours 2.9 hours
40 China 5.6 hours 3.5 hours
41 Switzerland 5.5 hours 2.6 hours
42 Austria 5.5 hours 2.7 hours
43 Netherlands 5.5 hours 2.8 hours
44 Germany 5.4 hours 2.6 hours
45 France 5.4 hours 2.6 hours
46 Belgium 5.4 hours 2.4 hours
47 South Korea 5.3 hours 2.7 hours
48 Denmark 5.1 hours 2.4 hours
49 Japan 3.9 hours 1.9 hours

GWI survey, DataReportal Digital 2024 report; internet users only, self-reported. See methodology.