How Much Time Does Gen Z Spend Online? The Statistics You Should Know in 2022

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If your business caters heavily to a young audience, you live and thrive on youth audience insights. However, understanding, especially for the youngest generation, can be a challenge. As they grow up, join the workforce and come into their spending power, their consumer behaviours are also likely to change. This means that near-constant youth market research is required to keep your marketing efforts on trend. One thing is unlikely to change: Gen Z are digital natives, and much of their life is spent online. In this article, we’ll provide you with valuable youth audience insights into just how much time Gen Z spends online and where they can be found there.

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How Much Time Does Gen Z Spend Online?  Much of Gen Z’s behaviours are shaped by their close relationship with online spaces, much more so than any previous generation.   Gen Z in the UK spends an average of 10.6 hours per day engaging with content online. In comparison, Millennials spend 8.5 hours per day online across devices.  Of this, 5.6 hours of Gen Z’s online time is spent on mobiles.  22% of Gen Z users use their smartphones more than 10 hours per day.  54% of Gen Z said that they use multiple devices at once, at an average of 1.8 devices at a time.  49% of Gen Z feels better socialising online rather than offline  74% of Gen Z prefer  spending time online.  73% of Gen Z users text and message apps to stay in touch with friends and family. hello@thisisselfhood.com

Gen Z and Their Social Media Usage The stats above prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that how customers can perceive your brand online is vital for your young audience. Another critical factor in marketing is your social media presence, and here is why:  Gen Z spends an average of two hours and 43 minutes daily on social media.  YouTube and Facebook still take up the most time.  41% of Gen Z social media users worry about wasting their time online  75% of Gen Z uses social media to keep up with celebrities  Social media is the number 1 brand discovery tool for 52% of Gen Z  Gen Z takes an average of only 4 seconds to evaluate the content on social media hello@thisisselfhood.com

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