We spend more time on the Internet

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Marek

Thus according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive. Nobody, however, not should be only surprising but also to be expected that we will spend more time, for example, at the expense of television.

The survey shows that the average Internet user spends 13 hours weekly.14% of respondents spend up to 24 or more hours per week online. 20% of respondents appear online in 2 hours or less.

A study conducted by Harris Interactive in 2009 covered the respondents are questioned by telephone for one week in July and a week in October 2009 – such a tests are carried out since 1995. Earlier results showed that the average user spent:

* 7 hours per week in the years 1999 – 2002
* 8-9 hours per week in 2003-2006
* 11 hours per week in 2007
* 14 hours per week in 2008

At first glance it seems that time spent on the Internet is less than a year ago, but Harris Interactive representatives argue that the outcome of last year by two events – the outbreak of the global financial crisis and U.S. presidential election.

Significant differences seen in specific age groups. People aged 30-39 spent an average of 18 hours a week, and users aged 25-29 – 17 hours a week – as much as surveyed in the 40-49 group.

Harris Interactive also asked the respondents about shopping on the web. To shopping on the Internet admitted 62% of the 30-39 group and 56% of the 40-49 group.

Results may not be surprised. Firstly, access to the Internet is an increasingly common and less expensive. Secondly, the network is more and more services and opportunities. A lot of time we devote to entertainment on the Internet (enough to mention the more than 70 million users of Farmville), social media and communication. It is significant also that TV more and more to enter the Internet. And it probably shows the most rapidly growing as the Internet.

Quite recently, it was said that the fight for user radio and press losses to Internet. Time except to say that television will lose to Internet. Or maybe not so much to lose television as television in the traditional sense. I think for anyone it will not be surprised.

Source: Techcrunch, Harris Interactive