In 2023, the average hours per day spent socializing and communicating by the U.S. population was 0.57 hours. Women spent an average of 0.6 hours per day communicating and socializing, whereas men spent 0.55 hours doing the same everyday.
Average hours per day spent on socializing and communicating by the U.S. population from 2009 to 2023
(in hours per day)
Characteristic
All
Men
Women
2023
0.57
0.55
0.6
2022
0.56
0.51
0.61
2021
0.57
0.52
0.61
2020
0.54
0.52
0.56
2019
0.66
0.59
0.73
2018
0.64
0.59
0.69
2017
0.65
0.6
0.7
2016
0.65
0.64
0.67
2015
0.68
0.64
0.72
2014
0.71
0.69
0.73
2013
0.72
0.65
0.78
2012
0.74
0.72
0.76
2011
0.7
0.63
0.77
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 27, 2024). Average hours per day spent on socializing and communicating by the U.S. population from 2009 to 2023 (in hours per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189527/daily-time-spent-on-socializing-and-communicating-in-the-us-since-2009/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average hours per day spent on socializing and communicating by the U.S. population from 2009 to 2023 (in hours per day)." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189527/daily-time-spent-on-socializing-and-communicating-in-the-us-since-2009/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average hours per day spent on socializing and communicating by the U.S. population from 2009 to 2023 (in hours per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189527/daily-time-spent-on-socializing-and-communicating-in-the-us-since-2009/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Hours per Day Spent on Socializing and Communicating by The U.S. Population from 2009 to 2023 (in Hours per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189527/daily-time-spent-on-socializing-and-communicating-in-the-us-since-2009/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average hours per day spent on socializing and communicating by the U.S. population from 2009 to 2023 (in hours per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189527/daily-time-spent-on-socializing-and-communicating-in-the-us-since-2009/ (last visited June 04, 2025)
Average hours per day spent on socializing and communicating by the U.S. population from 2009 to 2023 (in hours per day) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189527/daily-time-spent-on-socializing-and-communicating-in-the-us-since-2009/
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