This statistic displays information on the amount of time individuals spent awake per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, broken down by age group and gender. That year, the average awake time for UK adults aged 16 years and older was *** minutes or ** hours and ** minutes. In 2014, the average UK male spent ** minutes longer being awake than the average female, at *** minutes and *** minutes respectively. A 2016 survey found that UK adults aged 16 years and older spent roughly *** minutes, or nearly ** percent, of their daily awake time on media and communications activities, such as watching television and videos, listening to the radio or music and communicating via email or instant messengers.
* All activity records for adults aged 16+ (108,782), 16-24 (6,910), 25-34 (16,035), 35-44 (25,304), 45-54 (26,662), 55-64 (19,918), 65+ (13,953), Men (45,218), Women (63,564).
Adult participants recorded all their media behavior in a paper diary for seven days, and these data were captured on a daily basis online or by telephone.
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Ofcom. (August 6, 2014). Awake time per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age and gender (in minutes per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/326907/awake-time-per-day-uk-by-age-and-gender/
Ofcom. "Awake time per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age and gender (in minutes per day)." Chart. August 6, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326907/awake-time-per-day-uk-by-age-and-gender/
Ofcom. (2014). Awake time per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age and gender (in minutes per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326907/awake-time-per-day-uk-by-age-and-gender/
Ofcom. "Awake Time per Day in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2014, by Age and Gender (in Minutes per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326907/awake-time-per-day-uk-by-age-and-gender/
Ofcom, Awake time per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age and gender (in minutes per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326907/awake-time-per-day-uk-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Awake time per day in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by age and gender (in minutes per day) [Graph], Ofcom, August 6, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326907/awake-time-per-day-uk-by-age-and-gender/
