This statistic shows the distribution of French according to the number of hours per week devoted to television in 2016. We observe that about a quarter of French people watched television between 15 and 21 hours per week. More than 20 percent of respondents said that their television consumption was more than 21 hours per week, and only 5 percent of respondents did not watch television.
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Distribution of the French population according to the number of hours spent watching television per week in 2016*
Characteristic
Proportion of respondents
None
5%
7 hours or less (1 hour per day or less)
17%
8 to 14 hours
20%
From 15 to 21 hours
26%
More than 21 hours
21%
More than 35 hours a week (5 hours / day)
10%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Proportion of respondents5%5%17%17%20%20%26%26%21%21%10%10%None7 hours or less (1 hour per day orless)8 to 14 hoursFrom 15 to 21 hoursMore than 21 hoursMore than 35 hours a week (5hours / day)
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%
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CRÉDOC, & ARCEP. (November 1, 2016). Distribution of the French population according to the number of hours spent watching television per week in 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/769160/number-d-hours-by-week-devoted-at-the-television-la-france/
CRÉDOC, und ARCEP. "Distribution of the French population according to the number of hours spent watching television per week in 2016*." Chart. November 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/769160/number-d-hours-by-week-devoted-at-the-television-la-france/
CRÉDOC, ARCEP. (2016). Distribution of the French population according to the number of hours spent watching television per week in 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/769160/number-d-hours-by-week-devoted-at-the-television-la-france/
CRÉDOC, and ARCEP. "Distribution of The French Population According to The Number of Hours Spent Watching Television per Week in 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/769160/number-d-hours-by-week-devoted-at-the-television-la-france/
CRÉDOC & ARCEP, Distribution of the French population according to the number of hours spent watching television per week in 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/769160/number-d-hours-by-week-devoted-at-the-television-la-france/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
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