Social media calculator: How much of your life is spent on social media?
The average user spends roughly two hours, 39 minutes on social media daily, adding up to more than 40 days a year.
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EXPLAINERNews|Social MediaSocial media calculator: How much of your life is spent on social media?The average user spends roughly two hours and 39 minutes on social media daily, adding up to more than 40 days a year. How does your social media usage compare?ListenListen (4 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoBy Marium Ali and Amr AlkazazPublished On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026Every year on June 30, people around the world mark Social Media Day, a date set by the digital-media website Mashable in 2010 to recognise the growing role of these platforms in global communication.Now, 16 years later, social media is no longer just a space for conversation.
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