Brits Spend More Time On The Net Than Watching TV

March 10th, 2006 • Related • Filed Under

A survey conducted by Google found that British internet users spend an average of 164 minutes online daily - the equivalent of 41 days a year - compared to 148 minutes watching television.

Men spend on average 172 minutes on the web daily, and women 156 minutes. Londoners and Scots are the most dedicated net users, according to the survey, carried out by the TNS institute last month involving 1030 adults aged 16 to 64.

I’m not surprised by these findings. I’m actually going the other way and trying to spend less time ‘online’. It is so easy to fall into the habit of logging on to see if there are any new emails or any new RSS stories.

One area where I am cutting down is my mobile internet use - I now only check my mobile for new emails if there is something I am actually looking out for, rather than just speculatively.

I also used to carry my laptop around with me in my flat just in case someone IM’d or emailed me, which I’ve stopped doing now and I only logon if I’m in my home office.

Do you think your net use is excessive or ok?

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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.

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