A January to February 2020 survey of military consumers in the United States revealed that active-duty military members consumed more media than the general population. U.S. active-duty military members spent an average of 9 hours weekly on Instagram. In comparison, the general population spent only 6.2 hours per week on the image-sharing social platform. Additionally, U.S. military consumers spent an average of 2 hours more on Facebook per week than the general population.
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