November 22 to December 27, 2017 and April11 to May 28 2018
Number of respondents
20,409 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
residential online population
Supplementary notes
The original question was "How often do you use the internet for private purposes?"
High income : top 33 percent of households
Medium income: mid 33 percent of all households
Low income; bottom 33 percent of all households.
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Americans: amount of time spent online for private purposes 2018
This statistic shows the average amount of time that Americans spent online for private purposes in 2018. The results were sorted by income tier. In 2018, percent of respondents who stated their income was high said they used the internet daily / several times a week.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (June 30, 2018). Average amount of time spent online for private purposes by Americans in 2018, by income [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/241362/hours-spent-online-per-week-by-affluent-americans/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Average amount of time spent online for private purposes by Americans in 2018, by income." Chart. June 30, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/241362/hours-spent-online-per-week-by-affluent-americans/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2018). Average amount of time spent online for private purposes by Americans in 2018, by income. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/241362/hours-spent-online-per-week-by-affluent-americans/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Average Amount of Time Spent Online for Private Purposes by Americans in 2018, by Income." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jun 2018, /statistics/241362/hours-spent-online-per-week-by-affluent-americans/
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Average amount of time spent online for private purposes by Americans in 2018, by income [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, June 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/241362/hours-spent-online-per-week-by-affluent-americans/
