The source indicates: "Responses are taken from the child aged 8-11 or 12-15 rather than the parent. Parents/ children were asked about use at home or elsewhere." Regarding the survey question the source indicates: "How many hours would you say he/ she spends [using medium] on a typical school day/ on a weekend day?"
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Weekly hours of internet consumption by children in the UK 2014-2018, by age
This graph displays hours of internet consumption among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age group. In 2018, children aged three and four were found to spend 8.9 hours on average consuming internet media per week. During the same year ,children aged 12-15 were found spending 20.5 hours consuming internet per week as opposed to 18.9 hours in 2015.
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Ofcom. (January 28, 2019). Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/
Ofcom. "Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours)." Chart. January 28, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/
Ofcom. "Time Spent Consuming Internet per Week among Children in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2014 to 2018, by Age (in Hours)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Jan 2019, /statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/
Ofcom, Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Time spent consuming internet per week among children in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2018, by age (in hours) [Graph], Ofcom, January 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/397839/hours-of-internet-consumption-by-children-by-age-uk/
