The statistic gives information on the average time engaged with news articles on a smartphone in the United States as of September 2015, sorted by article length and the social media source. According to the source, long-form articles found on Twitter were engaged with for an average of 133 seconds.
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Pew Research Center. (May 5, 2016). Average time engaged with news articles on a smartphone in the United States as of September 2015, by article source and length (in seconds) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/674321/mobile-news-articles-time-engaged-social-media/
Pew Research Center. "Average time engaged with news articles on a smartphone in the United States as of September 2015, by article source and length (in seconds)." Chart. May 5, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/674321/mobile-news-articles-time-engaged-social-media/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Average time engaged with news articles on a smartphone in the United States as of September 2015, by article source and length (in seconds). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/674321/mobile-news-articles-time-engaged-social-media/
Pew Research Center. "Average Time Engaged with News Articles on a Smartphone in The United States as of September 2015, by Article Source and Length (in Seconds)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 5 May 2016, /statistics/674321/mobile-news-articles-time-engaged-social-media/
Pew Research Center, Average time engaged with news articles on a smartphone in the United States as of September 2015, by article source and length (in seconds) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/674321/mobile-news-articles-time-engaged-social-media/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Average time engaged with news articles on a smartphone in the United States as of September 2015, by article source and length (in seconds) [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 5, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/674321/mobile-news-articles-time-engaged-social-media/
