REVEALED: Is The World Addicted To Being Online? New Study Reveals Countries Most Addicted to Their Screens
17 July: New research by BusinessFibre.co.uk reveals the countries who spend the most time on their screens, along with insights into which gender and age groups tend to spend more time online. To take a look at the research, click here.
Who Spends More Time Online?
The Philippines has been named as the country who use the internet the most, with people spending an average of 10 hours a day online - the highest amount of time across all countries measured. The country spent nearly five hours a day on mobile interest, whilst spending just over five hours on desktops, laptops or tablets.
Brazil, Colombia, and Thailand all followed closely behind the Southeast Asian country, with all of them spending more than 9 hours a day on the internet.
Japan spent the least amount of time online globally, with the average only being 3 hours and 45 minutes per day - they were also found to have the lowest amount of time spent across mobile and desktop, despite 94% of the population having access to the internet.
Solely looking at the amount of time spent online, the worldwide average is 6 hours and 42 minutes, but 17 countries surpassed this, and when measuring all metrics, 34 countries were above the worldwide average.
The UK spent up to 5 hours and 46 minutes a day on the internet, whilst the USA spent slightly more time online, around 6 hours and 31 minutes per day. When measured across all metrics, the UK came 22nd place in the internet index whilst the USA came 12th.
The UAE has the highest amount of people using the internet overall, with 99% of people in the UAE having access, in comparison, the world average was around 57% (which was also shared by China). Despite having the second-largest population in the world, only 41% of people use the internet.
Age and Gender
With younger generations more likely to use modern technology and older generations having to adapt, we take a look at which age groups are more likely to use the internet in both the UK and USA.
99.4% of the UK’s 25-34-year-olds use the internet, making it the age group that uses it the most. This was closely followed by 16-24-year-olds, with 99.2%. Interestingly, 83.2% of 65-74-year-olds in the UK use the internet, but this dramatically declines for the 75+ with only 46.8% of them going online.
Across the pond, 100% of American 18-29-year-olds use the internet, with this just dropping to 73% for 65+-year-olds.
The research from the UK and USA also revealed there was little difference between the genders when it came to internet usage. In the UK, 92% of men used the internet compared to 89.6% of women, whilst in the USA, 89% of men used the internet and 88% of women did.
Children and Workers in the UK
Engineers spent more time on their screens compared to IT Specialists by just 10 more minutes each day, research revealed. It was found employees in these professions could spend more than 18 hours a day on their screens across work, commuting and home.
Accountants were found to spend more than 13 hours a day, whilst teachers could spend up to nearly 12 and a half hours at a time.
Increasingly a number of parents are becoming worried about the amount of time their children are spending online. In efforts to pacify children or aid learning, tablets are often used but there is a lot of discussion around the safety of children online and whether it can affect their overall development.
In the UK it was found that 3-4-year-olds could spend up to 8 hours a day with 53% of them being online, whilst 5-7-year-olds spend up to 9 hours a day and 79% of them using the internet.
Tips for Reducing Screen Time
Ian Wright of BusinessFibre.co.uk stated:
“In a world where we can access unlimited amounts of information in just a few clicks has revolutionised our lives. Not only has the internet and computer technology changed the way we work, our levels of productivity and how we see the world - it has also changed the way we communicate with people. This research gives an insight into countries that rely on the internet heavily, and whether there’s a limit of when you can or cannot be addicted to the internet.”
Screen Time
To see which countries are spending the most or least amount online, or to view the list in more detail you can take a look at BusinessFibre.co.uk’s new tool here.
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WOODWARD PARK CITY, THE NATION’S FIRST ALL-IN-ONE ACTION SPORTS AND SKI RESORT, TO OPEN FOR THE 2019-20 WINTER SEASON
Year-Round Campus Introduces Innovative, New Design that Encourages Intuitive Growth & Progression at All Levels
PARK CITY, Utah, September 5, 2019– Woodward Park City, the nation’s first all-in-one action sports and ski resort, will feature a fully integrated and state of the art campus, complete with indoor and outdoor action sports venues for year-round adventure. Part of the POWDR portfolio of adventure lifestyle businesses and conveniently located just 27 miles from Salt Lake City International Airport, Woodward Park City will be open 365 days and nights a year starting this 2019-20 winter season.
The first of its kind and located in one of North America’s premier adventure destinations, Woodward Park City is imagined from the ground up to encourage intuitive growth and progression in 10 different sports and activities including: snowboarding, skiing, tubing, mountain biking, skateboarding, BMX, scooter, parkour, cheer and digital media.
"Woodward Park City is for all athletes from families and never-evers to pros," says Shaydar Edelmann, Woodward Park City general manager. “Our progression-based facilities enable visitors of all skill levels to learn and achieve their goals in a dedicated environment.”
Woodward Park City will offer a variety of ways for passionate action sports athletes of all ages and abilities to play. From lift-accessed snowboarding, skiing and tubing in the winter to biking and skating in the summer Woodward Park City will be on every Utah visitor’s must-do bucket list. Access will be available through all-access passes, day sessions, lift tickets, drop-in sessions, day camps, lessons, monthly memberships, and special events. Monthly memberships are available now for the introductory rate of $100/month. Additional ways to play will be available for pre-purchase throughout the fall. Details on Woodward Park City products and programs are available at www.woodwardparkcity.com.
Woodward is an experiential action sports company on a mission to empower and inspire next generation action sports experiences through intuitive programming and innovative environments. In addition to Woodward Park City, other Woodward destinations include Woodward Pennsylvania, Woodward West, Woodward Tahoe, Woodward Copper, and Woodward Riviera Maya.
To learn more about Woodward Park City opening, programs and memberships, and to keep up-to-date on Woodward Park City’s opening, visit: www.woodwardparkcity.com.
About Woodward Park City
Woodward Park City is a world-class, year-round action sports destination in one of the greatest outdoor regions in the world. Encompassing a fully integrated 125 acre campus with a state-of-the-art action sports hub, action sports parks and mountain parks, Woodward Park City encourages intuitive growth and safe progression for passionate action sports athletes of all ages and abilities to play and train every day, 365 days and nights a year. Visitors to Woodward Park City can experience lift-accessed snowboarding, skiing, tubing and mountain biking, as well as indoor and outdoor facilities for skateboarding, BMX, scooter, parkour, cheer and digital media. Woodward Park City is part of the global Woodward experiential action sports company on a mission to inspire the next generation of action sports and athletes and is also part of the POWDR portfolio.
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SHARE NEW SINGLE "TURN"
NEW ALBUM SMILE WIDE
OUT TOMORROW
PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW
SEPTEMBER 5 - Today, ROAM have shared "Turn", the fourth single off their upcoming album Smile Wide, out tomorrow via Hopeless Records. Fans can watch the music video, here: smarturl.it/SmileWide
The band announced the forthcoming album in July, and have shared three additional singles: "Hand Grenade", "I Don't Think I Live There Anymore", and "Piranha".
Smile Wide was recorded and mixed by Machine (As It Is, Every Time I Die, Armor For Sleep) and, according to the band, is about feeling overlooked and out of control - it's about feeling like a puppet in someone else's game and taking that control back for good. Inspiring and culturally-relevant, the album explores the rock bottom of feeling disheartened, stuck, and unsure of how to break free, and the journey toward gaining the confidence to stand up and not let people walk all over you anymore.
Smile Wide is the follow up to 2017's Great Heights & Nosedives. Since forming in 2012,ROAM has extensively toured the US and UK, including a supporting run on New Found Glory's "20 Years of Pop Punk" tour, as well as sets at festivals including Reading & Leeds, 2000trees and Slam Dunk. Later this year, they will embark on a co-headlining tour in Europe with With Confidence.
ROAM is Alex Costello (lead vocals), Alex Adam (vocals/guitar), Sam Veness (guitar), Matt Roskilly (bass), and Miles Gill (drums).
Smile Wide tracklisting:
1. Better In Than Out
2. I Don't think I Like There Anymore
3. LOUD
4. Play Dumb
5. The Fire On The Ceiling
6. Piranha
7. Red & Blue
8. Hand Grenade
9. Toy Box
10. Turn
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