How much time do you spend watching video media (e.g. Netflix, YouTube, television) per day?

[S.J.]

If you add up all the time you spend watching YouTube, live streams, Netflix (or other streaming services) and television, how much time do you spend watching media per day?

Do you think you spend too much time watching, or do you not have enough time to watch?

What sort of media are you watching? Do you spend a lot of time watching one type, but not much of another?

Do you even turn your TV on anymore?



I've made the poll anonymous, because no judgement here! ​

 

[daringred_]

i voted more than 8, then realized after that it might be less. a lot less, depending on the day. if i have an editing project or the motivation to write, it's probably only around 4 hours a day -- maybe less -- that i spend watching. i'm not really into television shows (or movies) anymore, because they never have the sort of thing i'm looking for. i only watch YT content, primarily gaming stuff. there's this youtuber i watch who regularly uploads 90 minute among us streams that i enjoy and 2+ hour long streams of other games. i'm subscribed to a bunch of other stuff too. game theory, markiplier, a true crime-esque channel, a hollywood reporter/reviewer, some commentary channels, a drawing channel (even though i don't draw), dead meat and foundflix (even though i don't like horror movies lmao). there's a couple that have a voice i could genuinely just listen to for hours.

is it good for me? probably not. do i care? no, not really. sure, i could turn the laptop off, but i don't have the motivation/drive/energy to simply go and do something else these days. i wouldn't suddenly clean my room or go for a walk or anything, i would literally just go back to sleep, and that's probably not good for me either. at least if i'm watching videos, i'm awake and engaging with something. (doubly so, since i have to multi-task while watching a video. i can't just sit still and watch stuff, so i'll play games at the same time.) at least i'll actually get out of bed, brush my teeth and be awake for dinner. (for the record, i don't sit still for hours on end. i do get up periodically.) i'm sure some people will think i'm just a lazy layabout and be like, "damn, get a job," but life's not that simple when you're clinically severely depressed and anxious and receiving no treatment for it because of the crappy pandemic lmao.

 

[S.J.]

i voted more than 8, then realized after that it might be less. a lot less, depending on the day. if i have an editing project or the motivation to write, it's probably only around 4 hours a day -- maybe less -- that i spend watching. i'm not really into television shows (or movies) anymore, because they never have the sort of thing i'm looking for. i only watch YT content, primarily gaming stuff. there's this youtuber i watch who regularly uploads 90 minute among us streams that i enjoy and 2+ hour long streams of other games. i'm subscribed to a bunch of other stuff too. game theory, markiplier, a true crime-esque channel, a hollywood reporter/reviewer, some commentary channels, a drawing channel (even though i don't draw), dead meat and foundflix (even though i don't like horror movies lmao). there's a couple that have a voice i could genuinely just listen to for hours.

is it good for me? probably not. do i care? no, not really. sure, i could turn the laptop off, but i don't have the motivation/drive/energy to simply go and do something else these days. i wouldn't suddenly clean my room or go for a walk or anything, i would literally just go back to sleep, and that's probably not good for me either. at least if i'm watching videos, i'm awake and engaging with something. (doubly so, since i have to multi-task while watching a video. i can't just sit still and watch stuff, so i'll play games at the same time.) at least i'll actually get out of bed, brush my teeth and be awake for dinner. (for the record, i don't sit still for hours on end. i do get up periodically.) i'm sure some people will think i'm just a lazy layabout and be like, "damn, get a job," but life's not that simple when you're clinically severely depressed and anxious and receiving no treatment for it because of the crappy pandemic lmao.

Like I said, no judgement from me! ❤

You did make me think though, I should adjust the poll so people can change their answer. How much people watch media each day probably fluctuates depending on what else they've got going on.

 

[UglyMonsterFace]

I put between 5 and 8 hours. Of course it depends on the day and a lot of the time I watch much less but watching YouTube is probably one of my favourite idle past times. So I'll be watching YouTube while eating, while doing the dishes, while cleaning, while riding the train, even while playing games. I like having background noise. Then I usually finish the night watching a show or movie with my bf. I have no idea if it reaches 5 to 8 hours honestly but I'm sure there have been days that it has hehe.

 

[Pyoopi]

I think 2 hours at most for me. I kind of have this weird tick but I can't stand being idle. Like, I need to be working, thinking or learning.

If I'm on my computer, my desktop is for work than playtime. I've tried multitasking but I can't concentrate. If the stream/media gets longer than 2 hours, I start getting bored and antsy. Any rest time is sleep or video games.

 

[Neb]

Ever since the pandemic started I’ve lost most of my attention span. Unless there’s a podcast in the background I can’t stay focused on video games. Just watching TV by itself requires a lot of focus for me. At the most I watch entertainment without going to my phone.

 

[Croconaw]

I would say between four and five hours for me. It could be more or less depending on the day, but that’s the average amount of time I spend watching video media. I frequently watch sports games that interest me. My main favorites to watch are hockey and football. I don’t really watch actual television, especially the news. There’s just too much negativity surrounding it. If something happens and I need to know about it, I would hear about it. As for YouTube, that’s my main source of positivity and motivation. To be fair, though, that’s more listening than it is video media.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

it honestly kinda fluctuates. on days where I spend most of the day stitching I could watch youtube/tv upwards of 6-8 hours, but then days like today where I was busy I only spend about 2-3 hours. even then I usually just have these videos on for background noise, to keep my mind occupied. I def don't think I'm spending too much time watching yt cause it's always content I really enjoy and it helps keep me relaxed and focused on whatever I'm doing.

 

[.: Meri :.]

I put between 2-3 hours as a quick/loose guess at an average, but honestly it varies wildly depending on if I actually have anything I want to watch. Like, I binged the first season of the new Shaman King anime in two days, but other days I may only watch one 20 minute video. Sometimes I like to watch livestreams and those can last a few hours, but sometimes I just use them as background, and it's not an every day thing for me. I'd say I'm pretty happy with the amount of time I have to watch stuff; I usually stay caught up on most things I'm interested in, so that's good enough for me. c:
Most of what I watch is Youtube and some Twitch stuff. It's fairly casual and I don't feel like I have to devote my full attention to it the entire time (unless I just want to). I'll watch some shows sometimes too, though.

 

[LadyDestani]

For me, it depends on if it's a work day or not.

On work days, I usually watch around 2 hours of TV (technically streaming through a variety of services) with my husband. I watch one hour long show, one easy to watch 30 min show while eating dinner, and then one anime after dinner. If I watch any YouTube videos, they're usually short, like around 10 minutes. I don't watch YouTube videos every day, though. In fact, it's pretty rare as there are only a few channels I keep up with on YouTube.

On weekends or days that I don't have to work, I probably watch about 4-5 hours on my streaming services. In addition to the usual weekday shows that are for myself and my husband, I may watch a show that's purely for me and it could be 30 mins or an hour long. I also may watch an extra episode of anime with my husband or we may watch a movie together. Now, that it's football season in the US, I'm also keeping up with my favorite team's games.

 

[JemAC]

I went for 3-4 hours as that’s probably the average for me but it does vary quite a bit on different days.

I hardly ever really watch shows on TV anymore other then an hour on odd days if a series I’m following is on so most of my viewing comes from the streaming services. If there is a series on Netflix with all episodes available that I really enjoy then I often end up binging it and spend longer then 4 hours a day watching it but this usually only happens on days when I’m not doing anything else.

On work days my viewing hours are generally closer to 3 hours or below as I don’t have as much time to watch TV and usually prioritise other things when I get back from work and just watch a couple of hours in the evening.

 

[Xara]

it kind of varies depending on the day, but i typically only spend 30-60 minutes watching things on an average day, if that. i have a short attention span and also am not interested in most tv shows/movies, so the only times that i really use streaming services (netflix and disney+ specifically) or watch television is when i want to watch a certain clip from a tv show/movie that i’ve already seen. i use youtube regularly, but only to listen to music for the most part, so i’m not sure if that counts. if it does, my answer would change to 2+ hours lol.

however, i typically spend anywhere between 1-8 hours on days that i do watch stuff, depending on what i’m watching. :’)

 

[Dunquixote]

I don’t turn my tv on anymore. There are still games i want to replay or need to finish, and a ton of anime that I want to watch, but I had so many issues with crunchyroll (lag during the ads that took ten minutes each to go through; ads starting in the middle of a sentence of dialogue, etc). Haven’t been feeling too good to do much lately besides do stuff on my phone. I don’t like netflix, or tv really at all. I hope i can go back to watching anime and playing games on the systems that require my tv, but right now don’t feel like it.

 

[_Rainy_]

Not very much by choice. My YouTube time has increased since I’ve discovered Picture in Picture. Most of my tv time is inadvertent and most of it nothing I’d ever choose to watch, but in my line of work there’s no avoiding it. I’m actually dreading having to watch touched by an angel tomorrow morning someone please save me . At least it’s better to than golf.

 

[Alienfish]

Maybe a couple of hours at most unless I actively watch my DVD's. If I watch TV I mostly do it on an actual TV (unless the online watching is free, not gonna feed greedy butt streaming services lol, I'm not that much into modern series anyway).

Depends on the day and what TV season it is, sometimes I can follow several shows per week/day sometimes it's nothing.

 

[Orius]

It's hard to say. Sometimes, I'd binge a bunch of Key & Peele skits in a row and could sit for 4-5 hours; other times, I would just watch for 30 minutes or so while I have my meal.

 

[slzzpz]

I usually have YouTube or something on while I work, not sure if that counts as actually watching lol

 

[LittleMissPanda]

Omg like, all day every day on mobile even at work if I can manage it. And sometimes it's not so much that I'm watching videos, I just like to have something to listen to while doing some other activity such as writing, cleaning, etc. and sometimes I even fall asleep while on Youtube. Yeah we have Netflix and Hulu, and Disney+ so that's how we watch TV now. Basic cable is pretty much going obsolete, it seems.

My phone is my ultimate source of entertainment though. It's gotten unhealthy lol but I don't care in the slightest.

 

[Parkai]

Wayyyy too much lol

 

[cornimer]

I would say I typically watch between 1-2 hours of YouTube and/or Netflix every night once I stop working.