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Germans Now Spend 72 Hours Online Each Week, Study Finds

A representative Postbank survey identifies smartphones as the main driver of a youth-led surge.

Overview

  • Average online time has risen about 30% since 2020, increasing from 56 to nearly 72 hours per week.
  • Adults aged 18 to 39 spend almost 86 hours online weekly, versus more than 65 hours among those 40 and older.
  • Nine in ten people access the internet via smartphone, logging about 26 hours per week on the device, well ahead of laptops and desktops.
  • Messaging is most common at 81%, around 70% search for news and use social networks, and roughly half stream video or do online banking.
  • Seventy-two percent do not want to increase their online time, and 36% of 18–39 year-olds plan to cut back, according to the May–June survey of 3,050 respondents.