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In 10 years, the time spent on the Internet has quadrupled in France

Published on 02 April 2019
Update on 26 September 2022
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Summary

Each year, the Mediametrie institute draws up an annual report on the Internet year.

According to Médiamétrie, nearly 53 million people were connecting, in 2018 every month on the internet and 43.3 million every day.

  • In 10 years the time spentéon the internet has quadrupledé. The 35-49 year olds are the most férus of'internetThey spend almost all their time on it.ès de 2 h 30 hours every day. But young people are more and more likely to beésents on the internet, àl's 11-14 year olds who now spend more time on the internet than ever before.'Today, the 11-14 year olds spend 1 h 26 àto surf each day, 23 minutes more than the'in 2017.
  • There are é6.5 million million French people.çais particulièrement adeptes de'internet, with 6h49 of'daily use. They do not representérepresent only 15 of the Internet population but 44 % of the time spentéon the Internet.
  • There are now'today 34 million mobile users every day, i.e. 3 million more than the'last year.
  • This domination of the mobile is's domination of the mobile phone has become even more pronounced.ée en 2018s.ès the " mobile-first "s, here is the'émergence of the " mobile-only "especially among the younger generation. Of their 2 hours of daily surfing, the 15-24 year olds spend three quarters of it on their mobile. They are'Moreover, 6 out of 10 àexclusively use their smartphone to surf the internet every day.
  • If mobile users visit an average of 56 sites per month against 18 applications, the latterèapplications account for 90of the time spentéon mobile. Prèof the time spent on mobile.éof the time spentévolu àThese applications are concentrated on the 10 most visitedé
  • The réseaux sociaux s'impose themselves as 1ès first activity.éon the internetthey representéThey represent 1/5 of the time spent on the Internet.éand 1/3 among 15-24 year olds.
  • Instant messagingés are distinguished from éThe instant messaging services are also characterized by their strong growth. In 1 year, the time spentéon these lastès has doubled.éwith 11 million'daily Internet users.
Médiamétrie also points out, among the trends of 2018, " thedevelopment of new modes of consumption aroundthenotions of sharing, donations,anti-waste andecology, often withdisintermediation, i.e. direct exchange between individuals. This new facet of theInternet attracts new actors advocatinga more responsible consumption, thus transforming theconnectedconsumerinto acitizen Internet user ".

In its assessment of theinternet year 2017In its 2017 report, Médiamétrie pointed out the considerable growth of applications: " although mobile users consulted three times as many sites asapplicationseach monthin 2017 (52 sites versus 16 applications), they spent 87 % of their timeonapplications, half of which was spent onsocial networks, games andvideoplatforms.The 15-24 year olds have an even moreconcentrateduse ofapps on their mobile : theyrepresent 92 % of their timespentwitha share ofsocial networks, games andvideo reaching 70 %. "

Médiamétrie noted, in this regard, " another facet of this concentration of theInternet, the 10 most consulted applications available in the Storesall belong to GAFA. GAFA sites and applicationsrepresent 36 % of the total timespent on the Internet and 64 % ofFrench people(38.2 million)connect to them every day ".

Médiamétrie also pointed out, among the trends of 2017, the rise of online audio content: 11 millionFrench peopleconsult radio sites and applications each month, 15 million go to streaming sites and podcasts gather 4 million people. "

Médiamétrie's measurements (Global Internet Audience) are based on an Internet panel made up of 25,000 individuals aged 2 years or older, including more than 4,500 dual and tri-screen users. Consultations are measured automatically by software installed on the terminal (computer, mobile, tablet)

Panel data is hybridized with site-centric data for comprehensive measurement:

  • On all 3 screens (computer, mobile, tablet) - sites & apps
  • In France, 2 years and over - All locations
  • Regardless of location, connection mode (3G/4G/Wifi), OS, operator or protocol (http/https).

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In 10 years, the time spent on the Internet has quadrupled in France

Each year, the Mediametrie institute draws up an annual report on the Internet year.

According to Médiamétrie, nearly 53 million people were connecting, in 2018 every month on the internet and 43.3 million every day.

  • In 10 years the time spentéon the internet has quadrupledé. The 35-49 year olds are the most férus of'internetThey spend almost all their time on it.ès de 2 h 30 hours every day. But young people are more and more likely to beésents on the internet, àl's 11-14 year olds who now spend more time on the internet than ever before.'Today, the 11-14 year olds spend 1 h 26 àto surf each day, 23 minutes more than the'in 2017.
  • There are é6.5 million million French people.çais particulièrement adeptes de'internet, with 6h49 of'daily use. They do not representérepresent only 15 of the Internet population but 44 % of the time spentéon the Internet.
  • There are now'today 34 million mobile users every day, i.e. 3 million more than the'last year.
  • This domination of the mobile is's domination of the mobile phone has become even more pronounced.ée en 2018s.ès the " mobile-first "s, here is the'émergence of the " mobile-only "especially among the younger generation. Of their 2 hours of daily surfing, the 15-24 year olds spend three quarters of it on their mobile. They are'Moreover, 6 out of 10 àexclusively use their smartphone to surf the internet every day.
  • If mobile users visit an average of 56 sites per month against 18 applications, the latterèapplications account for 90of the time spentéon mobile. Prèof the time spent on mobile.éof the time spentévolu àThese applications are concentrated on the 10 most visitedé
  • The réseaux sociaux s'impose themselves as 1ès first activity.éon the internetthey representéThey represent 1/5 of the time spent on the Internet.éand 1/3 among 15-24 year olds.
  • Instant messagingés are distinguished from éThe instant messaging services are also characterized by their strong growth. In 1 year, the time spentéon these lastès has doubled.éwith 11 million'daily Internet users.
Médiamétrie also points out, among the trends of 2018, " thedevelopment of new modes of consumption aroundthenotions of sharing, donations,anti-waste andecology, often withdisintermediation, i.e. direct exchange between individuals. This new facet of theInternet attracts new actors advocatinga more responsible consumption, thus transforming theconnectedconsumerinto acitizen Internet user ".

In its assessment of theinternet year 2017In its 2017 report, Médiamétrie pointed out the considerable growth of applications: " although mobile users consulted three times as many sites asapplicationseach monthin 2017 (52 sites versus 16 applications), they spent 87 % of their timeonapplications, half of which was spent onsocial networks, games andvideoplatforms.The 15-24 year olds have an even moreconcentrateduse ofapps on their mobile : theyrepresent 92 % of their timespentwitha share ofsocial networks, games andvideo reaching 70 %. "

Médiamétrie noted, in this regard, " another facet of this concentration of theInternet, the 10 most consulted applications available in the Storesall belong to GAFA. GAFA sites and applicationsrepresent 36 % of the total timespent on the Internet and 64 % ofFrench people(38.2 million)connect to them every day ".

Médiamétrie also pointed out, among the trends of 2017, the rise of online audio content: 11 millionFrench peopleconsult radio sites and applications each month, 15 million go to streaming sites and podcasts gather 4 million people. "

Médiamétrie's measurements (Global Internet Audience) are based on an Internet panel made up of 25,000 individuals aged 2 years or older, including more than 4,500 dual and tri-screen users. Consultations are measured automatically by software installed on the terminal (computer, mobile, tablet)

Panel data is hybridized with site-centric data for comprehensive measurement:

  • On all 3 screens (computer, mobile, tablet) - sites & apps
  • In France, 2 years and over - All locations
  • Regardless of location, connection mode (3G/4G/Wifi), OS, operator or protocol (http/https).

Références :

Sources

Labo Société Numérique

Labo République Française Agence nationale de cohésion des territoires
In 10 years, the time spent on the Internet has quadrupled in France