The bar chart illustrates the amount time of American adults consumed their time on electronic devices throughout 2016. Units are measured by hours.
Overall, in all four quarters the Pc option was the most consumption of hours. While the tablet was used the least. Smartphone usage ranked second.
In the first quarter Pc was 81 hours and It increased slightly in second quarter (83 hours). After it rose gradually in Q3 with 93 and reached its peak at Q4 with 104 hours. Whereas tablet fluctuated moderately during the year. With 39 hours in the first quarter, the Q2 – Q3 – Q4 with 36 – 40 – 39 hours respectively.
Smartphone bar in the first quarter was 66 hours, followed by a minimal drop in the second with 63 hours. For the third quarter it grew significantly to 73 hours and the last quarter climbed marginally to 75 hours.