Band 7+: The graph below shows the average number of hours per week that teenagers in one country spent on four leisure activities between 2000 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates how much time teenagers spent per week on four leisure activities in a specific country from 2000 to 2020.

Overall, social media faced a significant rise in the numbers, surpassing every other activity by far by the end of the period. Conversely, there was a drop in the numbers of television and reading, while teenagers’ interest in sport remained stable throughout.

Social media started as the least interested activity, before gaining popularity among teenagers to peak at approximately 21 hours per week. Whereas, sport was the second most preferred activity in the beginning, with above 9 hours per week, rose slightly before falling back to the same position by the end of the period.

The figures for the television and reading fell over the period. In the beginning, teenagers used to spent almost 18 hours a week watching television. The number plummeted gradually to reach around 7 hours per week in 2020. Furthermore, reading remained at 6 hours a week between first to second phase, and continued to fall to below 4 hours, becoming the least preferred activity.