The Device Vice

The Device Vice

Report shows increased use of devices

It’s a digital world. The turn towards devices and the internet happened long before COVID-19, but the lockdown and social distancing exacerbated it. People could not interact face-to-face, so they picked up their devices for connection and communication. Check out which devices internet users aged 16 to 64 reported spending more time using due to COVID-19, according to the “Digital 2020 July Global Statshot” report from We Are Social and Hootsuite:

70% Smartphone
47% Laptop
33% Desktop
32% Smart TV
23% Tablet
18% Game console
14% Smart speaker
9% Smart watch

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