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Every minute we spend online during the day contributes to years shaved off of our lives!

A study of 2000 people asked how many minutes a day they generally spend carrying out different activities online.

Research has found social media-obsessed Britons spend more than 20 days a year scrolling through the likes of Facebook and Twitter. 

The results showed that the average British adult spends 81 minutes a day scrolling through social media – adding up to nearly 21 days a year.

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Some 83% of participants admitted to checking the websites each day. Meanwhile, 68 % said they watched TV shows and films online, spending an average of 145 minutes a day doing so, making it the most time-consuming activity. The results found a further 82 % of participants shopped online every day.

Ana Sowerby, of Coral Casino, which conducted the research, said: ‘The way we spend our free time has changed dramatically over the last ten years.’

All in all, 95 percent said they used the internet on a daily basis. Londoners spent the most time online, with an average of 151 minutes – more than two and a half hours – used to browse the web each day.

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AUTHOR: Daily Mail

Categories: Lifestyle