Average Time Spent on TikTok Statistics (2025)

Since launching in 2016, TikTok has become a juggernaut in the social media landscape.

Monthly, TikTok sees over 2.2 billion users flock to the platform.

With that in mind, we’ll explore the latest TikTok screen time data below:

Contents

• Average Time Spent On TikTok Statistics (Editor’s Picks)
• How Much Time Do People Spend On TikTok?
• TikTok Screen Time Changes Over Time
• Time Spent Using TikTok Vs. Other Social Media Platforms
• Average TikTok Screen Time By Region
• Children & Teenagers TikTok Usage

Average Time Spent on TikTok Statistics (Editor’s Picks)

• Users spend an average of almost 1 hour on TikTok each day.
• The amount of daily time spent on TikTok has increased by over 2x since 2019.
• 32% of users’ social media time is spent on TikTok.
• The average person spends 34 hours and 56 minutes on TikTok each month.
• 22% of US teenagers spend 2-3 hours a day on TikTok.

How Much Time Do People Spend on TikTok?

The average user spends 55 minutes and 48 seconds on TikTok each day.

That equates to approximately 6% of the average person’s waking hours.

As of April 2025, the average time spent on TikTok per visit is 15 minutes 41 seconds. That means, on average, people use TikTok approximately 15.4 times each day.

Sources: eMarketer, NCBI, Semrush

TikTok Screen Time Changes Over Time

The average time spent on TikTok has increased year-over-year over the last half-decade.

In 2019, the average user spent 27 minutes and 24 seconds on TikTok.

As of 2024, that figure has more than doubled (↑ 113%), reaching an estimated 58 minutes and 24 seconds.

Here’s a breakdown of the average daily time spent on TikTok since 2019:

Year	Average Daily Time Spent on TikTok	Change Over Previous Year
2019	27 minutes, 24 seconds	-
2020	38 minutes, 36 seconds	↑ 11 minutes, 12 seconds
2021	45 minutes, 18 seconds	↑ 6 minutes, 42 seconds
2022	52 minutes	↑ 6 minutes, 42 seconds
2023	55 minutes, 48 seconds	↑ 3 minutes, 48 seconds
2024	58 minutes, 24 seconds	↑ 3 minutes, 36 seconds

Along with the daily time spent on the platform, TikTok's traffic has increased significantly since 2019: 

Year	Total Visits	Change Over Previous Year
2019	695.7 million	-
2020	2.0 billion	↑ 187.46%
2021	12.4 billion	↑ 520.00%
2022	14.7 billion	↑ 18.55%
2023	24.6 billion	↑ 67.35%
2024	26.2 billion	↑ 6.50%

Source: eMarketer, Semrush

Time Spent Using TikTok vs. Other Social Media Platforms

TikTok is leading the way as the social media platform receiving the most user attention in the US.

Americans spend nearly 1/3rd of their social media time (32%) on TikTok. That’s 12% more than the next most popular social media platforms in terms of time spent on them (Facebook & Instagram both at 20%).

Here’s a full breakdown of the average share of time spent on social media platforms:

Social Media Platform	Share of Time Spent Among US TikTok Users
TikTok	32%
Facebook	20%
Instagram	20%
YouTube	15%
Snapchat	9%
Twitter	2%
Reddit	2%
Pinterest	2%

Source: Apptopia

Average TikTok Screen Time by Region

The average time spent on TikTok each month has surged in recent years.

In 2020, the global average stood at 13 hours and 18 minutes per month.

By 2024, this figure had increased by over 160%, reaching 34 hours and 56 minutes.

In other words, the average person spends 3% of their month on TikTok or 5% of their total waking hours.

According to the latest data, the US spends 43 hours and 53 minutes on TikTok each month. That equates to around 20% more than the global average.

At the other end of the spectrum, South Korea's comparatively low 19 hours and 55 minutes average is up from 13 hours and 48 minutes in 2020.

Here’s a list of national averages for monthly time spent on TikTok between 2020 and 2023:

Country	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Worldwide	34 hours, 56 mins	34 hours	23 hours, 30 mins	19 hours, 36 mins	13 hours, 18 mins
Mexico	45 hours, 25 mins	45 hours, 1 min	27 hours, 36 mins	23 hours, 24 mins	17 hours, 12 mins
Indonesia	44 hours, 54 mins	38 hours, 26 mins	29 hours	23 hours, 6 mins	13 hours, 48 mins
US	43 hours, 53 mins	45 hours, 37 mins	26 hours, 48 mins	25 hours, 36 mins	21 hours, 30 mins
UK	42 hours, 2 mins	49 hours, 29 mins	27 hours, 18 mins	27 hours, 18 mins	19 hours, 54 mins
Argentina	38 hours, 52 mins	38 hours, 33 mins	20 hours, 6 mins	14 hours, 48 mins	11 hours, 24 mins
Australia	38 hours, 51 mins	42 hours, 13 mins	29 hours, 36 mins	23 hours, 24 mins	-
Russia	38 hours, 8 mins	31 hours, 47 mins	28 hours, 42 mins	26 hours, 18 mins	17 hours, 24 mins
Canada	37 hours, 43 mins	38 hours, 47 mins	25 hours, 54 mins	22 hours, 36 mins	17 hours, 6 mins
Germany	34 hours, 51 mins	37 hours, 38 mins	23 hours, 42 mins	23 hours, 36 mins	19 hours, 24 mins
Singapore	34 hours, 29 mins	33 hours, 23 mins	20 hours, 18 mins	16 hours, 18 mins	9 hours, 24 mins
France	32 hours, 48 mins	38 hours, 38 mins	21 hours, 24 mins	21 hours, 6 mins	17 hours, 18 mins
Brazil	28 hours, 34 mins	30 hours, 10 mins	-	20 hours, 12 mins	14 hours
Turkey	26 hours, 26 mins	29 hours, 25 mins	20 hours, 54 mins	18 hours, 48 mins	14 hours
South Korea	19 hours, 55 mins	25 hours, 6 mins	19 hours, 54 mins	16 hours, 54 mins	13 hours, 48 mins

Source: DataReportal

Children & Teenagers TikTok Usage

Around 1 in 4 (22%) US teenagers spend 2-3 hours a day on TikTok.

And approximately 2 in 3 (65%) US teens spend at least one hour per day using TikTok.

Here are figures for daily time spent on TikTok by US teens in full:

Average Daily Time Spent on TikTok	Proportion of US Teens
0-15 mins	22%
15-30 mins	5%
30-60 mins	10%
1-2 hours	20%
2-3 hours	22%
3-4 hours	10%
4-5 hours	5%
5+ hours	8%

On average, children spend between 1 hour and 53 minutes and 1 hour and 54 minutes on TikTok each day.

That is more than any other social media platform and 23 minutes more than the average time spent on Snapchat.

Here’s a comparison between the average daily time spent on TikTok for US children vs UK children:

Social Media Platform	Average Daily Time Spent on Platform (US Children)	Average Daily Time Spent on Platform (UK Children)
TikTok	1 hour and 53 minutes	1 hour and 54 minutes
Snapchat	1 hour and 30 minutes	1 hour and 31 minutes
Pinterest	20 mins	30 mins
Facebook	18 mins	14 mins
Reddit	13 mins	11 mins
Twitter	10 mins	9 mins

Sources: Common Sense Media, Qustodio, Questodio (2)

Key Takeaways

TikTok’s popularity shows no signs of slowing down. And platform usage time continues to grow each year.

If you found this data insightful, take a look at more TikTok-related stats here: TikTok User Age, Gender, & Demographics, TikTok Content Creator Statistics, and Top 100 TikTok Searches.