Media Consumption Statistics and Articles

 

More Than 700 Billion Videos Were Watched on YouTube in 2010

 

81% of Generation Y Uses Facebook

 

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Sets PC Game Sales Record - 3.3 Million Sold in First Day 

 

If Facebook Were a Country it Would be the Third Largest in the World behind China and India (Over 500 Million Users)

 

Americans Now Spend as Much Time on the Internet as They Do Watching TV

 

The Average American Watches 4.7 Hours of TV Each Day (Plus Other Interesting Facts by the U.S. Census Bureau)

 

There are More TV's Than People Per Household in the US

 

1 Out of 5 Toddlers have TV in Bedroom and 43% of 3-4 Year Olds

 

Delayed Cognitive Development for Babies Who Watch TV

 

40% of Children Under 11 Going Online

 

American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends that No Child Under 2 Years Should Watch any TV 

...research on early brain development shows that babies and toddlers have a critical need for direct interactions with parents and other significant care givers (eg, child care providers) for healthy brain growth and the development of appropriate social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Therefore, exposing such young children to television programs should be discouraged."  

 

Teens Spend 7.5 Hours Each Day Consuming Media (Kaiser Family Foundation Report)

 

Study on the Impact of Video Games and TV on Children's Sleep Patterns and Memory Performance

 

Developing Brains in Teens Becoming Habituated to Distraction and Difficulty to Focus

 

The Average Age of a Video Game Player is 34

 

Video Game "Call of Duty: Black Ops" Sets Sales Record of $360 Million in First Day

 

2 Billion Videos Watched on YouTube Everyday & 24 Hours of New Content Added Each Minute

 

Internet Surpasses 2 Billion Users Worldwide

 

The Average Mobile Teen Sends and Receives 3,339 Texts Per Month

 

92% of U.S. Toddlers Have an Online Presence

 

People Spend More than Half Their Day Consuming Media

 

More than 2000 Years of Cumulative Time Spent in Game Play During First Week of Halo: Reach

 

Cellphone Related Driving Deaths on the Rise

 

Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime

 

Digital Diversions Leave Teens & Parents Sleep Deprived

 

Addictive Internet Use Tied to Depression in Teens

 

Teens Spending 7 Hours a Day in Front of TVs and Computers

 

Too Many Video Games May Sap Attention Span

 

U.S. Students Suffering from Internet Addiction

 

Nearly Half of our Lives Spent with TV, Radio, Internet, Newspapers, According to Census Bureau Publication

 

Study Finds "Ratings Creep": Movie Ratings Categories Contain More Violence, Sex, Profanity than Decade Ago

 

329 Million TVs in US vs. 307 Million People

 

The Average Price for a 30 Second Ad During the Superbowl in 2010 was $2.6 Million