Thais spend 160 minutes per day on their smartphones

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Thais spend 160 minutes per day on their smartphones
BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD



BANGKOK: -- On average, Thai people spend 160 minutes per day on their smartphones, according to data released by mobile analytics company VServ.

The study, which analyzed feedback from 565 respondents, found that smartphone users in Thailand trail only behind Malaysia when it comes to time spent on their smartphones.

Smartphone users in Malaysia spend an average of 187 minutes per day using their phones, whereas users in the Phillipines trial behind Thailand with around 140 minutes per day spent on their phones. In Indonesia average daily smartphone usage is 129 minutes.

The study also looked at the different behaviours of smartphone users in Thailand and found that data consumption among smartphone users is almost 60 percent higher than in other countries in the region.

This is in part due to Thai smartphone users spending more time streaming video content and music (13 minutes per day) to their devices than users in neighbouring countries.

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/thais-spend-160-minutes-per-day-on-their-smartphones/13572/

-- Tech News by Thaivisa 2016-01-22

[jaltsc]

"On average, Thai people spend 160 minutes per day on their smartphones...

That make the phone the only smart one in this scenario.

[MaxLee]

Thais spend 160 minutes per day on their smartphones

Once the single gateway project comes to life, netizen kids will spend in a paranoia coma 4ever instead

[Kaalle]

And for those of us who spend the hours in front of the computer instead, are we any better? At least the phone people are out and about, sometimes.

[Felt 35]

Not so sure about that.......but it looks better.....

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/02/americans-spend-an-average-of-4-7-hours-a-day-on-their-smartphones-report/

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Living-a-life-in-this-digital-world-30273433.html

[Prbkk]

Does that include the time they are at work? Go to any information desk at the airport and observe how the staff reluctantly put down their phones to deal with pesky passengers.

[tso310]

I'd like to see the split between men and women.

[Jip99]

More than that in many cases.

Women must be far greater users than men.

At least Thai women can multitask by having s3x and playing Facebook!

[Lumbini]

" I look at all the lonely people " Lennon , McCartney

Edited January 22, 2016 by Lumbini

[Emster23]

As soon as I saw headline, I wondered how they came up with this number. "Thais" implies this number is average for ALL Thais... This figure only applies to smart phone (stupid people) users. Who knows how many there are? Too many, imho. If given magic wish to eliminate one invention of last decades, Smart phones would be #1. Leading to generations of social cripples, mental midgets, narcissistic brain damaged clueless population. And those are just the benefits!

[soalbundy]

Not my step daughters,they're on it at least 8 hours a day

[weegee]

Ant thats before lunch......

[CantSpell]

And for those of us who spend the hours in front of the computer instead, are we any better? At least the phone people are out and about, sometimes.

Nonono... 150 out of the 160 minutes are in front of the computer... At work..

No outing planned: would get a tan...

[bangon04]

Wouldn't it be fun to take a Jammer onto the Skytrain.....

[Don Mega]

Finally the staff in my workshop are above average at something as Iam sure they are using their fookin phones all day long.

[bazza40]

Think the average of 160 minutes is low.

I do wonder what on earth the Thais did before they had smartphones or even mobile phones.

[legend49]

No way 160 minutes. My wife spends half her awake time on it.

[Thian]

Think the average of 160 minutes is low.

I do wonder what on earth the Thais did before they had smartphones or even mobile phones.

Digging their noses and looking in the mirror.

[copa8]

"On average, Thai people spend 160 minutes per day on their smartphones...

That make the phone the only smart one in this scenario.

Americans spend 282 minutes per day, though. That's dumb (smartphone) and dumber (Americans).

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/informate-report-social-media-smartphone-use/

[IsaanUSA]

"On average, Thai people spend 160 minutes per day on their smartphones...

That make the phone the only smart one in this scenario.

Americans spend 282 minutes per day, though. That's dumb (smartphone) and dumber (Americans).

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/informate-report-social-media-smartphone-use/

Thanks! I thought 160 was extremely low. But Im an American and I spend maybe 6 hours a day on my phone (since they include streaming music).

Thailand needs to work on their free wifi. Vietnam is whopping Thailand in free wifi.

[2fishin2]

I think people that dont spend time on their phones (mobile devices included) to be "dumber" than everybody else. Americans are smart enough to spend more time on their phones than Thais.....

[puukao]

i would say most ex-pats are on the computer at least a few hours a day, if not a lot more.

movies, videos, skype, email, whatever...

if it hinders you from accomplishing things....then yes it's a problem

if you have no goals....look here first.

if unhappy....do less computer stuff

but it's from 9 to midnight.....who really cares....

so it's case-by-case

in general it is bad if you aren't making money or learning, etc...

[Happy Grumpy]

Think the average of 160 minutes is low.

I do wonder what on earth the Thais did before they had smartphones or even mobile phones.

Talk to each other about food.

[Ks45672]

Wouldn't it be fun to take a Jammer onto the Skytrain.....

If you have a smartphone jammer for sale send me a pm....

[Squeegee]

ONLY one hundred and sixty minutes? Shirley you must be joking. It's 160 minutes just to chat about dinner.

[wabothai]

And for those of us who spend the hours in front of the computer instead, are we any better? At least the phone people are out and about, sometimes.

We are not better but most of us have reached the age of retirement and have plenty of time on our hands.

Actually a little bit of stupid thing to write.

[jerojero]

New iPhone Proposal to Double Online Activities?

[colinneil]

More than that in many cases.

Women must be far greater users than men.

At least Thai women can multitask by having s3x and playing Facebook!

Are you talking from experience Jip99??????

[soalbundy]

at least they are reading

[FredNL]

We all know that most of what the Thai say are lies... So those 160 minutes on average ???

In Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and in Malaysia they have a saying: Don't Thai to me.

I know another company here in Thailand that fired one of their staff and appeared in court showed evidence that the women that got fired was over 400 minutes per day playing the internet on her (notso)smartphone. Working effectively for 1 hour and almost 20 minutes. This has been in the news in 2014 !!! Nothing has changed since then.

I see the hours spend completely different. WOMEN at their job, during office hours, they're on their phone 90% of the time. Recorded by our CCTV.

9 hours - 1 hour lunch break => 8 hours. 8 hours x 60 minutes => 480 minutes. 90% of 480 minutes => 432 minutes.

Then 1 hour traveling from and back to work. Even when they walk they play their phones => 60 minutes. At home, when they're not asleep -> 5 hours x 60 min => 300 min.

During lunch and dinner -> 2 hours x 60 min => 120

So 432 + 60 + 300 + 120 => 912 minutes per day !!!

Probably the one when writing this article had the numbers upside down ???