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Time spent on internet surges in 2020

People are glued to their phones while waiting for the skytrain at Victory Monument station in Bangkok. Pornprom Satrabhaya

Thais spent almost half the day on the internet on average in 2020, partly driven by the pandemic, while Facebook, YouTube and Line remained the most popular social media platforms in Thailand, according to a survey by the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA).

“Thai users increased their time spent online to 11 hours and 25 minutes in 2020, an increase of one hours and three minutes from 2019. Generation Y and Z were the main users as they engaged in online study,” said Chaichana Mitrpant, executive director of ETDA, citing the “Thailand Internet User Behavior 2020” report.

The report surveyed more than 20,000 respondents in Thailand from April to June last year.

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