Daily online activities of adult U.S. internet users 2017

Most popular daily online activities of adult internet users in the United States as of February 2017

The data displays the typical daily online activities of internet users in the U.S. as of February 2017. During the survey period, 56% of respondents checked the weather online on a daily basis. E-mail was the most popular daily internet activity.

Send or read e-mail 85
Use a search engine to find information 70
Use a social networking site 63
Get news online 61
Check weather reports and forecasts online 56
Do any banking online 54
Buy a product online 47
Send instant messages 39
Watch a video on a video-sharing site 37
Look for news and information about politics 37
Buy or make a reservation for travel 18
Use classified ads sites like Craigslist 15
Participate in an online auction 10
None of the above 1
I don’t use the Internet 1