About how many hours a day do U.S. adults spend on leisure and sports activities?
Answer5.2 hours/day
Men average slightly more leisure time than women, 5.6 versus 4.8 hours.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) bls.gov
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4 sourced facts about hobbies and how people spend their leisure time, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
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How much did Americans' daily time spent gaming or on a computer for leisure grow from 2015 to 2025?
Answerfrom 25 to 37 minutes/day
That's a big jump over the decade, driven partly by mobile gaming and streaming.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) bls.gov
About what share of U.S. adults read at least one book in the past 12 months, per a 2022 report?
Answerless than half
Book reading has been declining slowly among U.S. adults for years.
Source: Wikipedia, citing survey data (2022) en.wikipedia.org
Expert level
About what share of Americans said they read fiction or short stories, down 17% over the previous decade?
Answer38%
Fiction reading in particular has fallen faster than reading overall.
Source: Wikipedia, citing survey data (2022) en.wikipedia.org
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