Asia-Pacific Time Spent With Media 2026

Digital Growth Persists as Total Media Time Plateaus

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Total media time is plateauing across Asia-Pacific. But mobile and video are driving digital’s continued gains as traditional media declines.
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Digital is driving media consumption growth across China, Japan, and South Korea, even as overall time spent plateaus and traditional media time declines. But in India, traditional and digital media are both growing. Across all four markets, mobile and video are becoming increasingly integral to consumers’ media diets.

Key Question: How will daily time spent with media evolve in China, India, Japan, and South Korea, and how will they differ?

Key Stat: In 2026, India will lead in total media time spent growth (3.5%) across all four countries surveyed in Asia-Pacific.

Clients can find the full version of this chart later in the report.

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Man-Chung Cheung

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Ethan Cramer-Flood
Heather Sprung
Director, Report Editing
Sakina Thanawala
Copy Editor
Yoram Wurmser
Principal Analyst
Johann Valderrama
Data Visualization Editor
Emman Velasco
Data Visualization Editor
Antonella Yannelli
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