Comscore Reports Surging Levels of In-Home Data Usage

Gaming consoles (+48%), smart speakers (+44%), streaming boxes/sticks (+38%) and connected TVs (+37%) all saw significant year-over-year upticks

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Mar 24, 2020, 13:00 ET

RESTON, Va., March 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, shows how in-home data usage has jumped as millions more people work from home and at least 70 percent of American schools have shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Comscore's Total Home Panel data, average in-home data usage is up 18% so far in March 2020 vs. the same amount of time in March 2019 (March 1-17, 2019 vs. March 1-17, 2020). The most notable device-level data usage increases seen in March thus far are for mobile phones, smart speakers, connected TVs and streaming boxes/sticks. These increases are likely attributable to more Americans using the internet on their phones to work from home and all family members interacting with more streaming media while staying home.

"If the current quarantines continue across the country, we expect this upward data usage trend to continue, as consumers shift their work, school, information gathering, shopping and entertainment habits amidst the COVID-19 crisis," said Bill Livek, CEO, Comscore.

Percent Change in Average Monthly In-Home Data Usage by Device
2019 VS. 2020 - GIGABYTES RECEIVED
	CONNECTED TV	GAMING CONSOLE	PC/MAC	PHONE	SMART SPEAKER	STREAMING BOX/STICK	TABLET	GRAND TOTAL
JAN	+26%	+6%	-3%	+21%	+7%	+24%	+18%	+16%
FEB	+22%	+12%	-5%	+27%	-4%	+21%	+15%	+16%
MAR*	+27%	+12%	-4%	+34%	+30%	+24%	+12%	+18%
				Source: Comscore Total Home Panel Custom Reporting
				*March compares same 17-day period for both 2019 and 2020

Average Daily In-Home Data Usage by Device
GIGABYTES RECEIVED
SUN/MON/TUES PERIOD	CONNECTED TV	GAMING CONSOLE	PC/MAC	PHONE	SMART SPEAKER	STREAMING BOX/STICK	TABLET	GRAND TOTAL
MARCH 17-19, 2019	2.6	3	1.4	0.7	0.1	3.9	0.4	12
MARCH 15-17, 2020	3.6	4.4	1.6	1	0.1	5.4	0.6	16.6
PERCENT CHANGE	+37%	+48%	+15%	+53%	+44%	+38%	+33%	+38%
					Source: Comscore Total Home Panel Custom Reporting

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