This Thursday, April 3, Arcom (Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority) published a comprehensive study on the audio-video trends of 2025, the results of which are deeply worrying among the youngest.
With 10,000 French households and more than 6,000 participants aged over 13, this study carried out each year by Arcom highlights the uses and consumption habits of each individual.
15-24 year olds addicted to screens?
While this new Arcom study confirms the Arcep's latest 2025 Digital Barometer on growing screen consumption, the findings are particularly alarming among younger people...
Indeed, according to this study, 15-24 year-olds spend an average of more than 5 hours per day on screens, or more than 321 minutes per day. As one might imagine, the smartphone is the most common device, with massive use for consulting social networks, watching videos on video streaming platforms, or watching television.
Against all expectations, television is still present in 86% of them, unlike video game consoles which are struggling to exceed 50%. A finding that raises questions in the face of new digital uses...
Television still far ahead of other channels...
Although television is seen as a communication channel in decline, the latest Arcom study shows that it is still very present in French homes.
While this can be explained by the behavior of the over-65s, the second highest age group after 15-24 year olds who largely favor television over social networks, this channel represents a significant share among the French.
Indeed, according to the Arcom study, 90% of French people still watch so-called "linear" television, that is, traditional television channels. We also learned that more than 75% of French people use subscriptions to watch television programs, with a budget of nearly 20 euros per month.
A rise in social networks
Even if the figures show the omnipresence of social networks in French homes, social networks also seem to be establishing themselves as an alternative that is gaining more and more momentum.
According to Arcom, 70% of French people use social networks to watch video content. With video formats multiplying on Instagram, TikTok, or even more recently on YouTube with Shorts which have just evolved, all signs show that screen addiction could increase in the years to come...
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