Kenyans are spending more time on social media compared to internet users in other countries, according to the latest report by GlobalWebIndex.

The report by an audience research company, GlobalWebIndex, revealed that Kenyan internet users spend an average of about four hours on social media daily, surpassing the global average of two hours and 19 minutes.

Compared to other countries globally, Kenyans spend more time on social media, while Japan recorded a low usage time, the report released in February says.

Among the heavy internet users, Kenya was followed by Chile, at an average of three hours and 39 minutes, and South Africa at three hours and 36 minutes.