Where Being Social Is a Priority

Where is socializing most often considered a hobby in different countries around the world? According to data from a Statista Consumer Insights survey, Turks and Spaniards are particularly likely to include spending time with others as one of their main personal pastimes. By contrast, respondents in the United States and in urban India were far less likely to consider socializing as one of their top hobbies, with only around one in four picking the option. In China, just one in five said the same.

In the U.S., just some of the hobbies which were selected by a higher share of people included cooking and baking (39 percent of respondents), pets (36 percent), video gaming (35 percent), outdoor activities (34 percent) and reading (32 percent). There, a slightly higher share of women said meeting friends was one of their hobbies (26 percent) versus men (23 percent).