As The Great Get Together begins, ONS analysis shows that we spend most of our free time with others, but 100 minutes of our free time alone every day.

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22 June 2018

Brits spend 29% of their leisure time alone

The Great Get Together, inspired by Jo Cox, aims to bring people across the UK together this weekend. While people in the UK spend most of our leisure time with others, we spend 29% of it – an average of 100 minutes per day – on our own, according to ONS analysis.

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