How long is the average Zoom meeting? How often do people try to talk while on mute? Who else is waving at the end of a Zoom call?
Zoom pulled some anonymized usage metrics, sent out a survey, aggregated data to look at how people connected using Zoom this past year, and identified some common meeting norms.
About those meetings
Zoom aggregated usage data from a 12-month period (Nov. 15, 2020, to Nov. 15, 2021) to glean some insights. In the past year:
- Zoom was used in nearly 200 countries and territoriesaround the world
- The top day of the week for meetings was Wednesday, followed by Tuesday and Thursday
- The average meeting length was 54 minutes
- The average meeting size was 10 participants
How do users like to meet?
In addition to those interesting stats, Zoom surveyed nearly 1,700 people who have used Zoom in the past year for a glimpse at what’s happening while they’re meeting virtually.
How users are showing up
Some common habits and preferences:
- 68%dress casually for meetings
- Almost half of you (47%) say it’s never OK to eat during meetings
- 26%never (or almost never) shower before hopping on calls
What users are saying
Some of the most popular phrases on Zoom:
- 71%have said, “You’re on mute”
- 57%have said, “Can everyone see my screen?”
- 21%have said, “Next slide, please!
What users are doing
In the past year on Zoom:
- 75% of users say they wave at the end of their meetings
- 73%have attended happy-hour drinks or a game night
- 34% have attended a fitness or cooking class
Where users are Zooming from
Not at their desk? These are some of the most popular places users are taking meetings:
- 42% meet from bed
- 21%meet while walking/jogging
- 11%use Zoom on public transport
Top backgrounds
Zoom asked about users about their favorite types of virtual backgrounds. Here’s what they said said:
- Outdoor landscapes (26%)
- Blurred background(25%)
- Business/company background (20%)
What’s happening behind the scenes
And here are some things happening on (and off) camera:
- 43%cleaned only the part of the room visible on camera
- 43%of parents had their child show up during a meeting
- 39% private side-chatted with a friend or colleague to make them laugh
- 36% had a pet show up during a meeting
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