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Russians most often watch comedies, family films and thrillers while traveling. Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria and the Altai Republic became the regions whose residents spend the most time watching movies and TV series. This is stated in a joint study of accommodation booking service "Avito Travel" and online cinema Wink, which was reviewed by "Izvestia" on February 19.

Thus, the majority of Russians (80%) watch movies and TV series with varying frequency while traveling, with every third (33%) doing so regularly. The habit of frequently consuming video content while traveling is more characteristic of younger generations. Almost half of respondents (46%) spend a total of two to three hours daily on video content while traveling. Another 11% of Russians spend more than three hours a day watching movies and TV series.

Most of those who watch video content while traveling prefer movies, with TV series coming second in popularity. Almost one in five of those surveyed watches animation and cartoons while traveling. Together with family or friends, 51% of respondents watch movies and TV series while traveling, while 49% do it alone.

As for genres, the majority choose comedies - 59% of respondents said so. Next in popularity are family movies (37%), detectives and thrillers (36%), fantasy (33%), dramas (21%) and horror (18%). More than half of the respondents (51%) are more likely to choose to watch what they have long wanted to watch, but did not find time for it, 26% will revisit their favorite films and TV series, and 23% prefer fresh premieres.

Experts found out that the most "watchable" Russian region was Karachay-Cherkessia, where the average user spends 19 hours and 16 minutes a month on movies and TV series. The second place is occupied by Kabardino-Balkaria with an indicator of 14 hours and 29 minutes, and closes the top three Altai Republic - 14 hours and 22 minutes.

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Earlier, on January 21, it was reported that the most popular topic among Web users in the first half of January was "Food". Users actively searched for recipes from eggs, recommendations on food storage and preparations, as well as advice on the choice of seasonal products. This follows from the data of analysts of the content platform "Zen". In addition, Russians were interested in the topic of traveling. Among the destinations within Russia that were most often read about during the vacations are Gurzuf, Sochi, Anapa, Moscow and Vladivostok.