Habits
How many times does the average person laugh per day?
15–17 times/day
How many times does the average person laugh per day?
Studies consistently find adults laugh about 15–17 times per day. Children laugh much more — up to 300 times per day before age 6. Laughter is strongly social: 30 times more likely to occur when with others than alone. Robert Provine's research found that only 10–15% of laughter is in response to anything objectively funny.
Source: Provine (2000) Laughter: A Scientific Investigation; Martin (2007)