They reported an average of about 9 opportunities to empathize per day, mostly with very close others; and they empathize with positive emotions three times as frequently as with negative emotions

Depow, Gregory J., Zoë L. Francis, and Michael Inzlicht. 2020. “The Experience of Empathy in Everyday Life.” PsyArXiv. December 11. doi:10.31234/osf.io/hjuab

Abstract: We used experience-sampling to examine perceptions of empathy in the everyday lives of a group of 246 U.S. adults, quota-sampled to represent the population on key demographics. Participants reported an average of about 9 opportunities to empathize per day, with these experiences being positively associated with prosocial behaviour; a relationship not found with trait measures. While much of the literature focuses on the distress of strangers, in everyday life, people mostly empathize with very close others; and they empathize with positive emotions three times as frequently as with negative emotions. Though trait empathy was only negatively associated with well-being, empathy in daily life was generally associated with increased well-being. Theoretically distinct components of empathy—emotion sharing, perspective taking, and compassion—typically co-occur in everyday empathy experiences. Finally, empathy in everyday life was higher for women and the religious, but not significantly lower for conservatives or the wealthy.