Cell phone usage

You’re Seriously Spending a LOT of Time on Your Phone

ByMatthew Harris Hours

Amid the pandemic, smartphone use is reportedly surging about 45% above normal levels. Taking note of this trend, WhistleOut’s team conducted their own research to find out how much time exactly we’re spending on our phones, how it differs across generations, and how that can add up over a lifetime.

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Almost a FULL DECADE!

More interesting findings:

  • Daily phone screen time differs by generation.
    • Millennials spend about 3.7 hours per day on their phones
    • Gen X spends about 3 hours per day on their phones
    • Boomers only spend about 2.5 hours per day on their phones
  • Factor out sleep, and the stats are even more shocking.
      • Millennials spend about ¼ (23%) of their waking hours on smartphones
      • Gen X spends 16.5% of their waking lives on a smartphone
      • Boomers only spend 9.9% of their waking lives on a smartphone

You can check out the full story, here: https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/5-ways-to-limit-screentime-at-bedtime#screentime 

 

Matthew has been with Geek Insider for several years and is the Managing Editor and 1 half of the Geek Speak podcast & radio show team. He's a certified Geek that has absorbed a little bit of all sorts of things, especially the odd and just plain WTH kind of stuff. If it's Geeky, Cheeky, or Downright Freaky, chances are he knows at least a little something about it. He enjoys relaxing at home near Austin, Texas with his new bride and their furbaby horde, and when he's not editing, writing, or broadcasting, he can usually be found watching movies and vegging in his recliner.

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