Americans spend an average of 5hrs 16 mins on their phone each day

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That’s a 14% increase from 2024 where the average is 4hrs, 37 mins.

Gen Z 6 hrs 27 min
Millennials 5 hrs 28 min
Gen X 4 hrs 48mins
Boomers 4 hrs 19 mins


I’m guilty of this too but I’m trying my hardest to get it down to 3 hrs a day. I’m reading a book before bed instead of scrolling. And when I wake up, I try not to touch it. Even when I leave the house to go to the grocery, sometimes I say frick it and leave it at home. Often my lizard brain say “what if something happens, you will need your phone” as fear manipulation. In reality, nothing ever happens.

It’s just a fact that smartphones are part of everyday life. It’s a part of our culture. We use it for communication, work, entertainment, commerce, information, banking, planning. It sounds odd but the bad part is that it’s easy and convenient. And that’s what makes it addictive.

And I don’t put the stats for each generation so we can get in an argument of which gen is better and which is worse. It’s a problem across all generations. I’m middle age but I worry about young people because one day I’m going to put a smartphone in my kid’s hands when she gets to the right age.

And think of all the things you can do if you can just reduce screen time 1 hr a day. That’s 1 hr each day you can go outside and go for a walk, get fresh air. I know when I’m working in my yard, it helps me mentally not just physically. I’m just more relaxed.

I’m just afraid screen time stats will only increase. Let me know what you guys do to reduce it.