Did you know that people spend 6 hours and 58 minutes on a screen every day? Below you will find more screen time statistics.
Statistics on average screen time use 2023
- People have6 hours 58 minutesscreen time per day.
- Daily screen time has almost increased50 minutes per daysince 2013.
- The average American spends7 hours and 4 minuteslooking at a screen every day.
- The average user worldwide uses2 hours and 51 minuteslooking at their computer screens and 3 hours and 46 minutes on their cell phones.
- Average,90.9% of the populationwill use the Internet to stream their favorite TV shows and movies.
- South Africans use10 hours and 46 minuteson the screen during the day.
- Almost half (49%)of 0 to 2 year olds communicate with smartphones.
- Gen Z averagearound 9 o'clockvan screen time per day.
- The largest consumers of screen time are in...Africa, Asia and South America.
Screen Time Statistics: Average Screen Time in the US vs. The rest of the world
Globally, the average person spends a total of 6 hours and 37 minutes looking at a screen (for internet-connected activities) every day. The average American looks at a screen for seven hours every day. According to data from DataReportal, the average American spends 6 hours and 59 minutes looking at a screen every day.
Here's a look at the average screen time with an internet connection since 2013:
| Year | Average screen time | Change from last year |
| 3e kwartaal 2013 | 6 hours 9 minutes | - |
| 3e kwartaal 2014 | 6 hours 23 minutes | ↑ 3,8 % |
| 3e kwartaal 2015 | 6 hours 20 minutes | ↓ 0,8 % |
| 3e kwartaal 2016 | 6 hours 29 minutes | ↑ 2,4% |
| 3e kwartaal 2017 | 6 hours 46 minutes | ↑ 4,4% |
| 3e kwartaal 2018 | 6 hours 48 minutes | ↑ 0,5% |
| 3e kwartaal 2019 | 6 hours 38 minutes | ↓ 2,5 % |
| 3e kwartaal 2020 | 6 hours 54 minutes | ↑ 4% |
| 3e kwartaal 2021 | 6 hours 58 minutes | ↑ 1% |
The average person spends up to 40% of their time looking at a screen.
Bron: Datarapportering,Datarapportering,Digital Information World
Average screen time in the US
The average screen time in the US is 7 hours and 4 minutes per day, which is 7 minutes more than the global average, according to data from Comparitech.
Here's the full breakdown of how the average American teen schedules their daily screen time:
| Activity | Average daily screen time |
| Watch TV/video | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Game | 1 time 46 min |
| Social media | 1 time 27 min |
| Browse websites | 51 minutes |
| Other things | 29 min |
| video chatting | 20 minutes |
| E-reading | 15 minutes |
| Content creation | 14 minutes |
Sources: Comparable
Screen time changes over time
Here is the percentage change between average screen time in 2021 and 2022 for these countries:
| Land | Change in screen time |
| United Arab Emirates | ↑ 1.12 |
| Turkey | ↑ 0,44 |
| If | ↑ 0,42 |
| South Africa | ↑ 0,39 |
| Portugal | ↑ 0,37 |
| Egypt | ↑ 0,26 |
| Saudi Arabic | ↑ 0,21 |
| Thailand | ↑ 0,21 |
| Canada | ↑ 0,19 |
| Belgium | ↑ 0,16 |
| Brazil | ↑ 0,11 |
| Sweden | ↑ 0,06 |
| Switzerland | ↑ 0,04 |
| Ireland | ↑ 0,01 |
| Japan | ↑ 0,01 |
| Australia | - 0 |
| Taiwan | - 0 |
| Argentina | ↓ 0,01 |
| Israel | ↓ 0,02 |
| Russia | ↓ 0,02 |
| Austria | ↓ 0,04 |
| Colombia | ↓ 0,04 |
| Poland | ↓ 0,04 |
| Germany | ↓ 0,05 |
| Depth | ↓ 0,06 |
| Mexico | ↓ 0,06 |
| Malaysia | ↓ 0,07 |
| Spain | ↓ 0,07 |
| The United States of America | ↓ 0,07 |
| South Korea | ↓ 0,08 |
| Vietnam | ↓ 0,09 |
| France | ↓ 0,12 |
| Italy | ↓ 0,12 |
| Denmark | ↓ 0,13 |
| The United Kingdom | ↓ 0,13 |
| Indonesia | ↓ 0,15 |
| New Zealand | ↓ 0,17 |
| Romania | ↓ 0,17 |
| Holland | ↓ 0,18 |
| Hongkong | ↓ 0,29 |
| Philippines | ↓ 0,29 |
| Singapore | ↓ 0,38 |
Average screen time by region
Screen time varies significantly by region. According to the latest data from 43 countries, South Africa is the country with the most screen time consumption per country day.
Average screen time allocation per day
Below are figures for the global average allocation of screen time per day:
| Screen time allocation | 3e kwartaal 2020 | 3e kwartaal 2021 | 2020-2021 Change |
| Use of internet | 6 hours 54 minutes | 6 hours 58 minutes | ↑ 1% (4 minutes) |
| Watching TV (incl. streaming) | 3 hours 24 minutes | 3 hours 20 minutes | ↓ 2% (4 minutes) |
| Use of social media | 2 hours 25 minutes | 2 hours 27 minutes | ↑ 1.4% (2 minutes) |
| Using a gaming console | 1 time 11 min | 1 time 12 min | ↑ 1,4 % (1 min.) |
Screen time by age
Age is an important factor in screen time consumption. About 3 in 4 parents with a child aged 2 or younger claim that their child watches TV.
Unfortunately, 90% of older children spend time looking at a TV screen.
Impact of screen time
Data from a survey of more than 2,000 American adults shows that less than 50% of screen time is considered productive.
