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The Data Behind Phone Addiction

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Safety Culture Working Group

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Are You Addicted To Your Phone?

Key word: Admit

  • 85% of Americans own a smartphone
  • 45% consider their smartphone their most valuable possession.
  • 64% bring their phones to the toilet.

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Source: https://explodingtopics.com/blog/smartphone-addiction-stats

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How Much Time Do You Spend on Your Phone?

  • The average user spends 2 hours and 51 minutes per day on their smartphone
    • 57% of people spend five or more hours per day on their phone
  • 85% of Americans go online on a daily basis.
    • 48% go online several times per day.
    • But 31% Americans say that they’re “constantly online”.
  • 87% of smartphone users check their phones less than an hour before going to bed
  • 69% of Americans check their phones within 10 minutes of waking up.

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Source: https://explodingtopics.com/blog/smartphone-addiction-stats

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Does Phone Use Affect Your Mental Health?

  • 44% of American adults admit that not having their phones gives them anxiety
  • 48% of people report feelings of fear or anxiety when their phone’s battery gets below 20%.
  • In a UK study, 69% of smartphone addicts had poor sleep quality compared to 57% of non-addicted participants.
  • Negative cognitive effects of smartphone addiction include: difficulties in emotional regulation, impulsivity, shyness, and low self-esteem.
  • Subjects with smartphone addiction had comorbidities with mental health disorders like depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD and alcohol use disorder.

Source: https://explodingtopics.com/blog/smartphone-addiction-stats

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The Importance of Phone-Life Balance

If you think you might be addicted to your phone, remember this: they’re addictive by design.

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Smartphones aren’t going away, and they’re not going to get less addictive. In fact, the more we use them, the more they become extensions of ourselves. And when we’re constantly glued to our screens, we put our work, relationships, and mental health in jeopardy.

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Give yourself some phone-free time each day. Designate no-phone zones in your home. Make an effort to balance your phone use with the most important things in your life.

Source: https://explodingtopics.com/blog/smartphone-addiction-stats