Available interesting studywhich compiles information on how much time people in each country spend in front of smartphone screens, as well as screens in general, including computers and tablets.
Filipinos spend the most time in front of smartphone screens during waking hours, who use the phone 32.53% – 5h 31m. Brazil is in second place with 32.46%. In the list of top 20 countries, we will find Turkey, Argentina, India, Portugal, but it will be closed by the USA, where 21.14% – 3h 28m is spent on phone screens. The least amount of time is spent on the screen by the Japanese, who use it 19.54% of the day, which could be approximately 1h 54min.
A slightly different situation appears when computer and tablet screens are also included in this number of hours. Then South Africa is in first place with 58.21% – 9h 38min. In the countries of the first six, more than half of the waking hours are spent in front of screens. Brazil follows in second place with 56.61%. In the USA, respectively, this time is 42.58% – 6h 59min, but in Japan it is again the smallest, and it is only 21.7% – 3h 45min. In Europe, this consumption ranges from 30 to 47%, but it was not possible to find specific indicators for Latvia.
On average, around the world, 6 hours and 37 minutes are spent in front of screens per day.
