average screen time by age
how many hours a day people your age are on their phone.
6h 20m a day
that's the typical phone screen time for americans aged 21–24. half are on it longer. here's every age:
| age | median | top 10% use more than |
|---|---|---|
| 13–15 | 5h 30m | 9h 50m |
| 16–17 | 6h 30m | 11h 35m |
| 18–20 | 6h 40m | 11h 55m |
| 21–24 | 6h 20m | 11h 15m |
| 25–29 | 5h 30m | 10h 10m |
| 30–35 | 5h | 9h 30m |
is yours a lot?
your number is in settings → screen time. less is better here, so a high percentile means less screen time than most.
how this is worked out
United States, ages 21-24: lognormal, median 380 min/day, σ 0.45, chosen to match the published centre and spread in the sources; breakpoints are the world curve's own (every wheel edge). A modelled curve anchored to published US figures, not a fit to microdata;
- Constant Companion: A Week in the Life of a Young Person's Smartphone Use · Common Sense Media, 2023
that's one number. behind scores eight.
money, looks, height, popularity, screen time and more, each ranked against everyone born your year in the country you grew up in. one card, about two minutes.
see your card on the app store