According to an August 2018 report that analyzes mobile unlocking behaviors, Gen Z smartphone users in the United States unlock their devices on average 79 times daily. Millennials ranked second, averaging 63 unlocks a day, while the Silent Generation had the lowest number of daily unlocks at 18 times per day.
Average unlocks per day among smartphone users in the United States as of August 2018, by generation
Characteristic
Number of daily unlocks
Gen-Z
79
Millennials
63
Gen-X
49
Baby boomers
30
Silent generation
18
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of daily unlocks79796363494930301818Gen-ZMillennialsGen-XBaby boomersSilent generation
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