This statistic presents the information on the opinions of teens in the United States on the amount of time they spend on selected digital activities as of April 2018. According to the findings, teens reported that they felt that they spent too much time on their smartphones, while in comparison only eight percent stated the opposite saying that they spent too little time on it. Only 35 percent of teens said that they felt that they spent about the right amount of time on their mobile devices.
Opinions of teens in the United States on the amount of time they spend on selected digital activities as of April 2018
Characteristic
Too much time
About the right time
Too little time
On the cellphone
54%
35%
8%
On social media
41%
43%
13%
Playing video games
26%
41%
22%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents54%54%41%41%26%26%35%35%43%43%41%41%8%8%13%13%22%22%Too much timeAbout the right timeToo little timeOn the cellphoneOn social mediaPlaying video games
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
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Pew Research Center. (August 22, 2018). Opinions of teens in the United States on the amount of time they spend on selected digital activities as of April 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912059/teens-spending-too-much-time-following-digital-activities/
Pew Research Center. "Opinions of teens in the United States on the amount of time they spend on selected digital activities as of April 2018." Chart. August 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912059/teens-spending-too-much-time-following-digital-activities/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Opinions of teens in the United States on the amount of time they spend on selected digital activities as of April 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912059/teens-spending-too-much-time-following-digital-activities/
Pew Research Center. "Opinions of Teens in The United States on The Amount of Time They Spend on Selected Digital Activities as of April 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912059/teens-spending-too-much-time-following-digital-activities/
Pew Research Center, Opinions of teens in the United States on the amount of time they spend on selected digital activities as of April 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912059/teens-spending-too-much-time-following-digital-activities/ (last visited February 25, 2025)
Opinions of teens in the United States on the amount of time they spend on selected digital activities as of April 2018 [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912059/teens-spending-too-much-time-following-digital-activities/
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