Cell Phone/Device Stats

• Most teens are on their phone all of the time

• 92% of teens go online daily

• 24% of teens stay online almost constantly

• 76% of teen use some form of social media

• 71% of teens use Facebook

• 52% of teens use Instagram

• 41% of teens use Snapchat

• 33% of teens use Twitter

• 77% of parents say their teens are distracted by their devices and don’t pay attention when together

• 59% of parents feel their teens are addicted to their mobile devices

• 50% of teens say they feel addicted to their mobile devices

• Your cell phone is 10X dirtier than a toilet seat

• 7.19 billion people have cell phones around the world

• 315 million people within the United States have cell phones

• 69% of parents and 78% of teens check their devices at least hourly

• 72% of teens feel the need to immediately respond to texts, social networking messages and other notifications

• 36% of parents feel they argue with their child on a daily basis about device use

• 54% of children feel their parents checked their devices too often

• 52% of parents very often or occasionally try to cut down the amount of time they spend on devices

References:

https://www.elephantjournal.com/2017/08/cell-phone-addiction-in-teens-is-real-scary-statistics-some-helpful-advice/ 

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/03/health/teens-cell-phone-addiction-parents/index.html 

http://www.dailyinfographic.com/15-terrifying-statistics-about-cell-phone-addiction