Female teens aged 13 to 18 years had an average daily entertainment screen time of ***** hours and *** minutes in the United States in 2021. In comparison, male tweens had an average screen time of *** hours and ** minutes.

The statistic presents data on the average amount of screen time parents allow their child a day in the United States as of January 2018. During the survey, ** percent of respondents stated that they allowed their child *********** hours of screen time per day.

As of June 2020, ** percent of parents to U.S. teens aged 14 to 17 years stated that their kids were spending more than four hours per day on electronic devices since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Only ** percent of responding parents stated that their teens had used electronic devices daily for more than four hours before the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the pandemic triggered a rise in the use of electronic devices among American children under 13 and teenagers with screentime now double that of what it used to be across all age groups. YouTube, Netflix and Instagram dominateIn an ongoing survey between 2015 and 2020 it was reported that the most popular video platforms among teens in the U.S. were Netflix and YouTube, and the pandemic has done little to shift that. Cable TV viewership continued to decline throughout 2020, while Hulu rose in popularity during this time. Meanwhile, despite a slight drop in viewership Netflix and YouTube retained their positions as the top two video services after the onset of the pandemic. YouTube and Instagram were also named the most popular social media channels among teens and young adults, as of the third quarter of 2020. Due to their booming popularity, it is no wonder that advertisers have been increasingly targeting these networks, with social media add spend having been on the rise each year since 2017. The biggest growth surge has come from mobile advertising, while spend on desktop advertising has remained nearly the same. Texting and phone calls most preferred during lockdownAs most of the world entered lockdown during the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic in April 2020, teens in the U.S. were asked which technologies they had used to virtually connect with friends and family during this time. 'Texting' was the most preferred method, named by over ** percent followed by phone calls. Meanwhile, video chat and social media came in third.

According to a survey of media users in the United States fielded in December 2024, TV took up ** percent of time spent with entertainment screens by respondents over the age of 35 years. The surveyed Gen Z consumers spent ** percent of their entertainment screen time with TV, while they devoted ** percent of that time to gaming.

According to a survey of parents in the United States conducted in September 2022, besides time granted for homework and educational purposes, ** percent of respondents who work fully in-person allowed over ***** hours of screen time to their children daily. In comparison, approximately *** in ** percent of respondents who worked fully or partially in remote allowed over ***** hours of daily engagement with digital devices.

According to a 2023 survey conducted in the United States, Gen Z respondents were spending the most time using their phones, over *** hours a day. By contrast, Baby Boomers recorded a daily screen time of roughly ***** hours and ** minutes.  Many users feel addicted to smartphones As technology’s role in our everyday life increases, consumers tend to spend more and more time using electronic devices, whether it is for working and studying on laptops and tablets, watching TV or scrolling social media on smartphones. As a consequence, many users across all generations feel somewhat addicted to smartphones. According to a 2023 survey conducted in the United States, Gen Z users felt addicted to such devices the most, followed by Millennials. Taking a step back and nostalgia for early 2000s How can we combat the overwhelming urge to stay connected and take a step back from our always-on reality? In an effort to reduce screen time, many users, especially those in Gen Z, are expressing a sense of nostalgia for early 2000s technology, particularly dumb phones and wired headphones. For instance, during a 2024 survey in the United States, ** percent of Gen Z respondents stated they would be interested in purchasing dumb phones, followed by ** percent of Millennials - a trend that might involve more users in the future.

The total daily entertainment screen time of teens, 13 to 18 year olds, amounted to ***** hours and ** minutes in the United States in 2021. Nevertheless, this figure for teens show an increase from the figure recorded in 2015, when it amounted to *** hours and ** minutes.

According to a study on media usage in U.S. children and teenagers ages 8 to 18 years, tweens living in households with an annual income of less than ****** USD spent **** hours per day on screen media, whereas tweens in households with an annual income of above 100,000 USD spent **** hours per day on-screen media. Teens living in households with an annual income of less than ****** USD spent **** hours per day on screen media, while teens in households with an annual income of above 100,000 USD spent **** hours per day.

From July 2021 to December 2023, over ** percent of the teenagers aged 15 to 17 surveyed in the United States had a screen time of four hours or more on a daily basis. Meanwhile, only **** percent of the teenagers aged 12 to 14 reported to have the same amount of daily screen time.

In 2020, almost a quarter of American children spent more than **** hours using screen daily. About the same amount did not use any screen media over that same period of time. In 2021, more than half of American children of all ages spent more than ***** hours watching online content outside of homework.

Children aged 8 to 12 years spent an average of *** hours and ** minutes watching TV or videos daily in the United States in 2021. However, they spent an average of **** minutes reading books or articles online.

According to a 2023 survey conducted in the United States, teenagers spent an average of 4.8 hours every day on social media platforms. Girls spent 5.3 hours on social networks daily, compared to 4.4 hours for boys. YouTube and TikTok were the most popular online networks among those aged 13 to 19, with 1.9 and 1.5 hours of average daily engagement, respectively. The most used platform for girls was TikTok, while the most used platform for boys was YouTube. Are teens constantly connected to social media? YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat are the most attractive and time-consuming platforms for young internet users. A survey conducted in the U.S. in 2023 found that 62 percent of teenagers were almost constantly connected to Instagram, and 17 percent were almost constantly connected to TikTok. Overall, 71 percent of teens used YouTube daily, and 47 percent used Snapchat daily. Furthermore, YouTube had a 93 percent reach among American teens in 2023, down from 95 percent in 2022. Teens and their internet devices For younger generations especially, social media is mostly accessed via mobile devices, and almost all teenagers in the United States have smartphone access. A 2023 survey conducted in the U.S. found that 92 percent of teens aged 13 to 14 years had access to a smartphone at home, as well as 97 percent of those aged 15 to 17. Additionally, U.S. girls were slightly more likely than their male counterparts to have access to a smartphone.

From July 2021 to December 2023, over ** percent of the non-Hispanic Black teenagers aged 12 to 17 surveyed in the United States had a screen time of four hours or more on a daily basis. Meanwhile, only **** percent of the Asian teenagers in the same age group reported to have the same amount of daily screen time.

According to a survey conducted in the United States, around 80 percent of parents took action to manage the screen time of their children. Around 57 percent of parents who actively managed the screen time of their children preferred to do so by setting time limits, while around 53 percent encouraged offline hobbies. Meanwhile, 34 percent of parents that set screen time boundaries did so through parental control apps.

According to a survey of parents in the United States conducted between August and September 2022, *** in ** respondents reported limiting their children's screen time. By comparison, ** percent of U.S. parents reported not setting any limit to their kids' engagement with digital devices.

According to a survey of parents in the United States conducted between August and September 2022, ** percent of respondents reported limiting by time per day their children's screen time. In comparison, ** percent of parents reported only allowing their children to use digital devices for educational purposes during weekdays, while ** percent of respondents reported not limiting their kids' screen time.

According to two separate surveys of parents in the United States conducted in August 2021 and September 2022, approximately the same amount of parents allowed children less than one hour of screen time besides school work and homework. In 2022, a slightly smaller share of parents allowed children over ***** hours of time to use digital devices when compared to 2021.

In 2021, American consumers spend less screen-based leisure time watching television and movies than in the previous year. On the other hand, gaming and watching online videos were on the rise with ** and ** percent of screen time respectively over that same period of time. Social media and e-books consumption remained consistent in 2020 and in 2021 in the United States.

According to a survey of parents in the United States conducted in September 2022, almost the ******** of young parents aged between 18 and 24 years reported limiting the screen time granted to their children. By comparison, ** percent of parents aged 45 and older reported not limiting their kids' screen time, while ** percent of parents in the same age group reported limiting children's engagement with digital devices.

According to a survey of parents in the United States conducted in September 2022, over six in ** respondents reported not limiting their children's screen time when they are doing homework and engaging with digital devices for school purposes. By comparison, ** percent of U.S. parents reported setting a limit to their children's screen time when they are playing games, while ** percent reported doing the same over their children's engagement with movies online.