Overall, 40 percent of U.S. online users aged 18 to 22 years reported feeling addicted to social media. During the April 2019 survey, five percent of respondents from that age group stated that they felt the statement "I am addicted to social media" described them completely.

According to a 2023 survey conducted in the United Kingdom, 48 percent of social media users aged between 16 and 18 years reported feeling addicted to social media. Feelings of addiction were higher amongst female teens than male teens, with 57 percent of girls in the UK saying they thought they were addicted to online platforms. In general, social media can be difficult for teens to navigate, partly due to pressure to create the perfect image or partake in online challenges.

According to an online survey conducted in 2022 in the United States, 45 percent of teen girls said they felt 'addicted' to TikTok, or ended up using the platform for a longer period of time than they originally wanted. Of these respondents, 32 percent reported using the app on a daily basis. Almost half of respondents stated that they felt addicted to YouTube, or used it for longer than intended, with 37 percent of these respondents saying they used the platform daily.

Many have argued that digital technologies such as smartphones and social media are addictive. We develop an economic model of digital addiction and estimate it using a randomized experiment. Temporary incentives to reduce social media use have persistent effects, suggesting social media are habit forming. Allowing people to set limits on their future screen time substantially reduces use, suggesting self-control problems. Additional evidence suggests people are inattentive to habit formation and partially unaware of self-control problems. Looking at these facts through the lens of our model suggests that self-control problems cause 31 percent of social media use.

According to a survey on the lifestyles of Arab youth and their dependence on social media in April of 2023, ** percent of young people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region had difficulty disconnecting from social media. Only ***** percent of survey participants said they do not find it difficult to disconnect from social media, while ** percent were neutral.

Overall, 34 percent of female online users in the United States reported feeling addicted to social media. During the April 2019 survey, 11 percent of female respondents stated that they felt the statement "I am addicted to social media" described them completely.

This dataset was originally collected for a data science and machine learning project that aimed at investigating the potential correlation between the amount of time an individual spends on social media and the impact it has on their mental health.

The project involves conducting a survey to collect data, organizing the data, and using machine learning techniques to create a predictive model that can determine whether a person should seek professional help based on their answers to the survey questions.

This project was completed as part of a Statistics course at a university, and the team is currently in the process of writing a report and completing a paper that summarizes and discusses the findings in relation to other research on the topic.

The following is the Google Colab link to the project, done on Jupyter Notebook -

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1p7P6lL1QUw1TtyUD1odNR4M6TVJK7IYN

The following is the GitHub Repository of the project -

https://github.com/daerkns/social-media-and-mental-health

Libraries used for the Project -

Pandas
Numpy
Matplotlib
Seaborn
Sci-kit Learn

In the quiet moments between meetings, on the bus ride home, or just before bedtime, many of us instinctively reach for our phones. What starts as a quick scroll through headlines or social feeds often spirals into hours of unintentional browsing. This growing pattern reflects a modern struggle: internet addiction....

Technology’s pull often feels impossible to resist. More than half of Americans report an almost daily reliance on smartphones, the internet, and social media, affecting everything from sleep to relationships. From health care settings where digital detox programs help patients reclaim balance, to corporate wellness initiatives that curb online burnout,...

YouTube gets an average of 14.3 billion total worldwide visits every month.

According to a March 2024 survey conducted in the United States, 32 percent of adults reported feeling that social media had neither a positive nor negative effect on their own mental health. Only seven percent of social media users said that online platforms had a very positive effect on their mental health, while 12 percent of users said it had a very negative impact. Furthermore, 22 percent of respondents said social media had a somewhat negative effect on their mental health. Is social media addictive? A 2023 survey of individuals between 11 and 59 years old in the United States found that over 73 percent of TikTok users agreed that the platform was addictive. Furthermore, nearly 27 percent of those surveyed reported experiencing negative psychological effects related to TikTok use. Users belonging to Generation Z were the most likely to say that TikTok is addictive, yet millennials felt the negative effects of using the app more so than Gen Z. In the U.S., it is also not uncommon for social media users to take breaks from using online platforms, and as of March 2024, over a third of adults in the country had done so. Following mental health-related content Although online users may be aware of the negative and addictive aspects of social media, it is also a useful tool for finding supportive content. In a global survey conducted in 2023, 32 percent of social media users followed therapists and mental health professionals on social media. Overall, 24 percent of respondents said that they followed people on social media if they had the same condition as they did. Between January 2020 and March 2023, British actress and model Cara Delevingne was the celebrity mental health activist with the highest growth in searches tying her name to the topic.

The average Twitter user spends 5.1 hours per month on the platform.

Users spend an average of 19.6 hours per month on TikTok alone. This works out to be approximately 39 minutes per day.

The older a child gets in Poland, the more dependent they become on social media. In 2021, ** percent of young people required help due to social media addiction. Furthermore, nearly one in **** neglected other activities due to social media use.

Background: Facebook addiction is said to occur when an individual spends an excessive amount of time on Facebook, disrupting one’s daily activities and social life. The present study aimed to find out the level of Facebook addiction in the Nepalese context and briefly discuss the crimes associated with its unintended use. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine of Lumbini Medical College. The study instrument was the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale typed into a Google Form and sent randomly to Facebook contacts of the authors. The responses were downloaded in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16. Results: The study consisted of 103 Nepalese participants, of which 54 (52.42%) were males and 49 females (47.58%). There were 11 participants (10.68%) who had more than one Facebook account. When different approaches were applied it was observed that 8.73% (n=9) to 39.80% (...

Snapchat has a reach into 75% of the millenial and Gen Z audience.

According to a survey on the lifestyles of Arab youth and their dependence on social media in April 2023, ** percent of young adults in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries strongly or somewhat agree that they find it difficult to disconnect from social media. This is higher than the regional average of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) of ** percent who found it difficult to disconnect from social media.

Snapchat now boasts over 319 million daily active users. That means it’s one of the most engaging platforms. Snapchat currently has a total user base of 800 million.

According to a survey from *********, around ** percent of young social media users in Japan who were aged between 17 to 19 years old thought that they were or had been addicted to social media. The same survey showed that the share of young people who were using social media in Japan stood at about **** percent.

Introduction

Average Screen Time Statistics: Screens have become a major part of our daily lives; they have changed how people work, communicate, learn, and seek entertainment today, with the average screen time for internet users now occupying a large portion of their waking hours.

This rise in digital engagement is driven by the rapid global adoption of mobile technology, the pervasive influence of social media platforms, and the change toward remote professional and educational models.

Analyzing these detailed average screen time statistics is important for industries from public health to technology development firms. We offer concrete, data-based insights into changing consumer behavior, digital dependency, and the resulting health and societal challenges.

So, this report delivers a complete walk-around, breaking down the most current global, regional, and demographic patterns, emphasizing the facts that shape our relationship with technology. Let’s get started.